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Publishers / Marvel / Marvel Spotlight (1971) / #9
9April 1973
$0.20

Marvel Spotlight #9

Marvel · April 1973 · on sale January 23, 1973

1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
April 1973
Key date
April 1973
On-sale date
January 23, 1973
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Bride of the Serpent God!cover1pencils: Mike Ploog; inks: Mike Ploog; letters: Morrie KuramotoJohnny Blaze, Ghost Rider, Roxanne Simpson, Snake Dance, Serpent-Men
1The Snakes Crawl at Night..comic story20script: Gary Friedrich; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Shelly LefermanJohnny Blaze, Ghost Rider, Lucifer, Sam Silvercloud, Crash Simpson, Roxanne Simpson, Bart Slade, Snake Dance, Serpent-Men
2-letters page1script: Steve Gerber

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Ghost Rider #1
ISBN 0-7851-1838-1		2005On eBay ›
The Original Ghost Rider #51992On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ghost Rider #1
ISBN 978-1-302-91817-0		2019On eBay ›
Hell on Wheels
ISBN 978-1-302-94611-1		2022On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1980s #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-8545-1		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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