Nova #15
(November 1977)

Marvel, 1976 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860235211
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Nova / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema (signed as B)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (signed as S)
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Nova [Richard Rider]; Iron Man (robot); Captain America (robot); Hulk (robot); Spider-Man (robot)
Reprints

The Fury Before the Storm! (Table of Contents: 1)

Nova / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (breakdowns); Tom Palmer (finished art)
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Irene Vartanoff
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (p. 1, uncredited); John Costanza

Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Nova [Richard Rider]; Crime-Buster; The Inner Circle; The Krimmons Gang; Nick Fury; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Mike Burley; Bobby Rider; Charles Rider; Iron Man (robot); Captain America (robot); Hulk (robot); Spider-Man (robot)
Synopsis
Nova catches Mike Burley committing a crime, but Mike gets away. Later, Nova is attacked by superheroes who turn out to be S.H.I.E.L.D. Life Model Decoys, sent by Nick Fury to test Nova. Fury wants Nova to help him find Mike Burley, whose scientist brother is being held captive.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Marv Wolfman
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Gerry Einhaus, Marv L. Etter and Scott Gresham.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Letters
typeset

Legal Eagle (Table of Contents: 4)

Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema ?
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Spidey, it's Ralph G. Fake.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Legal Eagle [Ralph G. Fake]; Mary Jane Watson
Synopsis
Spider-Man prevents Legal Eagle from stealing the Bill of Rights from the U.S. Capitol.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Nova
  2. 1. The Fury Before the Storm!
    Nova
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Nova Newsline!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. Legal Eagle
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore