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10March 1971
$0.15

Creatures on the Loose #10

Marvel · March 1971 · on sale 1970-12-22

First appearance: KullFirst appearance: King BornaFirst appearance: Ka-Nu
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Identification plate

Series
Creatures on the Loose (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
March 1971
Key date
1971-03-00
On-sale date
1970-12-22
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 Kull - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Kuthulos - 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 Skull of Silence!cover1pencils: Herb Trimpe, Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin, Herb Trimpe; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Morrie KuramotoKull First
1The Skull of Silence!comic story7script: Roy Thomas, Robert E. Howard; pencils: Berni Wrightson; inks: Berni Wrightson; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenKa-Nu First, King Borna First, Kull First, Kuthulos First
2-in-house column0.4letters: typeset
3Trull! The Unhuman!comic story13script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Artie SimekTrull; Phil; Bart Hanson; Gloria
4Cerebral Comments and Cogent Critiques, Capriciously Created with Care and Candor!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
5-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Savage Tales #21973On eBay ›
The Chronicles of Kull #1
ISBN 978-1-59582-413-4		2009On eBay ›
The Savage Sword of Kull #1
ISBN 978-1-59582-593-3		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6380-0		2011On eBay ›
Kull the Destroyer: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92919-0		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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