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7August 1976
$0.25

The Champions #7

Marvel · August 1976 · on sale 1976-05-18

First appearance: Laynia PetrovnaFirst appearance: DarkstarFirst appearance: Yuri Petrovitch2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Champions (Marvel, 1975 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
August 1976
Key date
1976-08-00
On-sale date
1976-05-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860211208
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Commissar - 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 Man Who Created the Black Widow!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny CrespiAngel, Black Widow, Johnny Blaze, Bobby Drake, Ghost Rider, Griffin, Hercules, Iceman, Natasha Romanoff, Warren Worthington III, Johnny Horton
2The Man Who Created the Black Widowcomic story17script: Tony Isabella; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta, John Romita; colors: Phil Rache; letters: K. Mantlo, Gaspar SaladinoAngel, Emerson Bale, Black Widow, Johnny Blaze, Alexi Bruskin First, Boris Bullski, Stuart Clarke, Commissar First, Darkstar First, Bobby Drake, Richard Fenster, Ghost Rider, Griffin, Hercules
3-letters page1letters: typeset
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
30ยขprice 0.30 USD
Britishprice 0.10 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Champions Classic #1
ISBN 0-7851-2097-1		2006On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1301976On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Champions #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9692-1		2016On eBay ›
Champions Classic: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91180-5		2018On eBay ›
True Believers: Black Widow - Darkstar #12020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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