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13January 1979
$0.35

Red Sonja #13

Marvel · January 1979

First appearance: Apah Alah1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Red Sonja (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#13
Publication date
January 1979
Key date
1979-01-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860294501
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Apah Alah - 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
0Swords Against Skranos!cover1pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Frank Brunner; letters: Danny CrespiRed Sonja
1Shall Skranos Fall?comic story17script: Clair Noto, Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema, Al Milgrom; inks: John Buscema, Al Milgrom; colors: G. Roussos; letters: J. RosenApah Alah First, Red Sonja, Suumaro
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Comic Reader #1611978On eBay ›
The Adventures of Red Sonja Trade Paperback #3
ISBN 1-933305-98-3;978-1933305-98-1		2007On eBay ›
The Adventures of Red Sonja Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-5241-2344-4		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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