Publishers / Marvel / Moon Knight (1980) / #3
3January 1981
$0.50

Moon Knight #3

Marvel · January 1981

First appearance: NeddaFirst appearance: Anton MogartFirst appearance: Midnight Man2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Moon Knight (Marvel, 1980 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
January 1981
Key date
1981-01-00
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 Nedda - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Midnight Means Murder!cover1pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill SienkiewiczMidnight Man First, Anton Mogart First, Moon Knight, Marc Spector
1Midnight Means Murdercomic story22script: Doug Moench; pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Joe RosenMarlene Alraune, Bertrand Crawley, Jean-Paul Duchamp, Marc Spector, Gena Landers, Marc Spector, Midnight Man First, Anton Mogart First, Moon Knight, Nedda First, Samuels, Marc Spector
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Dave Patterson

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860233701
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Moon Knight #1
ISBN 0-7851-2092-0		2006On eBay ›
Bad Moon Rising
ISBN 978-0-7851-9096-7		2014On 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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