Nova #1 [Newsstand]
(September 1976)

Marvel, 1976 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1976-06-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860235209
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #131.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Nova / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed as B)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (signed as S)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Nova [Richard Rider]; Zorr
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Indexer Notes

The cover is credited in Marv Wolfman's editorial (in issue # 2?) to Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott.

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Nova (Table of Contents: 1)

Nova / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman
Pencils
John Buscema (breakdowns); Joe Sinnott (finished art)
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
Michele Wolfman
Letters
Joe Rosen (pages 1-15, 17-22, 26-31); Gaspar Saladino (page 16, 23, uncredited)
Job Number
JV224
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Nova [Richard Rider] (introduction, origin); Zorr; Centurion Nova-Prime; Charles Rider; Gloria Rider; Robert Rider; Bernie Dillon; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Ginger Jaye; Mike Burley; Donna-Lee Dover
Synopsis
In orbit around Earth, the wounded Centurion Nova-Prime chooses a successor to assume his abilities -- high school student Richard Rider. Rich assumes the costumed identity of Nova and has to battle Centurion Nova-Prime's greatest foe, the conqueror Zorr.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Nova Newsline! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Information on how this series was created and the creative people involved.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes 1/3 page illustration of the principal characters.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Nova
  2. 1. Nova
    Nova
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Nova Newsline!
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore
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