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3February 1957
$0.10

Yellow Claw #3

Marvel · February 1957 · on sale 1956

First appearance: The Yellow Claw
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Identification plate

Series
Yellow Claw (Marvel, 1956 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
February 1957
Key date
1957-02-00
On-sale date
1956
Indicia publisher
Marjean Magazine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Yellow Claw - 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
0Sleeping Citycover1pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Stan GoldbergPlan Chu, The Yellow Claw
1The Microscopic Army!comic story5script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Roz KirbyKarl von Horstbadden, Plan Chu, Suwan, Fritz Voltzmann, Jimmy Woo, The Yellow Claw
2The Spytext story2pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don HeckAndre Corday
3UFO the Lightning Man!comic story5script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Roz KirbyPlan Chu, Suwan, Jimmy Woo, The Yellow Claw
4The Yellow Claw Captured!comic story4script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Roz KirbyKarl von Horstbadden, Suwan, Fritz Voltzmann, Jimmy Woo, The Yellow Claw First
5The Trapcomic story4pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosGusov; Ivan Bullen; Professor Taussig
6Sleeping City!comic story5script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Roz KirbyKarl von Horstbadden, Plan Chu, Suwan, Fritz Voltzmann, Jimmy Woo, The Yellow Claw

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Golden Age of Marvel #[nn]
ISBN 0785105646		1997On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby #1
ISBN 0785115749; 978-0785115748		2004On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Black Knight / Yellow Claw #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-3515-9		2009On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91969-6		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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