Kull, the Conqueror #5 for Sale - First Appearance of Black Legionnaire - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Kull, the Conqueror (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: November 1972
Key date: 1972-11-00
On-sale date: 1972-08-22
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 Black Legionnaire - 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	The Blade! The Blood! The Battle!	cover	1	pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen	Kull
1	A Kingdom by the Sea!	comic story	20	script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: John Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen	Alecto, Kaanuub, Black Legionnaire First, Brule, Ducalon, Ka-Nu, Kull, Ridondo, Councilor Tu
2	-	letters page	1	script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: John Severin

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Chronicles of Kull #1 ISBN 978-1-59582-413-4	2009	On eBay ›
Kull the Destroyer: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-92919-0	2021	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

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

‹ #45 of 10#6 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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