Marvel Super Special #8 [tabloid] for Sale - First Appearance of Lieutenant Starbuck - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Super Special (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue: #8 [tabloid]
Publication date: 1978
Key date: 1978-00-07
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $1.50
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Lieutenant Zac, Muffit.

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	The Official Adaptation of The Television Sensation!	cover	1	pencils: Rick Bryant; inks: Rick Bryant; colors: Rick Bryant
1	-	illustration	1		Cylons
2	Stan Lee Presents: Battlestar Galactica	credits, title page	1	pencils: Rick Marschall; inks: Rick Marschall; colors: Marie Severin
3	Battlestar Galactica	comic story	31	script: Roger McKenzie, Glen A. Larson; pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Ernie Colón; colors: Ernie Colón; letters: Jim Novak	Commander Adama First, President Adar First, Captain Apollo First, Lieutenant Athena First, Count Baltar First, Lieutenant Boomer First, Boxey First, Cassiopeia First, Muffit First, Muffit First, Lieutenant Starbuck First, Colonel Tigh First, Sire Uri First, Dr. Wilker First
4	Battlestar Galactica	illustration	1	pencils: Bruce Patterson; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Bruce Patterson	Ovions
5	The Wizard of Hollywood's Dream Factory	text article	4	script: Steve Swires, John Dykstra; colors: Marie Severin	John Dykstra
6	-	illustration	1	pencils: Josef Rubinstein; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Josef Rubinstein	Apollo ?; Zac ?
7	-	illustration	2	pencils: H. Bender; inks: H. Bender; colors: Marie Severin	Apollo; Commander Adama; Starbuck; Athena; Colonel Tigh; Cylons; Boomer; Boxey; Lyra; Cassiopea; Muffit II
8	Life In The Future	text article	2	script: Tom Rogers; colors: Marie Severin
9	Battle Tactics	text article	0.7	script: Tom Rogers
10	Spaceships And Such: Hardware of The Future	text article	1.3	script: Tom Rogers; colors: Marie Severin
11	-	illustration	1	pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; colors: Marie Severin	Ovion
12	Aliens And Robots	text article	2	script: Tom Rogers; pencils: Rick Bryant; inks: Rick Bryant; colors: Marie Severin	Cylon; Tucanas
13	-	illustration	1	pencils: Rick Bryant; inks: Rick Bryant; colors: Marie Severin	Muffit II
14	Welcome To The Marvel Universe	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset
15	-	illustration	1	pencils: Rick Bryant; inks: Rick Bryant; colors: Marie Severin

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Special Collector's Edition!	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Battlestar Galactica #1	1979	On eBay ›
Battlestar Galactica #2	1979	On eBay ›
Battlestar Galactica #3	1979	On eBay ›
Battlestar Galactica #04876-5 [1] ISBN 0-441-04876-5	1978	On eBay ›

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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

‹ #63 of 37#8 [magazine] ›

Sources

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

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