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9December 1978
$0.35

Devil Dinosaur #9

Marvel · December 1978 · on sale 1978-09-19

First appearance: H.E.R.B.I.E.
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Identification plate

Series
Devil Dinosaur (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
December 1978
Key date
1978-12-00
On-sale date
1978-09-19
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860261412
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of H.E.R.B.I.E. - 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 Lizard's Last Stand!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: John Byrne; letters: Danny CrespiDevil Dinosaur
1The Witch and the Warpcomic story17script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; colors: Petra G.; letters: Mike RoyerDevil Dinosaur, Moon Boy
2-in-house column1script: Stan LeeBen Grimm, H.E.R.B.I.E. First, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, The Thing

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Devil Dinosaur by Jack Kirby Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2694-5
2007On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1601978On eBay ›
Devil Dinosaur by Jack Kirby: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9037-0
2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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