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5April 1976
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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #5

Marvel · April 1976 · on sale 1976-01-27

First appearance: LuciusFirst appearance: Julius1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures on the Planet of the Apes (Marvel, 1975 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
April 1976
Key date
1976-04-00
On-sale date
1976-01-27
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Fury in the Forbidden Zone!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoColonel George Taylor, Doctor Zaius
1Into the Forbidden Zonecomic story19script: Doug Moench; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Mike Esposito, Tony Mortellaro; colors: George RoussosCornelius, Julius First, Lucius First, Nova, Colonel George Taylor, Doctor Zaius, Zira

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
30ยขprice 0.30 USD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Planet of the Apes Adventures: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95073-6		2023On eBay ›
Planet of the Apes Adventures Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95999-9		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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