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5April 1976
$0.25

The Champions #5

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

First appearance: Stuart ClarkeFirst appearance: RampageFirst appearance: Emerson Bale2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Champions (Marvel, 1975 series)
Issue
#5
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 Stuart Clarke - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Murder Is a Man Called...Rampage!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny CrespiAngel, Black Widow, Bobby Drake, Hercules, Iceman, Rampage First, Natasha Romanoff, Warren Worthington III, Stuart Clarke First
1The Economy Is So Bad That...comic story17script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Don Heck, John Tartag; inks: John Tartag; colors: J. Cohen; letters: J. Costanza, Irv WatanabeAngel, Emerson Bale First, Black Widow, Johnny Blaze, Bobby Drake, Richard Fenster, Ghost Rider, Hercules, Iceman, Edward Lansing, Ivan Petrovich, Rampage First, Natasha Romanoff, Warren Worthington III
2-letters page1letters: typeset

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
The Champions Classic #1
ISBN 0-7851-2097-1		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Champions #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9692-1		2016On eBay ›
Champions Classic: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91180-5		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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