Publishers / Marvel / U.S. 1 (1983) / #5
5September 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

U.S. 1 #5

Marvel · September 1983 · on sale May 10, 1983

First appearance: GuardianFirst appearance: Al the Alien2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
U.S. 1 (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
September 1983
Key date
September 1983
On-sale date
May 10, 1983
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Al the Alien - 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
0Facing the Maze!cover1pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael GoldenU.S. Archer
2Amazed!comic story22script: Al Milgrom; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Michael HigginsAl the Alien First, U.S. Archer, Taryn O'Connell, Retread, Baron von Blimp
4-in-house column1script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneAngel, Ariel, Aurora, Bruce Banner, Banshee, Clint Barton, Beast, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Black Widow, Thor Odinson, Johnny Blaze, John Byrne, Luke Cage
5-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860296309
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860296309

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Series context

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Sources

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