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3February 1976
$0.25

Marvel Presents #3

Marvel · February 1976 · on sale 1975-11-25

First appearance: Omega the UnknownFirst appearance: KoordFirst appearance: TolariaOrigin: Koord1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Presents (Marvel, 1975 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
February 1976
Key date
1976-02-00
On-sale date
1975-11-25
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Koord.

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 Power of Starhawk!cover1pencils: Al Milgrom, John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny CrespiVance Astro, Charlie-27, Martinex, Stakar Ogord, Starhawk, Martinex T'Naga, Yondu Udonta, Yondu
2Just Another Planet Story!comic story18script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Denise Wohl, Danny CrespiVance Astro, Charlie-27, Koord First, Martinex, Stakar Ogord, Starhawk, Martinex T'Naga, Tolaria First, Yondu Udonta, Yondu
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1
10-letters page1script: Steve Gerber
16A Jovial Jamboree of Jaunty Jingles and Jesting Jabs Jury-Rigged to Jettison your Jim-Jams!in-house column1script: Stan LeeHoward the Duck, Omega the Unknown First

Plus 14 pages of advertisements and other matter across 16 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-6382-4		2012On eBay ›
Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6687-0		2012On eBay ›
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Power of Starhawk #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3788-7		2009On eBay ›
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Power of Starhawk
ISBN 978-0-7851-3789-4		2009On eBay ›
Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Heroes Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91554-4		2018On eBay ›
Guardians of the Galaxy: Marvel Presents No. 3 Facsimile Edition #[nn]2019On eBay ›
Earth Shall Overcome
ISBN 978-1-302-95043-9		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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