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72August 1978
$0.35

Marvel Team-Up #72

Marvel · August 1978 · on sale 1978-05-23

First appearance: WraithFirst appearance: Brian DeWolff2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
August 1978
Key date
1978-08-00
On-sale date
1978-05-23
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860214708
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Brian DeWolff - 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
0Crack of the Whip!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Bob LaytonIron Man, Peter Parker, Marco Scarlotti, Spider-Man, Tony Stark, Whiplash
1Crack of the Whip!comic story17script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Françoise Mouly; letters: Irv WatanabeBrian DeWolff First, Jean DeWolff, Iron Man, Peter Parker, Marco Scarlotti, Spider-Man, Tony Stark, Whiplash, Wraith First
2-letters page0.67letters: typeset
3August 1978in-house column1script: Stan LeeStar-Lord

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Marvel Team-Up #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3068-0		2009On eBay ›
Spider-Man / Iron Man: Marvel Team-Up #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91368-7		2018On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Team-Up #7
ISBN 978-1-302-93324-1		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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