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15November 1973
$0.20

Marvel Team-Up #15

Marvel · November 1973 · on sale 1973-08-15

First appearance: The OrbFirst appearance: Drake ShannonOrigin: Drake Shannon
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#15
Publication date
November 1973
Key date
1973-11-00
On-sale date
1973-08-15
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Origin story on record for: Drake Shannon, The Orb.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane, John Romita; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Romita; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJohnny Blaze, Ghost Rider, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
1If An Eye Offend Thee...comic story19script: Len Wein; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Don Perlin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaJohnny Blaze, Ghost Rider, The Orb First, Peter Parker, Drake Shannon First, Crash Simpson, Roxanne Simpson, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson
2Mail it to Team-Upletters page0.5letters: typeset
3November 1973in-house column1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Treasury Edition #181978On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #2541991On eBay ›
Essential Marvel Team-Up #1
ISBN 0-7851-0828-9		2002On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Team-Up #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-5933-9		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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