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Micronauts #1

Marvel · Series began 1979 · January 1979

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Dates

Cover date: January 1979
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860271401
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Whitman edition

Whitman

Whitman branding on the cover.
This edition’s page

Facsimile reprints exist

Micronauts No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2023). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Dave Cockrum, Michael Golden, Joe Rubinstein, Sal Buscemainks: Al Milgrom, Joe Rubinstein, Michael Golden, Bob McLeodletters: Irv Watanabe, Tom Orzechowskiscript: Bill Mantlo, Stan Leecolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

Homeworld! · 17 pages
Commander Rann returns from his 1000 year space voyage to find that the Warp Drive has been invented, which has allowed Baron Karza to take over the Microverse while he slept in suspended animation. Rann is captured and sent to the Pleasure Pits where his escape is orchestrated by the others, including those who would become members of the Micronauts.

Characters

BugAcroyearMarionetteArcturus RannBaron Karza

Reprinted in

Micronauts Special Edition (1983), Micronauts No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2023), Micronauts: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2023), Micronauts Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2025)