Description: LEGION OF MONSTERS (Marvel Comics Pub; B&W Magazine; NO Comics Code; One-Shot; 76 pages);#1 (9/1975; FIRST PRINTING;** NEAL ADAMS Painted cover; ** FIRST appearance of the LEGION OF MONSTERS Team Name with FRANKENSTEIN Monster, DRACULA, and MANPHIBIAN on the Cover ONLY (Appears to be a Team, but all are SOLO Stories); ** PRE-DATES MARVEL PREMIERE #28 (1st True appearance of the LEGION OF MONSTERS Team) from 2/1976 by FIVE Months; ** ORIGIN and FIRST and ONLY appearance of the MANPHIBIAN partial cover and story; ** FIRST appearance of Aaron Fox and Beth Fox; MANPHIBIAN in Vengeance Crude; MANPHIBIAN created by Marv Wolfman, Tony Isabella, Dave Cockrum; MDB notes; Manphibian is an analog to the obscure DC Comics character known as Devil-Fish. Devil-Fish first appeared in Superboy #202. Both Devil-Fish and Manphibian were original concepts designed by Dave Cockrum. 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Price: 199 USD
Location: Steinbach, Manitoba
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Publication Year: 1975
Issue Number: 1
Character: Frankenstein
Tradition: US Comics
Era: Bronze Age (1970-83)
Series Title: Legion of Monsters
Superhero Team: MANPHIBIAN
Grade: 8.0 Very Fine
Professional Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Genre: Monster