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17December 1978
$0.35

Godzilla #17

Marvel · December 1978 · on sale 1978-09-05

First appearance: Gladstone Hawkins
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Identification plate

Series
Godzilla (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
December 1978
Key date
1978-12-00
On-sale date
1978-09-05
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860280412
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gladstone Hawkins - 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: Herb Trimpe; inks: Bob LaytonDum Dum Dugan, Godzilla, Gladstone Hawkins First, Rob Takiguchi
1Of Lizards, Great and Smallcomic story17script: Doug Moench; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Dan Green; colors: Ben Sean; letters: Bruce D.Dum Dum Dugan, Godzilla, Tamara Hashioka, Gladstone Hawkins First, Hugh Howards, Gabe Jones, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Red Ronin, Yuriko Takiguchi, Rob Takiguchi, Jimmy Woo
2-in-house column1script: Stan LeeBen Grimm, H.E.R.B.I.E., Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, The Thing

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Godzilla #[nn]
ISBN 0785121536		2006On eBay ›
Godzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95875-6		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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