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23July 1974
$0.25

Marvel Team-Up #23

Marvel · July 1974 · on sale 1974-04-23

First appearance: Equinox
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
July 1974
Key date
1974-07-00
On-sale date
1974-04-23
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Equinox - 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
0Fire vs. Icecover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Danny CrespiBobby Drake, Human Torch, Iceman, Johnny Storm
1The Night of the Frozen Infernocomic story18script: Len Wein; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Mike Esposito, Dave Hunt; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: C. Jetter, Gaspar SaladinoAngel, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Human Torch, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Spider-Man, Johnny Storm, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III, Equinox First, Peter Parker
2-letters page1.34letters: typesetHawkeye [Clint Barton]
3Mighty Marvel Checklistin-house column0.33letters: typeset
4July 1974in-house column1script: Stan Lee
5Another Bombshell Bullpen Bonus Page!in-house column1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Marvel Team-Up #1
ISBN 0-7851-0828-9		2002On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-4222-5		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Team-Up #3
ISBN 978-1-302-90970-3		2018On eBay ›
It's Always Darkest before the Dawn
ISBN 978-1-302-91603-9		2019On eBay ›
X-Men: The Lost Years2019On eBay ›
Marvel Team-Up Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-96699-7		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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