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53July 1979
$0.40

Marvel Two-in-One #53

Marvel · July 1979

First appearance: Myron WilburnFirst appearance: DeathlokFirst appearance: Herkimer Oglethorpe2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
July 1979
Key date
1979-07-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Jeannine O'Connell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0At Last! The Saga of Project Pegasus!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBen Grimm, Quasar, The Thing, Wendell Vaughn
1The Pegasus Project Part One The Inner War!comic story17script: Gruenwald, Macchio; pencils: John Byrne, Sinnott; inks: Sinnott; colors: B. Sharen; letters: Gaspar Saladino, D. AlbersThe Crusader, Drew Daniels, Deathlok First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Silas King, Thomas Lightner, Mister Fantastic, Jeannine O'Connell First, Herkimer Oglethorpe First, Quasar, Reed Richards, Solarr
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4Project: Pegasusillustration1script: Gruenwald; pencils: Higgins; inks: Higgins; letters: Orzechowski

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860290607
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-3050-5		2009On eBay ›
Essential Marvel Two-in-One #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3069-7		2009On eBay ›
The Thing: Project Pegasus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3811-2		2009On eBay ›
Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9112-4		2014On eBay ›
Thing: Project Pegasus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91149-2		2018On eBay ›
Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-91401-01		2018On eBay ›
The Project Pegasus Saga Starring The Thing #[nn]
ISBN 0871353504		1988On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Two-in-One #5
ISBN 978-1-302-92220-7		2020On eBay ›
Project Pegasus
ISBN 978-1-302-96743-7		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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