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16March 1972
$0.20

Creatures on the Loose #16

Marvel · March 1972 · on sale December 21, 1971

First appearance: Gullivar Jones
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Identification plate

Series
Creatures on the Loose (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
March 1972
Key date
March 1972
On-sale date
December 21, 1971
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 Gullivar Jones - 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
0Gullivar Jones---Warrior of Mars!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Sam Rosen
1Warrior of Marscomic story10script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bill Everett; letters: John CostaGullivar Jones First
2The Impossible Tunnel!comic story6script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Ray Holloway; editing: Stan LeeRobert Saunders; Omor
3The Frightened Man!comic story6script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Artie Simek
4Gullivar Jones: The First Man on Mars?letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jack Kirby, Marie Severin, Gene Colan, John Buscema, Barry Windsor-Smith; inks: Dick Ayers, Marie Severin, Vince Colletta, Frank Giacoia, Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6380-0		2011On eBay ›
Tower of Shadows
ISBN 979-8-8750-0037-9		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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