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7November 1973
$0.20

Jungle Action #7

Marvel · November 1973 · on sale 1973-08-21

First appearance: VenommFirst appearance: Horatio WaltersFirst appearance: Tanzika
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Identification plate

Series
Jungle Action (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
November 1973
Key date
1973-11-00
On-sale date
1973-08-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of N'Jadaka - 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
0Venomm Is His Name -- and Murder Is His Game!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBlack Panther, T'Challa, Venomm First, Horatio Walters First
1Death Regiments Beneath Wakandacomic story15script: Don McGregor; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: T. OrzechowskiClint Barton, Black Panther, Captain America, Hawkeye, Kazibe, Erik Killmonger, Monica Lynne, Malice First, Steve Rogers, T'Chaka, T'Challa, Taku, Tanzika First, Tayete
2The Fury of the Tusk!comic story4script: Don Rico; pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Syd ShoresPondo; Kindu
3-in-house column0.5letters: typeset
4FOOM! Friends of Ol' Marvelpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
5Do You Know the Way to Wakanda?letters page0.5script: Steve Gerber
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetKull

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 ›
Panther's Rage
ISBN 978-1-302-90190-5		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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