Publishers / Western / Tales of Sword and Sorcery Dagar the Invincible (1972) / #1
1October 1972
$0.15

Tales of Sword and Sorcery Dagar the Invincible #1

Western · October 1972

First appearance: Dagar1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales of Sword and Sorcery Dagar the Invincible (Western, 1972 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1972
Key date
1972-10-00
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Dead Warriors and Monsterous Demons Encounter Dagar at the Castle of the Skull!cover1pencils: Jesse Santos, George Wilson; inks: Jesse Santos, George Wilson; colors: Jesse Santos, George WilsonDagar First
1The Sword of Dagar [Part One]comic story13script: Don Glut; pencils: Jesse Santos; inks: Jesse Santos; letters: Bill SpicerDagar (origin, introduction); Ando; Forak; Arranna; Ostellon (villain, introduction)
2Castle of the Skull, Part Twocomic story12script: Don Glut; pencils: Jesse Santos; inks: Jesse SantosDagar First

Printings and variants

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Where to read it

CollectionYear
Tales of Sword and Sorcery Dagar the Invincible #181976On eBay ›
Tales of Sword and Sorcery Dagar the Invincible #191982On eBay ›
Dagar the Invincible #1
ISBN 978-1-59582-818-7		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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