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18November 1969
$0.15

Captain Marvel #18

Marvel · November 1969 · on sale 1969-08-12

First appearance: Mordecai P. Boggs1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain Marvel (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
November 1969
Key date
1969-11-00
On-sale date
1969-08-12
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mordecai P. Boggs - 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
0When Walks... the Mandroid!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenCaptain Marvel, Mar-Vell, Yon-Rogg
2Vengeance Is Mine!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Gil Kane, John Buscema, John Romita; inks: Dan Adkins, John Romita; colors: Michele Robinson; letters: Sam RosenMordecai P. Boggs First, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, Rick Jones, Mar-Vell, Una, Yon-Rogg
7-in-house column0.4script: ? (promo copy); colors: ? (panel backgrounds only); letters: typeset
10-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Dan Adkins

Plus 13.6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Giant-Size Ms. Marvel #12006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain Marvel #2
ISBN 0-7851-2430-6		2007On eBay ›
Essential Captain Marvel #12008On eBay ›
Captain Mar-Vell Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-94865-8		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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