Publishers / Marvel / Marvel Premiere (1972) / #45
45December 1978
$0.35

Marvel Premiere #45

Marvel · December 1978 · on sale 1978-09-26

First appearance: Duna1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
December 1978
Key date
1978-12-00
On-sale date
1978-09-26
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860214212
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Duna - 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
0Otherwar!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Bob McLeod; letters: Danny CrespiJohn Jameson, Man-Wolf
1Otherwar!comic story17script: David Kraft, Freff; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Diana AlbersDuna First, Garth of Mournhelm, Gorjoon, J. Jonah Jameson, John Jameson, Lambert, Man-Wolf, Simon Stroud
2-letters page1script: David Kraft

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP; barcode 0714860267212

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Comic Reader #1581978On eBay ›
Man-Wolf: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92000-5		2019On eBay ›
True Believers: Annihilation - Man-Wolf in Space #12020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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