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56May 1978
$0.35

Captain Marvel #56

Marvel · May 1978 · on sale 1978-02-21

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Identification plate

Series
Captain Marvel (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
May 1978
Key date
1978-05-00
On-sale date
1978-02-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246005
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0At Deathgrip's Command!cover1script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Danny CrespiCaptain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Death-Grip
1Survival Quest!comic story17script: J. Shooter, D. Moench; pencils: P. Broderick; inks: B. Wiacek; colors: P. Rachelson; letters: Gaspar Saladino, R. ParkerCaptain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Tony Stark [Iron Man]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Deathgrip (death); Jacqueline Carr; unnamed hostages
3The Original Cosmic Commentsletters page1letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Captain Marvel #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-8892-6
2014On eBay ›
The Death of Captain Marvel Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96253-1
2025On eBay ›

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