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138October 1976
$0.30

Daredevil #138

Marvel · October 1976 · on sale July 6, 1976

First appearance: Death's-HeadFirst appearance: Jon PeahlFirst appearance: Smasher1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#138
Publication date
October 1976
Key date
October 1976
On-sale date
July 6, 1976
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245910
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Death's-Head - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Smasher - 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
0-cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; letters: Irv WatanabeJohnny Blaze, Daredevil, Death's-Head First, Ghost Rider, Matt Murdock, Karen Page, Phillip Sterling
1Where Is Karen Page?comic story17script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: Joe RosenJohnny Blaze, Daredevil, Death's-Head First, Ghost Rider, Heather Glenn, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Jon Peahl First, Roxanne Simpson, Smasher First, George Smith, Phillip Sterling, Mister Stone
2-letters page1pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Sam RosenBert Rose
3A Ragbag of Riotous Repartee for Our Resplendently Rarefied Readership!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.10 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Ghost Rider #1
ISBN 0-7851-1838-1		2005On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1321976On eBay ›
Essential Daredevil #6
ISBN 978-0-7851-8508-6		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-91401-01		2018On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil #13
ISBN 978-1-302-91634-3		2019On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ghost Rider #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92214-6		2020On eBay ›
The Concrete Jungle
ISBN 978-1-302-95517-5		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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