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41March 1977
$0.30

Power Man #41

Marvel · March 1977 · on sale 1976-12-14

First appearance: GoldbugFirst appearance: Matthew GildenFirst appearance: Thunderbolt1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Power Man (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#41
Publication date
March 1977
Key date
1977-03-00
On-sale date
1976-12-14
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860214903
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ernie Chan; inks: Ernie ChanNoah Burstein, Luke Cage, Bill Carver First, Matthew Gilden First, Goldbug First, David Griffith, Power Man, Claire Temple, Thunderbolt First
1Thunderbolt and Goldbug!comic story17script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: George Roussos; letters: Irving WatanabePower Man [Luke Cage]; Claire Temple; Noah Burstein; D. W. Griffith; Thunderbolt [Bill Carver] (introduction); Mr. Coyne; Goldbug [Jack Smith] (villain; introduction)
2With Winsome Wags, Warped Wrongdoers and a Wandering Warlock!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Comic Reader #1381976On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Luke Cage, Power Man #3
ISBN 978-1-302-91635-0		2019On eBay ›
Luke Cage Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-94496-4		2021On eBay ›
The Fire This Time
ISBN 978-1-302-95506-9		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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