Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Starr the Slayer - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas (Marvel, 2006 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: 2006
Key date: 2006-02-01
On-sale date: 2006-02-01
Indicia publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price: $34.99; 56.00 CAD
Pages: 360
Barcode: 978078512088953499
ISBN: 0-7851-2088-2

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Why this issue matters

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

Origin story on record for: Captain America, Shiro Yoshida, Steve Rogers, Sunfire, Vision.

Death on record for: Dracula.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: John Buscema, Frank Robbins; inks: John Romita, John Buscema, George Klein	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner, Toro, Vision
1	-	credits, title page	3	letters: typeset
2	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	2	script: Stan Lee; letters: Stan Lee
3	Whom Can I Turn To?	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Stan Goldberg, Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan Goldberg	Millie Collins, Chili Storm
4	Whom Can I Turn To?	comic story	18	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Morrie Kuramoto	Millie Collins, Chili Storm
5	My Life for Yours!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Black Knight, Nathan Garrett, Iron Man, Tony Stark
6	My Life for Yours!	comic story	12	script: Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Flo Steinberg; pencils: Adam Austin; inks: Gary Michaels; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Art Simek, Ben Oda	Black Knight, Harrington Byrd, Iron Man, Pepper Potts, Tony Stark, Nathan Garrett
7	The Light That Failed	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Clint Barton, Captain America, Goliath, Hawkeye, Living Laser, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Arthur Parks
8	The Light That Failed!	comic story	20	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; letters: Sam Rosen	Clint Barton, Black Widow, Captain America, Bill Foster, Goliath, Hawkeye, Living Laser, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Arthur Parks
9	Behold... the Vision!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema, George Klein; letters: Sam Rosen	Clint Barton, Black Panther, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hank Pym, T'Challa, Janet Van Dyne, Vision, Wasp
10	Behold... the Vision!	comic story	20	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema, Marie Severin; inks: George Klein; letters: Sam Rosen	Clint Barton, Black Panther, Black Widow, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hank Pym, Natasha Romanoff, T'Challa, Vision, Ultron
11	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema, George Klein; letters: Sam Rosen	Clint Barton, Black Panther, Captain America, Goliath, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, T'Challa, Thor, Vision
12	Even an Android Can Cry	comic story	20	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: George Klein; letters: Sam Rosen	Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hercules, Hulk, Iron Man, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Peter Parker
13	In the Rage of Battle!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen	Ben Grimm, Namor, Sub-Mariner, The Thing
14	In the Rage of Battle!	comic story	20	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen	Goliath, Ben Grimm, Namor, Hank Pym, Sub-Mariner, The Thing, Vision, Betty Dean
15	Comiclot	comic story	8	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen	Sore; Ironed Man; Bulk; Sarey Jane; Spidey-Man; Hokey; Scaredevil; Gizzard; Doctor Bloom; Thung; Charlie America; J. Jonah Jawbone; Auntie May; Dr. Deranged; Zero; Magneat-O; Dock Octopus; Blechh Knight; Human Scorch; Captain Marvin; Green Globule; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
16	Namor vs. the Human Torch!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen	Namor, Sub-Mariner, Thomas Raymond, Toro
17	Burn, Namor... Burn!	comic story	20	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Joe Gaudioso; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen	Egghead, Mad Thinker, Phillip Masters, Namor, Puppet Master, Thomas Raymond, Elihas Starr, Sub-Mariner, Toro
18	The Mad Master of the Murder Maze!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen	Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell
19	The Mad Master of the Murder Maze!	comic story	20	script: Roy Thomas, Gil Kane; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Michele Robinson; letters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen	Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell
20	When Sunfire Strikes!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Herb Cooper	Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Sunfire, Shiro Yoshida
21	The Coming of Sunfire!	comic story	20	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Artie Simek	Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Sunfire Origin, Warren Worthington III, Shiro Yoshida Origin
22	The Sword and the Sorcerers!	comic story	7	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Barry Smith; inks: Barry Smith; letters: Jean Izzo	Starr the Slayer First
23	Black Bolt vs. Thor / The Web of the Black Widow!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Sam Rosen	Black Bolt, Black Widow, Blackagar Boltagon, Thor Odinson, Natasha Romanoff, Thor
24	An Hour for Thunder!	comic story	10	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: John Verpoorten; colors: Neal Adams; letters: Artie Simek	Clint Barton, Black Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Captain America, Goliath, Gorgon, Karnak, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Medusa, Thor Odinson, Quicksilver, Steve Rogers
25	Heaven Is a Very Small Place!	comic story	9	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: John Severin; letters: Sam Rosen	Bruce Banner, Hulk
26	Three Stand Together... or Die!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam Rosen	Black Panther, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Johnny Storm, T'Challa, The Thing
27	Three Stood Together!	comic story	21	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Artie Simek	Black Panther, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Ulysses Klaue, Klaw, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, T'Challa, Taku, The Thing
28	Commentary: A Walk through a Marvel Minefield	text article	2	script: Roy Thomas
29	Avengers Assemble!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith; inks: Barry Windsor-Smith; letters: John Costanza	Ant-Man, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, The Black Knight, Black Panther, Captain America, Hawkeye, Hercules, Hulk, Iron Man, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym
30	Whatever Gods There Be!	comic story	23	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Barry Smith; inks: Joe Sinnott, Syd Shores, Barry Windsor-Smith; letters: John Costa	Ant-Man, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, The Black Knight, Black Panther, Captain America, Hawkeye, Hercules, Hulk, Iron Man, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym
31	Ghost of a Chance	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Boris Vallejo; inks: Boris Vallejo; colors: Boris Vallejo	Dracula
32	Suffer Not a Witch...	comic story	12	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Dracula, Bettina Kaposvar
33	Hordes of Hitler!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner, Toro
34	The Coming of the Invaders! Part One: A Captain Called America!	comic story	10	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John Costanza	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America Origin, Jim Hammond, Adolf Hitler, Human Torch, Namor, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers Origin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sub-Mariner, Toro, Dr. Abraham Erskine
35	The Coming of the Invaders! Part 2: Enter: The Human Torch!	comic story	9	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John Costanza	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Adolf Hitler, Human Torch, Master Man, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, Toro, Wilhelm Lohmer
36	The Coming of the Invaders! Part 3: The Sub-Mariner Strikes!	comic story	11	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John Costanza	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Master Man, Namor, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner, Toro, Wilhelm Lohmer
37	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby, John Romita; inks: Joe Sinnott, John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Impossible Man, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
38	Improbable As It May Seem--The Impossible Man Is Back in Town!	comic story	17	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: Joe Rosen	Galactus, Galan, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Impossible Man, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
39	The Story behind the Story	letters page	1	script: Roy Thomas
40	Now: A Jameson Publication	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Roy Thomas, Butch Guice; pencils: Butch Guice; inks: Butch Guice	Morgana Blessing, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Janet Van Dyne
41	That Was Then... This Is Now	comic story	20	script: Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Jackson Guice; colors: Max Scheele; letters: Janice Chiang	Bruce Banner, Victoria Bentley, The Black Knight, Morgana Blessing, Tandy Bowen, Imei Chang, Clea, Dagger, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Dormammu, Dracula Death, Eternity, Nick Fury
42	Strange, but Not Necessarily True! A Guest Editorial	text story	1	script: Roy Thomas

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91840-8	2019	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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