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12January 1977
$0.30

The Invaders #12

Marvel · January 1977 · on sale 1976-10-05

First appearance: SpitfireFirst appearance: Jacob Goldstein1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Invaders (Marvel, 1975 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
January 1977
Key date
1977-01-00
On-sale date
1976-10-05
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860294101
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Danny CrespiBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jacqueline Falsworth, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Steve Rogers, Spitfire First, Sub-Mariner
1To the Warsaw Ghetto!comic story17script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Frank Springer; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Joe Rosen, Irv WatanabeBucky Barnes, Baron Blood, Bucky, Captain America, Jacqueline Falsworth, James Montgomery Falsworth, John Falsworth, Jacob Goldstein First, Johann Goldstein, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers
2-letters page1script: Roy Thomas, Steve Gerber; pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Frank Brunner
3Of Ugsome Usurpers, Utopic Uncos, and Unearthly Utterances!in-house column1script: Stan LeeMs. Marvel [Carol Danvers]

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.10 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Invaders Classic #22008On eBay ›
Invaders Classic: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9057-8		2014On eBay ›
Invaders Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-93475-0		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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