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7January 1973
$0.20

Marvel Feature #7

Marvel · January 1973 · on sale October 17, 1972

First appearance (cover): Para-Man
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
January 1973
Key date
January 1973
On-sale date
October 17, 1972
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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 Power of the Para-Man!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Morrie KuramotoAnt-Man, Para-Man First, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
1Paranoia Is the Para-Man!comic story20script: Mike Friedrich; pencils: Craig Russell; inks: Dan Adkins, Mark Kersey; letters: Charlotte JetterAnt-Man, Para-Man First, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
2-letters page1script: Steve Englehart; letters: Gaspar Saladino

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #3
ISBN 978-1-302-91079-2		2018On eBay ›
Ant-Man No More
ISBN 978-1-302-94965-5		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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