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9August 1980
$0.40

Tales to Astonish #9

Marvel · August 1980 · on sale 1980-05-20

First appearance: Naga2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1979 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
August 1980
Key date
1980-08-00
On-sale date
1980-05-20
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860261108
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Naga - 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
0The Spell of the Serpent!cover1pencils: Herb Trimpe, John Romita; inks: Dan Adkins, John Romita; editing: Stan LeeDorma, Namor, Sub-Mariner
1The Spell of the Serpent!comic story18script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan LeeTodd Arliss, Ikthon, Karthon, Dorma, Vashti, Naga First, Namor, Seth, Sub-Mariner, Tiger Shark
2Marvel Subscription Formpromo (ad from the publisher)1
3House Advertisementpromo (ad from the publisher)1
4-in-house column1

Plus 14 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.15 GBP
DirectSee the GCD record for identification notes.

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Series context

‹ #89 of 14#10 ›

Sources

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