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25March 1973
$0.20

Captain Marvel #25

Marvel · March 1973 · on sale 1972-12-19

First appearance: Lou-Ann SavannahFirst appearance: SkraggFirst appearance: Benjamin SavannahDeath of Benjamin Savannah1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain Marvel (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#25
Publication date
March 1973
Key date
1973-03-00
On-sale date
1972-12-19
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 Lou-Ann Savannah - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

Death on record for: Benjamin Savannah.

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
0Every Hand Against Him!cover1pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCaptain Marvel, Kl'rt, Mar-Vell, Skragg First, Super-Skrull
1A Taste of Madness!comic story20script: Mike Friedrich; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Jim Starlin; letters: DuffyCaptain Marvel, Rick Jones, Kl'rt, Mar-Vell, Lou-Ann Savannah First, Benjamin Savannah First, Skragg First, Super-Skrull, Thanos
2Four or Five Phenomenal Flashes, Fitfully Fashioned to Fight Lethargy! (Or: Those Wedding Bells are Waking Up that Old Bullpen Gang of Mine!)in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3-letters page1script: Steve Gerber

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Life of Captain Marvel #11985On eBay ›
The Life of Captain Marvel #21985On eBay ›
The Life of Captain Marvel #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-635-X		1990On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain Marvel #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3015-4		2008On eBay ›
Captain Marvel No. 25 [Marvel Legends Reprint] #[nn]2006On eBay ›
Essential Captain Marvel #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-4536-3		2013On eBay ›
Avengers vs. Thanos #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6850-8		2013On eBay ›
The Life and Death of Captain Marvel #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0837-8		2002On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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