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24March 1979
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The Man Called Nova #24

Marvel · March 1979 · on sale 1978-12-12

First appearance: Harris MooreFirst appearance: CometFirst appearance: Frank Moore1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Man Called Nova (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#24
Publication date
March 1979
Key date
1979-03-00
On-sale date
1978-12-12
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860235203
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Crimebuster - 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
0Worlds' War One Begins! Attack From Space!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Rubinstein; letters: Gaspar SaladinoComet First, Crimebuster First, Frank Moore First, Harris Moore First, Anath-Na Mut, Nova, Richard Rider, The Sphinx
1The New Champions!comic story17script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Yomtov; letters: NovakNova [Richard Rider]; Doctor Sun; Sphinx; Diamondhead; Condor (flashback); Comet; Crime-Buster; Powerhouse
2-letters page1script: Marv Wolfman
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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Series context

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Sources

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