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Publishers / Charlton / E-Man (1973) / #9
9July 1975
$0.25

E-Man #9

Charlton · July 1975 · on sale April 3, 1975

First appearance (promotional): Blue BeetleFirst appearance: General Dove
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Identification plate

Series
E-Man (Charlton, 1973 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
July 1975
Key date
July 1975
On-sale date
April 3, 1975
Indicia publisher
Charlton Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (promotional) of Blue Beetle - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance of General Dove - 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
0-cover1pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Joe StatonE-Man, Nova Kane, Alec Tronn
1The Genius Plantcomic story16script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Wendy Fiore; letters: Joe StatonGeneral Dove First, E-Man, Nova Kane, Michael Mauser, Teddy Q, Alec Tronn
2Bullseye Is Finally Here!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: George Wildman; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al MilgromBlue Beetle First
3-letters page1script: George Wildman; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe StatonE-Man, Alec Tronn
4The Wishcomic story7script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Wendy Fiore; letters: John ByrneROG-2000

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Complete Rog 2000 #[nn]
ISBN 0-943128-00-5		1982On eBay ›
The Original E-Man and Michael Mauser #61986On eBay ›
The Original E-Man and Michael Mauser #71986On eBay ›
E-Man #91977On eBay ›
E-Man: The Early Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61855-000-2;1-61855-000-4		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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