Publishers / Marvel / Jungle Action (1972) / #22
22July 1976
$0.25

Jungle Action #22

Marvel · July 1976 · on sale 1976-04-23

First appearance: Soul-Strangler2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Jungle Action (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
July 1976
Key date
1976-07-00
On-sale date
1976-04-23
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860216107
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Soul-Strangler - 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
0Doom is the Death Rider!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Irv WatanabeBlack Panther, Soul-Strangler First, T'Challa
1Death Riders on the Horizon [The Panther versus the Klan ]comic story17script: Don McGregor; pencils: Billy Graham, Rich Buckler; inks: Bob McLeod, Jim Mooney; colors: Hugh Paley; letters: I. WatanabeBlack Panther, Jessica Lynne, Lloyd Lynne, Monica Lynne, Soul-Strangler First, T'Challa, Kevin Trublood
2-in-house column1letters: typeset
3-letters page1script: Don McGregor
4An Omnium-Gatherum of Odysseys Occult, Olios Odd, and Occasions Obbligato!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack KirbyCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Shang-Chi

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.10 GBP
30ยขprice 0.30 USD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-4198-3		2010On eBay ›
Essential Black Panther #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6323-7		2012On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1291976On eBay ›
Panther's Rage
ISBN 978-1-302-90190-5		2016On eBay ›
Black Panther: The Early Years Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-94508-4		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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