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12October 1981
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Moon Knight #12

Marvel · October 1981 · on sale 1981-07-07

First appearance: MorpheusFirst appearance: Robert MarkhamFirst appearance: Detective Flint2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Moon Knight (Marvel, 1980 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
October 1981
Key date
1981-10-00
On-sale date
1981-07-07
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Once He Was Human... Morpheus!cover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Gaspar SaladinoRobert Markham First, Moon Knight, Morpheus First, Marc Spector
2The Nightmare of Morpheuscomic story21script: Doug Moench; pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: C. Scheele; letters: Joe Rosen, Michael Higgins, Rick ParkerMarlene Alraune, Detective Flint First, Jean-Paul Duchamp, Robert Markham First, Moon Knight, Morpheus First, Marc Spector
10Get the First Four Issues of Your Marvel Comics Subscription Free!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
12-letters page1script: Doug Moench

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860233710
Britishprice 0.20 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Moon Knight #141981On eBay ›
Essential Moon Knight #2
ISBN 9780785127291		2007On eBay ›
Shadows of the Moon
ISBN 978-0-7851-9810-9		2015On eBay ›
Moon Knight Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92686-1		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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