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Issue: Nova Classic #1
Publication Date: January 2013
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Issues: #1 of 3 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MarvelView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 2013
Volume: 1
Pages: 244
ISBN: 9780785160281
UPC/EAN: 9780785160281
Price: $32.99 CAD
$29.99 USD
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Content Items: 29 (13 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collects Nova (Marvel, 1976 series) #1-12, and Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #171.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
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Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
13 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagNova #1 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1976 was Nova [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagNova #2 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1976 was The First Night of...the Condor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagNova #3 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1976 was --The Deadly Diamondhead Is Ready to Strike! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagNova #4 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1976 was Nova Against the Mighty Thor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagNova #5 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1977 was Evil Is the...Earth-Shaker! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagNova #6 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1977 was And So...the Sphinx! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagNova #7 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1977 was War in Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagNova #8 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1977 was When Megaman Comes Calling -- Don't Answer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagNova #9 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1977 was Fear in the Funhouse! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagNova #10 [30¢ Cover Price] published June 1977 was Four Against the Sphinx! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagNova #11 [30¢ Cover Price] published July 1977 was Nova No More! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagNova #12 [30¢ Cover Price] published August 1977 was Who Is -- the Man Called Photon? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Amazing Spider-Man #171 [30¢ Cover Price] published August 1977 was Photon Is Another Name For...? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Zorr
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From Content Item: FlagNova #1 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1976
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Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Zorr
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The cover is credited in Marv Wolfman's editorial (in issue # 2?) to Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott.
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Nova

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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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Pages: 17
Job Number: JV224
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First Night of the Condor!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Condor; Powerhouse
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Disclose Notes: Giacoia cover credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. Previous inker suggested Al Milgrom.
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The First Night of...the Condor!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Condor (introduction); Powerhouse (introduction, origin); Robert Rider; Gloria Rider; Ginger Jaye; Bernie Dillon; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Mike Burley; Donna-Lee Dover
Synopsis: Nova fights the winged Condor, who has another super-powered youth, Powerhouse, under his control.
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Pages: 18
Job Number: JV295
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Enter Diamondhead... and Exit Nova -- Dead!

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Character(s): Nova; Diamondhead
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--The Deadly Diamondhead Is Ready to Strike!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Diamondhead (introduction, origin); Condor; Destructoid; Robert Rider; Charles Rider; Gloria Rider; Bernie Dillon; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Ginger Jaye; Mike Burley
Synopsis: Diamondhead is seeking more power to enable him to fight someone called the Dreaded One, which brings him into conflict with Nova and also into an alliance with the Condor. Meanwhile, Rich Rider faces problems at home and at school.
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Pages: 17
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The Human Rocket Against the Power of Thor -- Thunder God Gone Mad!

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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Thor
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Nova Against the Mighty Thor

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Corruptor [Jackson Day]; Thor; Ginger Jaye; Bernie Dillon; Mike Burley; Donna-Lee Dover
Synopsis: Nova battles Thor, who is under the control of the Corruptor.
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Pages: 17
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Evil Is the Earth-Shaker!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; The Earth-Shaker
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Evil Is the...Earth-Shaker!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Tyrannus; Subterraneans; the Earth-Shaker; Ginger Jaye; Mike Burley; Donna-Lee Dover; Robert Rider; Bernie Dillon; Gloria Rider; Mr. Fantastic (cameo flashback); Thing (cameo flashback); Marv Wolfman; Sal Buscema; John Verpoorten; Archie Goodwin; Roy Thomas; Stan Lee; Beth Bleckley; Josie
Synopsis: While Nova talks with Marv Wolfman and Sal Buscema about getting his own licensed Marvel comic book, Tyrannus emerges from underground with his Earth-Shaker robot to attack New York City.
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Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Marv Wolfman and Sal Buscema guest star throughout the story, with cameos by other Marvel Bullpen members.
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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Powerhouse; Condor; Diamondhead
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And So...the Sphinx!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Sphinx (introduction, first mentioned in #2); Condor; Diamondhead; Powerhouse; Kur (introduction); Sayge (introduction); Megaman (introduction); Bernie Dillon; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Robert Rider
Synopsis: The Sphinx is revealed to be the Dreaded One that Diamondhead and Condor fear. Meanwhile, Rich's friends wonder about the disappearance of Caps, who has been kidnapped by Megaman.
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Pages: 17
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War in Space!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]
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War in Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Powerhouse; Condor; Diamondhead; Sphinx (origin); Moses (flashback); King Ramses (flashback); Sayge; Kur
Synopsis: Nova is captured by Condor, Diamondhead, and Powerhouse and taken into space. The Sphinx watches them secretly.
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Pages: 17
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Megaman; Robert Rider; Charles Rider; Gloria Rider
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When Megaman Comes Calling -- Don't Answer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Megaman (origin); Powerhouse (cameo); Condor (cameo); Diamondhead (cameo); Zorr (flashback); Centurion Nova-Prime (flashback); Charles Rider; Robert Rider; Bernie Dillon; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Ginger Jaye
Synopsis: The villains from the previous issue abandon Nova on his spaceship. He returns to Earth in time to rescue his friend Caps, who tells him that he was kidnapped by his uncle who is now the villainous Megaman.
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Pages: 17
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Fear in the Funhouse!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Megaman
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Fear in the Funhouse!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Megaman; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Robert Rider; Charles Rider; Gloria Rider; Clara Cooper (introduction)
Synopsis: It's the showdown between Nova and Megaman in a funhouse set ablaze. Meanwhile, Charles Rider is suspended from his job as a school principal.
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And the Sphinx Shall Inherit the Earth!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Powerhouse; Condor; Diamondhead; The Sphinx
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Four Against the Sphinx!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Firefly (introduction?); Powerhouse; Condor; Diamondhead; The Sphinx; Kur; Sayge; Gloria Rider; Robert Rider
Synopsis: Condor, Diamondhead, and Powerhouse attack the Sphinx, and Nova gets caught in the middle.
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Alone Against the Sphinx!

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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Sphinx
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Nova No More!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Sphinx; Powerhouse; Kur; Sayge; Ginger Jaye; Bernie Dillon; Mike Burley; Donna-Lee Dover; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Charles Rider; Gloria Rider; Tony DiMartino; Mr. McCarthy; Tony DiMartino
Synopsis: The Sphinx realizes that Nova holds the secret he has been searching for, but he decides not to take it by force -- this time. Meanwhile, Rich Rider is failing in school and his friends are worried about him.
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Pages: 17
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Face-to-Face with Spider-Man

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Ralph Rider
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Who Is -- the Man Called Photon?

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Photon (introduction); Spider-Man [also appears as Peter Parker]; Ralph Rider (death); Harry Daze; Jason Dean; Michael Lincoln; Franklin Risk; Charles Rider; Captain James Steele; Manners (butler)
Synopsis: Rich's uncle Ralph is murdered by Photon because of a secret chemical formula he was working on that several men were trying to acquire. Nova and Spider-Man team up to figure out the true identity of Photon.
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Pages: 17
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Side-By-Side With Nova

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Nova [Richard Rider]; Photon [Jason Dean]
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Photon Is Another Name For...?

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Nova [Richard Rider]; Photon [Jason Dean]; A.I.M.; Molten Man; Liz Allan; Harry Osborn; Dr. Ralph Rider; Franklin Risk; Michael Lincoln; Harry Daze; Captain James Steele; Manners (butler; dead)
Synopsis: Spider-Man and Nova determine the true identity of Photon and solve the mystery of who killed Nova's uncle.
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Pages: 17
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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover process of Nova #12 by John Buscema.

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