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3August 1982
$0.60; 0.25 GBP

Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #3

Marvel · August 1982 · on sale 1982

First appearance: Blue ShieldFirst appearance: Joey CartelliDeath of En Dwi Gast1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (Marvel, 1982 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
August 1982
Key date
August 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 Blue Shield - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Death on record for: En Dwi Gast, The Grandmaster.

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
0And the Winner... Death!cover1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Al MilgromAngel, Arabian Knight, Black Panther, Blitzkrieg, Captain America, The Collective Man, Daredevil, Death, Defensor, Ben Grimm, Invisible Girl, Iron Fist, Iron Man, Walter Langkowski
1Recapcomic story1script: Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, Bill Mantlo; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Don Warfield, Carl Gafford; letters: Joe RosenAngel, Arabian Knight, Black Panther, Blitzkrieg, Brian Braddock, Captain America, Captain Britain, The Collective Man, Daredevil, Darkstar, Death, Defensor, The Grandmaster, Ben Grimm
2Chapter 4 Third Contest: Siege In the City of the Dead!comic story9script: Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, Bill Mantlo; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Don Warfield, Carl Gafford; letters: Joe RosenAngel, Black Panther, Ben Grimm, Logan, Peregrine, T'Challa, The Thing, Vanguard, Wolverine, Warren Worthington III, Alain Racine
3Chapter 5 Fourth Contest: Struggle in the Jungle!comic story7script: Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, Bill Mantlo; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Don Warfield, Carl Gafford; letters: Joe RosenBlitzkrieg, Captain America, The Collective Man, Walter Langkowski, Ororo Munroe, Steve Rogers, Sasquatch, Shamrock, Storm, Molly Fitzgerald, Franz Mittelstaedt, Chang Tao-Yu, Han Tao-Yu, Ho Tao-Yu
4Chapter 6 Winner Takes None!comic story6script: Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, Bill Mantlo; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Don Warfield, Carl Gafford; letters: Joe RosenAmerican Eagle, Angel, Arabian Knight, Bruce Banner, Black Panther, Blitzkrieg, Blue Shield First, Brian Braddock, Captain America, Captain Britain, Joseph Chapman, The Collective Man, The Collector, Daredevil
5Marvel Super Heroes - 1982text article2script: Mark GruenwaldCaptain Marvel, Carol Danvers, Bill Foster, Robert Frank, Giant-Man, Bob Grayson, Hercules, Sergei Krylov, Logan, Mar-Vell, Marvel Boy, Ms. Marvel, Nova, Omega the Unknown

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860215908

Where to read it

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

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Series context

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Sources

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