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Publishers / Kitchen Sink Press / Megaton Man (1984) / #1
1November 1984
$2.00; 2.50 CAD

Megaton Man #1

Kitchen Sink Press · November 1984

First appearance (cover): Megaton ManFirst appearance (cover): Trent PhloogFirst appearance: Bing Gloom
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Identification plate

Series
Megaton Man (Kitchen Sink Press, 1984 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
November 1984
Key date
November 10, 1984
Indicia publisher
Kitchen Sink Press Inc.
Price
$2.00; 2.50 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Megaton Man - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Trent Phloog - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

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

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

First appearance of See-Thru Girl - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance (cover) of Pamela Jointly - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

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

First appearance of The Human Meltdown - 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
0Origin Issue!cover1script: Don Simpson; pencils: Don Simpson; inks: Don Simpson; letters: Don SimpsonMegaton Man First, Trent Phloog First, Pamela Jointly First
2They Call the Doctor… Software!comic story31script: Don Simpson; pencils: Don Simpson; inks: Don Simpson; colors: Ray Fehrenbach; letters: Don SimpsonMegaton Man First, Trent Phloog First, Bing Gloom First, The Human Meltdown First, Pamela Jointly First, Liquid Man First, Preston Percy First, Rex Rigid First, Chuck Roast First, See-Thru Girl First, Stella Starlight First, Yarn Man First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Megaton Man #11989On eBay ›
Megaton Man #[nn]
ISBN 0-7434-9758-9		2004On eBay ›
The 1980s
ISBN 979-8-8750-0091-1		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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