Publishers / Marvel / Creatures on the Loose (1971) / #31
31September 1974
$0.25

Creatures on the Loose #31

Marvel · September 1974 · on sale 1974-06-25

First appearance: Simon Stroud1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Creatures on the Loose (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
September 1974
Key date
1974-09-00
On-sale date
1974-06-25
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 Simon Stroud - 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
0The Beast Within!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito; letters: Danny CrespiJohn Jameson, Man-Wolf
1The Beast Withincomic story15script: Doug Moench; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Michele Brand; letters: Tom OrzechowskiJ. Jonah Jameson, John Jameson, Man-Wolf, Morbius, Michael Morbius, Peter Parker, Kristine Saunders, Spider-Man, Simon Stroud First
2The Walking Deadcomic story3pencils: Al Eadeh; inks: Al Eadeh

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.07 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Man-Wolf: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92000-5		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #3022 of 28#32 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q86941895 (Simon Stroud), first-appearance property (CC0)

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