CATALOG RECORD
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #1
first appearance of Peregrine, Shamrock, Blitzkrieg and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Peregrine (Alain Racine) — introduction
- Shamrock (Molly Fitzgerald) — introduction
- Blitzkrieg (Franz Mittelstaedt, Marvel) — introduction
- Defensor (Gabriel Sepúlveda, Marvel) — introduction
- Talisman (Marvel, Australian hero) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- June 1982
- On sale
- 1982
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860215906
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Creators
Stories
- A Gathering of Heroes! Chapter 1 · Marvel Heroes · 21 pages
The Grandmaster pulls all of the heroes of earth to an orbiting arena to take place in a cosmic game he has set up with the mysterious Unknown. The Grandmaster and the Unknown each pick twelve heroes to compete in gathering four quarters of the Golden Globe of Life. If the Grandmaster's team wins, his brother, the Collector, will be returned to life but if he loses, his life will be forfeit. Every human on earth has been put in suspended animation to give the heroes a good incentive to play. Let the games begin.
- Marvel Super Heroes - 1982 · 2 pages
Publisher’s description
Elders of the Universe Grandmaster and ‘The Unknown’ use their control over time and space to “BAMF!” ALL of Earth’s heroes to the arena of Champions! Every living being on Earth is now held in suspended animation – and they’ll remain that way unless Marvel’s super heroes agree to take part in the “Contest”! Check out this unbelievably fun read!
Characters
Reprinted in
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions Gallery Edition (2022), Contest of Champions (1999), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003), Avengers: The Contest (2010), Avengers: The Contest (2012), Marvel Firsts: The 1980s (2013), Marvel Super Heroes Contest of Champions (2015)