Marvel Preview #7 for Sale - First Appearance of Rocket Raccoon - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series)
Issue: #7
Publication date: Summer 1976
Key date: 1976-07-13
On-sale date: 1976-07-13
Indicia publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price: $1.00
Pages: 68
Barcode: 0714860292863

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Basilisk - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Marvel Preview Presents Satana	cover	1	pencils: Bob Larkin; inks: Bob Larkin; colors: Bob Larkin	Satana
1	-	illustration	1	pencils: Vicente Alcázar; inks: Vicente Alcázar	Satana
2	Stan Lee Presents Marvel Preview Featuring Satana, the Devil's Daughter	credits, title page	1	pencils: Vicente Alcázar; inks: Vicente Alcázar	Judith Camber [Satana Hellstrom]; Sharron McKay
3	Why a Devil's Daughter...?	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: John Warner
4	The Damnation Waltz	comic story	15	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Vicente Alcázar; inks: Vicente Alcázar; letters: Karen Mantlo	Basilisk First, Daimon Hellstrom, Son of Satan, Satana
5	Part II: La Simphonie Diable - "The Devil's Symphony"	comic story	16	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Vicente Alcázar; inks: Vicente Alcázar; letters: Karen Mantlo	Basilisk First, Satana
8	From the Devil, a Daughter	text article	4	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Mike Nasser, Esteban Maroto; inks: Mike Nasser, Esteban Maroto	Satana
9	Just a Little Over a Year Ago Today...	text article	2	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Terry Austin; inks: Terry Austin	Prince Wayfinder
10	The Sword in the Star!: Stave 2: Witchworld!	comic story	18	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Keith Giffen; letters: Karen Mantlo	Prince Wayfinder, Rocket Raccoon First
12	Subscribe!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: ? (spot illustration); inks: ? (spot illustration); letters: typeset	Thor
17	-	letters page	2	script: John Warner; pencils: Val Mayerik; inks: Tony DeZuniga

Plus 6.67 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Essential Marvel Horror #1 ISBN 078512196X	2006	On eBay ›
Rocket Raccoon: Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-5527-0	2011	On eBay ›
Rocket Raccoon & Groot: The Complete Collection #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-6713-6	2013	On eBay ›
Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-9832-1	2015	On eBay ›
Marvel Horror: The Magazine Collection #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-90840-9	2017	On eBay ›
Avengers Halloween Special #1	2018	On eBay ›
Marvel Horror Lives Again! Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-92746-2	2020	On eBay ›
Micronauts: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-302-95679-0	2024	On eBay ›
Home Sweet Homeworld ISBN 978-1-302-96060-5	2025	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #67 of 24#8 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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