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3March 1977
$0.30

Ms. Marvel #3

Marvel · March 1977 · on sale 1976-11-29

First appearance: Salia PetrieFirst appearance: Doomsday ManFirst appearance: David Adamson1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Ms. Marvel (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
March 1977
Key date
1977-03-00
On-sale date
1976-11-29
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860219803
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Death Is the Doomsday Man!cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Danny CrespiCarol Danvers, Doomsday Man First, Ms. Marvel
1The Lady's Not for Killing!comic story17script: Chris Claremont, Gerry Conway; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Don Warfield; letters: Gaspar Saladino, John CostanzaDavid Adamson First, Michael Barnett, Carol Danvers, Destructor, Doomsday Man First, J. Jonah Jameson, Kerwin Korman, Mar-Vell, Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Salia Petrie First, Mary Jane Watson
2-letters page1script: Chris Claremont
3With Winsome Wags, Warped Wrongdoers and a Wandering Warlock!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Ms. Marvel #1
ISBN 0-7851-2499-3		2007On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ms. Marvel #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-8811-7		2014On eBay ›
This Woman, This Warrior
ISBN 978-1-302-91639-8		2018On eBay ›
Captain Marvel: Ms. Marvel - A Hero Is Born Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91539-1		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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