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42August 1978
$0.35

Marvel Two-in-One #42

Marvel · August 1978 · on sale 1978-05-02

First appearance: Thomas LightnerFirst appearance: Victorius2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
August 1978
Key date
1978-08-00
On-sale date
1978-05-02
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860290608
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Victorius - 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
0Chaos Is the Cosmic Cube!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Danny CrespiCaptain America, Ben Grimm, Steve Rogers, The Thing, Victorius First, Wundarr
1Entropy, Entropy...comic story17script: Ralph Macchio; pencils: S. Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Sam Grainger; inks: Alfredo Alcala, Sam Grainger; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Joe RosenCaptain America, Ben Grimm, Yagzan, Thomas Lightner First, Steve Rogers, The Thing, Victorius First, Wundarr
2-letters page1script: Marv Wolfman

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Marvel Two-in-One #2
ISBN 978-0785126980		2007On eBay ›
The Thing: Project Pegasus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3811-2		2009On eBay ›
Thing: Project Pegasus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91149-2		2018On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Two-in-One #4
ISBN 978-1-302-91815-6		2019On eBay ›
Remembrance of Things Past
ISBN 978-1-302-95564-9		2024On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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