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28June 1977
$0.30

Marvel Two-in-One #28

Marvel · June 1977 · on sale 1977-03-01

First appearance: Piranha3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
June 1977
Key date
1977-06-00
On-sale date
1977-03-01
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860290606
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Piranha - 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
0He's Back! Piranha the Man-Killer!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Pablo Marcos; letters: Danny CrespiBen Grimm, Alicia Masters, Namor, Piranha First, Sub-Mariner, The Thing
1In the Power of the Piranha!comic story17script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: John Tartag; colors: Irene V.; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Irv WatanabeDeathlok, Nick Fury, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Luther Manning, Alicia Masters, Mister Fantastic, Namor, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, Sub-Mariner, The Thing
3Read-- FOOM!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetHulk [Bruce Banner]; Wasp [Janet Pym]
4Subscribe to the Super-Heroes!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Howard the Duck
5-letters page1script: Marv WolfmanGuardians of the Galaxy [Major Vance Astro; Starhawk [Stakar]]
6Zounds! A Zealful Zetetic of Zestful Zanies to Zap the Zeitgeist! [June 1977]in-house column1script: Stan LeeGodzilla

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.
35ยขprice 0.35 USD
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Marvel Two-in-One #2
ISBN 978-0785126980		2007On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-3050-5		2009On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1411977On eBay ›
Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9112-4		2014On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Two-in-One #3
ISBN 978-1-302-90964-2		2018On eBay ›
Two Against Hydra
ISBN 978-1-302-93176-6		2024On eBay ›
Marvel Two-in-One Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-96467-2		2025On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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