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35November 1981
$0.75

Micronauts #35

Marvel · November 1981 · on sale 1981-08-04

First appearance: DevilFirst appearance: FireflyteFirst appearance: Lady SlugDeath of Fireflyte2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Micronauts (Marvel, 1979 series)
Issue
#35
Publication date
November 1981
Key date
1981-11-00
On-sale date
1981-08-04
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Death on record for: Fireflyte, Prince Wayfinder.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Origin of the Microverse!cover1pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob Layton; letters: Irving WatanabeAcroyear, Bug, Devil First, Marionette, Microtron, Arcturus Rann
1The Origin of the Microverse!comic story38script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Val Mayerik, Danny Bulanadi; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Joe RosenMartin Aaronson, Acroyear, Agni, Lord of Fire, Bug, Devil First, Fireflyte First, Kali the Black Madness, Lady Slug First, Karen Lee, Mara the Dreamer, Marionette, Microtron, Araman Nila, Argon
2-letters page1letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860271411
Britishprice 0.30 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Micronauts: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #2
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Micronauts: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #2
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Home Sweet Homeworld
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Series context

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Sources

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