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8December 1968
$0.12

Captain Marvel #8

Marvel · December 1968 · on sale 1968-09-17

First appearance: CyberexFirst appearance: Number OneFirst appearance: Tir-Zarr
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Identification plate

Series
Captain Marvel (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
December 1968
Key date
1968-12-00
On-sale date
1968-09-17
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Danny - 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– – And Fear Shall Follow!cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Vince CollettaCaptain Marvel, Cyberex First, Mar-Vell
2And Fear Shall Follow!comic story20script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Herb CooperCaptain Marvel, Cyberex First, Danny First, Carol Danvers, Tir-Zarr First, Mar-Vell, Una, Mort First, Number One First, Yon-Rogg
4Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kitpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (ad copy)Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Hulk
10-in-house column1script: Stan
12-letters page2pencils: Don Heck; inks: John Tartaglione; letters: Sam Rosen
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam RosenSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Captain Marvel #1
ISBN 0-7851-1821-7		2005On eBay ›
Essential Captain Marvel #12008On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain Marvel #1 (50)
ISBN 978-0-7851-6757-0		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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