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27February 1978
$0.35

Doctor Strange #27

Marvel · February 1978 · on sale 1977-11-08

First appearance: The In-Betweener1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
February 1978
Key date
1978-02-00
On-sale date
1977-11-08
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860291402
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The In-Betweener - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Showdown with Stygyro!cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Annette KaweckiAncient One, Clea, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Wong
1I...The In-Betweener!comic story17script: Roger Stern; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Ernie Chan; colors: Irene Vartanoff; letters: PattersonAncient One, Clea, Doctor Strange, Pip Gofern, The In-Betweener First, Pip the Troll, Stephen Strange, Adam Warlock, Wong

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Doctor Strange #3
ISBN 978-0785127338		2007On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #7
ISBN 978-1-302-90022-9		2016On eBay ›
Alone Against Eternity
ISBN 978-1-302-92199-6		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #2627 of 81#28 ›

Sources

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