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31July 1975
$0.25

Amazing Adventures #31

Marvel · July 1975 · on sale 1975-04-22

First appearance: SkarDeath of Atalon1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Amazing Adventures (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
July 1975
Key date
1975-07-00
On-sale date
1975-04-22
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Death on record for: Atalon, Sacrificer.

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 Day the Monuments Shattered!cover1pencils: P. Craig Russell, John Romita; inks: P. Craig Russell, John Romita; letters: Gaspar SaladinoKillraven, Jonathan Raven, Sacrificer
2The Day the Monuments Shatteredcomic story18script: Don McGregor; pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Irving Watanabe, John CostanzaAdam 3,031, Eve 3,031, Atalon Death, Carmilla Frost, Grok, Hawk, Killraven, Old Skull, Jonathan Raven, Sacrificer Death, M'Shulla Scott, Skar First, Volcana Ash
8-letters page1script: Don McGregor
9The Origins of Marvel Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (various); inks: ? (various); colors: ? (various); letters: typeset
13A Dynamic Display of Dizzy Doing, Daring Delineations, and Dazzling Descriptions Designed to Dispel Your Despair!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
15Put a Marvel on Your Chest!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Herb Trimpe, John Romita, Jack KirbyCaptain America; Thor; Spider-Man; Hulk

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Killraven #1
ISBN 0-7851-1777-6		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Killraven #1
ISBN 978-1-302-91135-5		2018On eBay ›
P. Craig Russell’s Strange Dreams
ISBN 978-1-68405-200-4		2017On eBay ›
Killraven Epic Collection: Warrior of the Worlds #1
ISBN 978-1-302-93216-9		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #3031 of 39#32 ›

Sources

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