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

Identification plate

Series: The Invaders Annual (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: [September] 1977
Key date: 1977-09-00
On-sale date: 1977-06-14
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.50
Pages: 52
Barcode: 0714860281965
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Berthold Volker - 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	Blockbusting Battle Issue!	cover	1	pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex Schomburg; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner
1	Okay, Axis -- Here We Come!	comic story	6	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Frank Springer; colors: Sam Kato; letters: Joe Rosen	Agent Axis, Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, The Hyena First, Hiroyuki Kanegawa First, Aldo Malvagio First, Henry Mortonson First, Namor, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, The Shark First
2	Chapter II The Human Torch	comic story	6	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex Schomburg; colors: Sam Kato; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Jim Hammond, Human Torch, The Hyena First, Henry Mortonson First
3	-	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee	Star-Lord [Peter Quill]
4	Chapter III Captain America	comic story	6	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Don Rico; inks: Don Rico; colors: Sam Kato; letters: Carol Lay	Agent Axis, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Adolf Hitler, Human Torch, Hiroyuki Kanegawa First, Aldo Malvagio First, Steve Rogers, Berthold Volker First
5	Chapter IV Sub-Mariner	comic story	6	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: F. Springer; colors: Sam Kato; letters: John Costanza	Namor, The Shark First, Verrill Shark First, Sub-Mariner
6	Chapter V Endgame, Part II	comic story	9	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Frank Springer; colors: Sam Kato; letters: Joe Rosen, John Costanza	Agent Axis, Black Panther, Captain America, En Dwi Gast, The Grandmaster, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, The Hyena First, Hiroyuki Kanegawa First, Kang the Conqueror, Aldo Malvagio First, Henry Mortonson First, Namor, Hank Pym
7	Okay, Axis, Here We Come - Again!	text article	1	script: Roy Thomas

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Giant-Size Avengers / Invaders #1	2008	On eBay ›
Invaders Classic #2	2008	On eBay ›
Invaders Classic: The Complete Collection #1 ISBN 978-0-7851-9057-8	2014	On eBay ›
Invaders Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-93475-0	2022	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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