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7July 1979
$0.40

Micronauts #7

Marvel · July 1979

First appearance: ArgonFirst appearance: Steve CoffinFirst appearance: Ray Coffin1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Micronauts (Marvel, 1979 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
July 1979
Key date
1979-07-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0718860271407
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Neal AdamsAcroyear, Biotron, Bug, Man-Thing, Marionette, Microtron, Arcturus Rann, Ted Sallis
1Adventure into Fear!comic story17script: Michael Golden, Bill Mantlo; pencils: Michael Golden, Joe Rubinstein; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: C. Gafford; letters: J. CostanzaAcroyear, Biotron, Bug, Ray Coffin First, Steve Coffin First, Baron Karza, Man-Thing, Marionette, Microtron, Argon First, Arcturus Rann, Ted Sallis
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4Meet the Micro-Makers: Bill Mantlotext article0.4script: Al Milgrom; pencils: Karen Mantlo; inks: Karen Mantlo
5-letters page0.6letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
NewsstandSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Micronauts Special Edition #31984On eBay ›
Micronauts: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-95676-9		2024On eBay ›
They Came from Inner Space
ISBN 978-1-302-96061-2		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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