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2April 1976
$0.25

Black Goliath #2

Marvel · April 1976 · on sale 1976-01-20

First appearance: Celia JacksonFirst appearance: Ambrose Connors2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Black Goliath (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
April 1976
Key date
1976-04-00
On-sale date
1976-01-20
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 Celia Jackson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ambrose Connors - 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
0White Fire...Atomic Death!cover1pencils: Keith Pollard, Rich Buckler; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny CrespiAtom-Smasher, Black Goliath, Ronald English, Bill Foster
1White Fire, Atomic Death!comic story17script: Chris Claremont; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Ray HollowayAtom-Smasher, Herbert Bell, Black Goliath, Ambrose Connors First, Ronald English, Bill Foster, Celia Jackson First, Talia Kruma, Mitchell Tanner, Warhawk, Dale West
2-in-house column0.5pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie Wrightson

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
30ยขprice 0.30 USD
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Universe by Chris Claremont Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90715-0		2017On 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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