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3October 1999
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Contest of Champions II #3

Marvel · October 1999 · on sale 1999-09-08

First appearance: RosettaFirst appearance: Jomo KimanyeFirst appearance: Acanti1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Contest of Champions II (Marvel, 1999 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
October 1999
Key date
1999-10-00
On-sale date
1999-09-08
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960604767300311
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Win or Lose-- --The Result Spells Certain Doom!cover1pencils: Oscar Jimenez; inks: Eduardo AlpuenteOroro Munroe, Thor Odinson, Storm, Thor
1Culling the Herocomic story23script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Oscar Jimenez; inks: Eduardo Alpuente; colors: Atomic Paintbrush; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft/LAAegis, Vance Astrovik, Robbie Baldwin, Clint Barton, Beast, Black Panther, Black Widow, Bolt, Christopher Bradley, Brother Royal Badoon, Cable, Julia Carpenter, Colossus, Carol Danvers
2-in-house column0.75script: Stan Lee
3Bullpen Bits #18comic story0.25script: Chris Giarrusso; pencils: Chris Giarrusso; inks: Chris Giarrusso; colors: Chris Giarrusso; letters: Chris GiarrussoCaptain America, Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, Firestar, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Angelica Jones, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, Thor, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp

Printings and variants

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Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Universe by Chris Claremont Omnibus #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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