Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #1 - First Appearance of Chuck Chandler, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (Marvel, 1982 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: June 1982
Key date: June 1982
On-sale date: 1982
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.60; 0.25 GBP
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Guardsman - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	When Heroes Gather...	cover	1	pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Bob Layton; letters: Rick Parker	Angel, Ant-Man, Arabian Knight, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Black Bolt, Alison Blaire, Blitzkrieg, Blackagar Boltagon, Captain America, Cyclops, Daredevil, Darkstar, Dazzler
1	A Gathering of Heroes! Chapter 1	comic story	21	script: Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo, Steven Grant; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Pablo Marcos, Bob Layton; colors: Andy Yanchus, Patricia DeFalco; letters: Joe Rosen	3-D Man, Ajak, Angel, Ant-Man, Arabian Knight, Aurora, Bruce Banner, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Black Bolt, The Black Knight, Black Panther, Black Widow, Alison Blaire
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Jim Shooter
3	Marvel Super Heroes - 1982	text article	2	script: Mark Gruenwald	Angel, Ant-Man, Aquarian, Clint Barton, Beast, Black Bolt, The Black Knight, Black Panther, Black Widow, Alison Blaire, Blackagar Boltagon, Brian Braddock, Captain America, Captain Britain

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860215906

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Avengers: The Contest #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-4506-6	2010	On eBay ›
Avengers: The Contest #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-6199-8	2012	On eBay ›
Contest of Champions #[nn] ISBN 0-7851-0726-6	1999	On eBay ›
Marvel Super Heroes Contest of Champions #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-9447-7	2015	On eBay ›
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions Gallery Edition #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-94503-9	2022	On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1980s #1 ISBN 978-0-7851-8545-1	2013	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #17 ISBN 978-1-302-94937-2	2023	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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