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5November 1972
$0.20

Marvel Premiere #5

Marvel · November 1972 · on sale 1972-08-22

First appearance: AgamottoFirst appearance: HoggothFirst appearance: Oshtur
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
November 1972
Key date
1972-11-00
On-sale date
1972-08-22
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 Agamotto - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Ebora - 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
0The Lurker in the Labyrinth!cover1pencils: Mike Ploog; inks: Mike Ploog; letters: Sam RosenDoctor Strange, Stephen Strange
1The Lurker in the Labyrinth!comic story20script: Gardner F. Fox; pencils: Irv Wesley; inks: Don Perlin; letters: Sam RosenAgamotto First, Ancient One, Clea, Doctor Strange, Ebora First, Hoggoth First, Oshtur First, Sligguth, Stephen Strange, Wong
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Doctor Strange #2
ISBN 0-7851-1668-0		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #4
ISBN 978-0-7851-3495-4		2010On eBay ›
A Separate Reality
ISBN 978-0-7851-9444-6		2016On 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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