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1October 1975
$0.25

The Inhumans #1

Marvel · October 1975 · on sale 1975-07-15

First appearance: Iridia1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Inhumans (Marvel, 1975 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1975
Key date
1975-10-00
On-sale date
1975-07-15
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 Iridia - 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
0Spawn of Alien Heat!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Irv WatanabeBlack Bolt, Blastaar, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Gorgon, Karnak, Medusa, Triton
1Spawn of Alien Heatcomic story19script: Doug Moench; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Frank Chiaramonte, George Pérez; colors: Dianne Buscema; letters: Annette K.Avius, Bruce Banner, Black Bolt, Blastaar, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Centarius, Gorgon, Hulk, Human Torch, Iridia First, Karnak, Leonus, Maximus
2The King Is Back! 'Nuff Said!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The Inhumans #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-4151-8		2010On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1201975On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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