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68April 1978
$0.35

Marvel Team-Up #68

Marvel · April 1978 · on sale 1978-01-24

First appearance: D'SpayreFirst appearance: Amos Jardine1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#68
Publication date
April 1978
Key date
1978-04-00
On-sale date
1978-01-24
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860214704
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of D'Spayre - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Amos Jardine - 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
0Dark Swamp, Deep Fear!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe RubinsteinMan-Thing, Peter Parker, Ted Sallis, Spider-Man
1The Measure of a Man!comic story17script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Phil R.; letters: Bruce PattersonD'Spayre First, Dakimh, Amos Jardine First, Jennifer Kale, Man-Thing, Peter Parker, Ted Sallis, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3April 1978in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #2041987On eBay ›
Essential Man-Thing #2
ISBN 9780785130666		2008On eBay ›
Man-Thing Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6463-0		2012On eBay ›
Essential Marvel Team-Up #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3068-0		2009On eBay ›
Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont & Byrne #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5866-0		2011On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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