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76October 1979
$0.40

The Defenders #76

Marvel · October 1979

First appearance: Ruby ThursdayFirst appearance: Thursday Rubinstein2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#76
Publication date
October 1979
Key date
1979-10-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860215210
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0At Last... The Omega Saga!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: George Roussos; letters: Irving WatanabeHellcat, Patsy Walker
1Little Triggers!comic story17script: Steven Grant; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: G. Roussos; letters: Gaspar Saladino, C. RobinsThursday Rubinstein First, Ruby Thursday First
2-letters page0.83letters: typeset
3Invincible Guardians of World Freedom!promo (ad from the publisher)0.17
4-in-house column1script: Stan LeeAlice Cooper

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
NewsstandSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Omega: The Unknown Classic #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2009-2		2005On eBay ›
Essential Defenders #4
ISBN 978-0-7851-3061-1		2008On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #8
ISBN 978-1-302-93330-2		2021On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Omega the Unknown #1
ISBN 978-1-302-94945-7		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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