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2December 1972
$0.20

Jungle Action #2

Marvel · December 1972 · on sale 1972-09-19

First appearance: Man-Oo
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Identification plate

Series
Jungle Action (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
December 1972
Key date
1972-12-00
On-sale date
1972-09-19
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Man-Oo - 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
0The River of No Return!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: John CostanzaLo-Zar
1Jungle Uprisingcomic story5script: Don Rico; pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Werner RothLorna, Mikki
2Red Poisoncomic story6script: Don Rico; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyLo-Zar
3Survival of the Mighty!comic story5script: Don Rico; pencils: Paul Hodge; inks: Paul HodgeMan-Oo First
4The Day of Jungle Wrath!comic story5script: Don Rico; pencils: Jay Scott Pike; inks: Jay Scott PikeJane Hastings, Jann of the Jungle
5Dramatic Data, Dynamic Dispatches, and Death-Defying Declarations of Decidedly Dubious Distinction!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Mike Ploog; inks: Mike PloogFrankenstein Monster

Plus 13 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Jungle Adventure #3
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Series context

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Sources

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