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12November 1973
$0.20

Marvel Premiere #12

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

First appearance: Lilia CalderuFirst appearance: Living GargoyleFirst appearance: StavrosDeath of Living Gargoyle
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#12
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 Lilia Calderu - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

Death on record for: Living Gargoyle.

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
0Doorway to Doom!cover1pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Frank Brunner; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDoctor Strange, Stephen Strange
1Portal to the Past!comic story19script: Steve Englehart, Mike Friedrich, Frank Brunner; pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Frank Brunner, Neal Adams, Alan Weiss, Crusty Bunkers; colors: Frank Brunner; letters: John CostanzaClea, Doctor Strange, Living Gargoyle First, Lilia Calderu First, Stavros First, Stephen Strange, Wong
2-letters page1script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Mike Ploog; inks: Mike Ploog; letters: John Costanza

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Doctor Strange #2
ISBN 0-7851-1668-0		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-5022-0		2011On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: A Separate Reality #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0836-X		2002On eBay ›
A Separate Reality
ISBN 978-0-7851-9444-6		2016On eBay ›
The Comic Reader #991973On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-96217-3		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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