Publishers / Marvel / Jungle Action (1972) / #9
9May 1974
$0.25

Jungle Action #9

Marvel · May 1974 · on sale March 6, 1974

First appearance: KantuFirst appearance: KarotaFirst appearance (cover): Baron MacabreDeath of M'Jumbak
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Identification plate

Series
Jungle Action (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
May 1974
Key date
May 1974
On-sale date
March 6, 1974
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance (cover) of Baron Macabre - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of M'Jumbak - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: M'Jumbak, Zatama.

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
0Baron Macabre and His Denizens of Death!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBlack Panther, Monica Lynne, Baron Macabre First, T'Challa
1But Now the Spears Are Brokencomic story15script: Don McGregor; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: G. Wein; letters: John Costanza, OrzBlack Panther, Kantu First, Karota First, Kazibe, Monica Lynne, M'Jumbak First, Baron Macabre First, T'Challa, Taku, Tanzika, Tayete, W'Kabi, Zatama Death
2-in-house column1script: Roy Thomas
3Panther's Ragerecap4script: Don McGregor; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Tom OrzechowskiBlack Panther, T'Challa
4-letters page1script: Don McGregor; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Klaus JansonErik Killmonger, M.O.D.O.K., George Tarleton

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-4198-3		2010On eBay ›
Essential Black Panther #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6323-7		2012On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1021973On eBay ›
Panther's Rage
ISBN 978-1-302-90190-5		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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