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15October 1975
$0.25

War Is Hell #15

Marvel · October 1975 · on sale 1975-07-22

First appearance: John Kowalski
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Identification plate

Series
War Is Hell (Marvel, 1973 series)
Issue
#15
Publication date
October 1975
Key date
1975-10-00
On-sale date
1975-07-22
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of John Kowalski - 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
0Is This the Final Death of John Kowalski?cover1pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe; letters: Danny Crespi
1A Christmas Eve in Hellcomic story18script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: John CostanzaDeath, John Kowalski First
2The King Is Back! 'Nuff Said!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Universe by Chris Claremont Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90715-0		2017On eBay ›
Marvel Horror Lives Again! Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92746-2		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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