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1June 1979
$0.40

Battle of the Planets #1

Western · June 1979

First appearance: MarkFirst appearance: JasonFirst appearance: Keyop1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Battle of the Planets (Western, 1979 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
June 1979
Key date
1979-06-00
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0335009030406

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Zoltar - 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
0G Force to the Rescue!cover1letters: typesetJason First, Keyop First, Mark First, Princess First, Tiny First, Zoltar First
1Operation: Decoycomic story12script: Gary Poole; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: John DuffyJason First, Keyop First, Mark First, Princess First, Tiny First, Zoltar First
2Undersea Threatcomic story10script: Gary Poole; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: John DuffyJason First, Keyop First, Mark First, Princess First, Tiny First, Zoltar First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

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Series context

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Sources

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