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1February 1976
$0.25

Black Goliath #1

Marvel · February 1976 · on sale 1975-10-07

First appearance: Talia KrumaFirst appearance: Atom-SmasherFirst appearance: Ronald English1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Black Goliath (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February 1976
Key date
1976-02-00
On-sale date
1975-10-07
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 Talia Kruma - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito, John Tartaglione; letters: Danny CrespiBlack Goliath, Bill Foster
1Black Goliathcomic story19script: Tony Isabella; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Irv WatanabeAtom-Smasher First, Herbert Bell First, Black Goliath, Ronald English First, Bill Foster, Talia Kruma First, Luke Cage, Power Man, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Tony Stark, Claire Temple, Dale West First

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-6382-4		2012On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #3
ISBN 978-1-302-91079-2		2018On eBay ›
Ant-Man No More
ISBN 978-1-302-94965-5		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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