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30June 1976
$0.25

Marvel Premiere #30

Marvel · June 1976 · on sale 1976-03-02

First appearance: Bill Stuart2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
June 1976
Key date
1976-06-00
On-sale date
1976-03-02
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860214206
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bill Stuart - 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
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBlue Diamond, Captain America, Bruce Dickson, Robert Frank, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Jack Frost, Madeline Joyce, Jeff Mace, Miss America, Elton T. Morrow, Namor, The Patriot, Red Raven
2Hey, Ma! They're Blitzin' the Bronx!comic story17script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Phil Rache; letters: John CostanzaBucky Barnes, Blue Diamond, Bucky, Captain America, Bruce Dickson, Robert Frank, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Jack Frost, Madeline Joyce, Jeff Mace, Miss America, Elton T. Morrow, Namor
10-letters page0.5script: Roy Thomas
11Marvel-Con '76!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetStan Lee, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
12Give Me Liberty or Give Me Legion!text article1script: Roy ThomasBlue Diamond, Madeline Joyce, Miss America, Elton T. Morrow
18News Notes, Nifty Narration, and Nutty Nonsense Not for the Narrow-Minded!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 15 pages of advertisements and other matter across 17 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.10 GBP
30ยขprice 0.30 USD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Invaders Classic #12007On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1281976On eBay ›
Thing: Liberty Legion #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5515-7		2011On eBay ›
Invaders Classic: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9057-8		2014On eBay ›
Invaders Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-93475-0		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #2930 of 61#31 ›

Sources

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