American Update: Well met by Moon Knight! MK’s premier appearance in Werewolf by Night #32!
*Horror/Mystery 1960-1980’s: The horror series, Werewolf By Night, starring the implausibly-named Jack Russell as the eponymous lycanthrope, launched an unexpected career when in issue #32, the villain du jour was one Moon Knight, a silver-clad crusader with an agenda to claim the Werewolf’s pelt. Needless to say, it was all one of those wacky heroic misunderstandings, but nevertheless, Moon Knight caught the public’s eye, rapidly getting his own tryout strip in Marvel Spotlight, and, after a number of other guest-appearances, his own title by Moench and Sienkiewicz, who brought the character such prominence that he has seldom been out of publication since. Don Perlin, illustrator of this issue, isn’t Bill Sienkiewicz – to put it mildly – but this is the first appearance of the hugely popular character, and shooting up in price. This is a pence stamped copy, which has also had a (slightly-higher price) pence sticker placed over the overstamp. In every other respect, it’s an attractive VF+ – would grade higher without the sticker – and is offered at £275. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD