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1September 1982
$0.60; 0.25 GBP

Hercules #1

Marvel · September 1982 · on sale 1982-06-01

First appearance: Recorder 4171 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Hercules (Marvel, 1982 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September 1982
Key date
1982-09-00
On-sale date
1982-06-01
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Recorder 417 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob LaytonHercules, Recorder 417 First
1What Fools These Immortals Be!comic story23script: Bob Layton; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob Layton, Josef Rubinstein; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Rick ParkerApollo, Hercules, Recorder 417 First, Zeus
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter, Bob Layton; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob LaytonBob Layton; Hulk

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860207509

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hercules: Prince of Power #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3955-3		2009On eBay ›
Hercules: Prince of Power #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-365-2		1988On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1980s #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-8545-1		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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