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3February 1976
$0.25

The Inhumans #3

Marvel · February 1976 · on sale 1975-11-18

First appearance: FalzonFirst appearance: ShatterstarFirst appearance: Phae-Dor1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Inhumans (Marvel, 1975 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
February 1976
Key date
1976-02-00
On-sale date
1975-11-18
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 Falzon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Phae-Dor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Panic in New York!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Danny CrespiBlack Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Gorgon, Karnak, Medusa, Shatterstar First, Triton
1Panic in New York!comic story17script: Doug Moench; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John Costanza, Denise WohlBlack Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Crystal, Falzon First, Gorgon, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Karnak, Lockjaw, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Medusa
2-letters page1script: Doug Moench
3A Jovial Jamboree of Jaunty Jingles and Jesting Jabs Jury-Rigged to Jettison Your Jim-Jams!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Frank Brunner, John Romita

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

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 ›

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Series context

Sources

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