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23January 1979
$0.35

The Man Called Nova #23

Marvel · January 1979 · on sale 1978-10-17

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Identification plate

Series
The Man Called Nova (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
January 1979
Key date
1979-01-00
On-sale date
1978-10-17
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860235201
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Dr. Sun! The Man-Machine Lives Again!cover1script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bob McLeod; letters: Rick ParkerNova [Richard Rider]; Doctor Sun; Diamondhead; Comet
1From the Dregs of Defeat!comic story17script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Carmine Infantino, Gene Colan; inks: Klaus Janson, Terry Austin, Tom Palmer, Bob Wiacek, Walter Simonson, Joe Rubinstein; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: NovakNova [Richard Rider]; Doctor Sun (origin); Diamondhead; Comet; Robert Rider; Ginger Jaye; Bernie Dillon; Mike Burley; Dracula (flashback); Rachel Van Helsing (flashback); Frank Drake (flashback); Harold H. Harold (flashback); Sphinx (cameo)
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Nova #1
ISBN 0-7851-2093-9
2006On eBay ›
Nova Classic #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-8552-9
2014On eBay ›
Nova: Richard Rider Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95094-1
2022On eBay ›

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