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3April 1973
$0.20

Supernatural Thrillers #3

Marvel · April 1973 · on sale 1973-01-16

First appearance: James AllisonFirst appearance: NiordDeath of Niord
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Identification plate

Series
Supernatural Thrillers (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
April 1973
Key date
1973-04-00
On-sale date
1973-01-16
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Death on record for: Niord.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Valley of the Wormcover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: Gaspar SaladinoNiord
1The Valley of the Worm!comic story21script: Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Robert E. Howard; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Ernie Chua; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaJames Allison First, Niord First
2-letters page1script: Roy Thomas

Where to read it

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Conan: Serpent War #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92307-5		2020On eBay ›
The Comic Reader #921972On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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