Marvel Super Action #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Velanna - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Super Action (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: January 1976
Key date: 1976-01-00
On-sale date: 1975-11-04
Indicia publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price: $1.00
Pages: 76

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Bobbi Morse, Huntress, Punisher.

Death on record for: Bruno Costa, Byron Hannigan, Frank Castle Jr., Leon Kolsky, Lisa Castle.

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	Gulf-Coast Gundown!	cover	1	pencils: Bob Larkin; inks: Bob Larkin; colors: Bob Larkin	Frank Castle, Punisher
1	Behind the Action	text article	2	script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Tony DeZuniga, Howard Chaykin; inks: Rico Rival, Howard Chaykin	Frank Castle, Dominic Fortune, David Fortunov, Punisher
2	-	table of contents	1	pencils: Tony DeZuniga; inks: Rico Rival	Frank Castle, Punisher
3	Re: Action!	letters page	2	script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga	Punisher
4	Accounts Settled... Accounts Due!	comic story	20	script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Tony DeZuniga; inks: Rico Rival	Luis Allegre Death, Frank Castle, Frank Castle Jr. Death, Lisa Castle Death, Maria Castle Death, Bruno Costa Death, Frank Costa, Byron Hannigan Death, Forrest Hunt, Leon Kolsky Death, John Laviano, Punisher Origin, Matt Skinner Death
5	Red-Eyed Jack Is Wild!	comic story	20	script: Mike Friedrich; pencils: George Evans; inks: Frank Springer	Huntress First, Bobbi Morse Origin, Dr. Wilma Calvin
6	Execution, Destruction, and Other Entertainments	text article	5	script: Dan Hagen
7	An Ugly Mirror on Weirdworld	comic story	9	script: Doug Moench; pencils: Mike Ploog; inks: Mike Ploog	Tyndall First, Velanna First
8	The Messiah in the Saddle "Resolution"	comic story	15	script: Howard Chaykin; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin	Dominic Fortune, David Fortunov
9	-	illustration	1	pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin	Frank Castle, Dominic Fortune, David Fortunov, Huntress First, Bobbi Morse, Punisher

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Marvel Preview #20	1980	On eBay ›
Essential Punisher #1 ISBN 0-7851-1364-9	2004	On eBay ›
Classic Punisher #1 ISBN 0-87135-583-3	1989	On eBay ›
Avengers: Hawkeye #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-3937-9	2009	On eBay ›
Avengers: Hawkeye #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-3723-8	2012	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

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Sources

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

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