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12December 1967
$0.25

Marvel Super-Heroes #12

Marvel · December 1967 · on sale 1967-10-10

First appearance: Mar-VellFirst appearance: Captain MarvelFirst appearance: Yon-Rogg
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
December 1967
Key date
1967-12-00
On-sale date
1967-10-10
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Sir Galahad - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Coming of Captain Marvel!cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenCaptain Marvel First, Mar-Vell First
1-table of contents1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Gene Colan, John Romita, Bill Everett, Dick Ayers, Joe Maneely; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Romita, Bill Everett, Dick Ayers, Joe Maneely; letters: Sam Rosen
2The Coming of Captain Marvel!comic story15script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan G.; letters: Artie SimekCaptain Marvel First, Mar-Vell First, Zarek First, Una First, Yon-Rogg First
3The Threat of the Jetcomic story8script: Joe Gill; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Ernie Bache; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Dick AyersJim Hammond, Human Torch, Thomas Raymond, Toro, Chief Wilson
4The Beachhead Blitz!comic story7script: Otto Binder; pencils: Don Rico; inks: Fred Bell; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Howard FergusonThe Destroyer, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler, Keen Marlow
5Kill Captain America!comic story7script: Don Rico; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Joe LettereseBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
6The Abduction of King Arthurcomic story8script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Joe LettereseKing Arthur, The Black Knight, Sir Galahad First, Sir Gawain First, Guinevere First, Sir Lancelot First, Merlin, Mordred, Sir Percy
7The Sub-Mariner Strikes!comic story8script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Bill EverettSub-Mariner, Namora, Byrrah, Namor
8Who Says This Isn't the Marvel Age of Batty Bulletins?in-house column1script: Stan Lee
9-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Joe Maneely, Gene Colan, Gil Kane; inks: Joe Maneely, Frank Giacoia

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Captain Marvel #361975On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain Marvel #1
ISBN 0-7851-1821-7		2005On eBay ›
Essential Captain Marvel #12008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q66189877 (Mar-Vell), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q66133436 (Yon-Rogg), first-appearance property (CC0)

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