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26February 1976
$0.25

Marvel Spotlight #26

Marvel · February 1976 · on sale 1975-11-18

First appearance: ScarecrowFirst appearance: Harmony MaxwellFirst appearance: Kalumai1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
February 1976
Key date
1976-02-00
On-sale date
1975-11-18
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 Scarecrow - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

First appearance of Dave Duncan - 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
0Deathquest!cover1pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Al MilgromHarmony Maxwell First, Scarecrow First
1Death Waters of the River Styxcomic story18script: Scott Edelman; pencils: Ruben Yandoc; inks: Ruben Yandoc; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: San JoseDave Duncan First, Jess Duncan First, Kalumai First, Harmony Maxwell First, Scarecrow First
2-letters page1pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Frank Brunner

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Marvel Horror #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-3067-3		2008On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1241975On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: Lords of Fear #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90786-0		2017On eBay ›
Marvel Horror Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91953-5		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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