The Invaders #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Donar - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Invaders (Marvel, 1975 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: August 1975
Key date: 1975-08-00
On-sale date: 1975-05-13
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 Donar - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Frobbank - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Battle over Britain!	cover	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi	Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Steve Rogers
1	The Ring of the Nebulas!	comic story	1	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John Costanza	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, Toro
2	The Ring of the Nebulas! Part One: From the Rhine... a Girl of Gold!	comic story	9	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John Costanza	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, Toro
3	The Ring of the Nebulas! Part Two: A Valkyrie Rising!	comic story	4	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John Costanza	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, Toro, Brunnhilde First, MCM-XLI First
4	The Ring of the Nebulas! Part Three: Beyond the Siegfreid Line!	comic story	5	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John Costanza	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, Toro, Brunnhilde First, Donar First, Frobbank First, Froh First
5	Marvel Bullpen Bulletins	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee
6	Okay, Axis, Here We Come!	text article	1	script: Roy Thomas

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Giant-Size Invaders #2	2005	On eBay ›
Invaders Classic #1	2007	On eBay ›
Comic Reader #118	1975	On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #2 ISBN 978-0-7851-6381-7	2012	On eBay ›
Invaders Classic: The Complete Collection #1 ISBN 978-0-7851-9057-8	2014	On eBay ›
Marvel's Greatest Creators: Invaders #1	2019	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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