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1November 1971
$0.15

Marvel Spotlight #1

Marvel · November 1971 · on sale 1971-06-15

First appearance: Red WolfFirst appearance: LoboFirst appearance: Brett SabreOrigin: Red Wolf
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
November 1971
Key date
1971-11-00
On-sale date
1971-06-15
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Red Wolf.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenRed Wolf First, Lobo First
1Red Wolfcomic story19script: Gardner F. Fox; pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jean IzzoLobo First, Owayodata, Red Wolf First, Brett Sabre First
2-in-house column0.33letters: typeset
3Indisputably Irrelevant Items of Incontestably Lasting Inconsequence!in-house column1script: Stan LeeCaptain America
4Another Marvel Masterpiecepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb TrimpeJohnny Bart, Rawhide Kid

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Rawhide Kid #1431978On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6380-0		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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