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15November 1972
$0.20

Amazing Adventures #15

Marvel · November 1972 · on sale 1972-08-15

First appearance: GriffinFirst appearance: Johnny Horton1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Amazing Adventures (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#15
Publication date
November 1972
Key date
1972-11-00
On-sale date
1972-08-15
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Griffin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Johnny Horton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Coming of ...The Griffin!cover1pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: John CostanzaAngel, Beast, Griffin First, Hank McCoy, Warren Worthington III
1Murder in Mid-Air!comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Tartag; letters: Jean IzzoAngel, Buzz Baxter, Beast, Vera Cantor, Cyclops, Linda Donaldson, Jean Grey, Griffin First, Iron Man, Marvel Girl, Mastermind, Hank McCoy, Quasimodo, Tony Stark
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
BritishSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-3048-2		2008On eBay ›
Essential Classic X-Men #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3060-4		2009On eBay ›
It's Always Darkest before the Dawn
ISBN 978-1-302-91603-9		2019On eBay ›
X-Men: The Lost Years2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111993640 (Griffin), first-appearance property (CC0)

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