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5September 1972
$0.20

Marvel Feature #5

Marvel · September 1972 · on sale 1972-06-20

First appearance: Trish Starr
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
September 1972
Key date
1972-09-00
On-sale date
1972-06-20
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 Trish Starr - 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
0Egghead Plays for Keeps!cover1pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe; letters: John CostanzaAnt-Man, Egghead, Hank Pym, Elihas Starr
1Fear's the Way He Dies!comic story20script: Mike Friedrich; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe; letters: Sam RosenAnt-Man, Egghead, Orkie, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Elihas Starr, Trish Starr First
2Super-Special Announcement!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3Double Dynamite from Magnificent Marvel!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Sal Buscema, Gil Kane; inks: Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta; letters: John Costanza, Morrie Kuramoto

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #3
ISBN 978-1-302-91079-2		2018On eBay ›
Ant-Man No More
ISBN 978-1-302-94965-5		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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