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Cover: Carmine Infantino & Tom Palmer

Nova #19

May 1978 · Marvel · 0.35 USD

📊 ~28,301 copies sold its debut month

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“Blackout Means Business, and His Business Is Murder!”

In "Blackout Means Business, and His Business Is Murder!", Nova faces off against the vengeful Blackout, a man whose life was shattered by a tragic accident that granted him terrifying powers. Written by Marv Wolfman and brought to life with dynamic art by Carmine Infantino and Tom Palmer, this 1978 issue delivers a tense showdown that leaves Nova's fate hanging in the balance. The cover by Carmine Infantino and Tom Palmer captures the intensity of the moment.

writer Marv Wolfman · artist Carmine Infantino · artist, inker Tom Palmer · colorist Michele Wolfman · letterer Joe Rosen · cover Carmine Infantino, Tom Palmer

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Fine) $8

CGC 9.8 · 59 in census $133*

CGC 9.6 · 43 in census $54*

CGC 9.4 · 21 in census $34*

CGC 9.2 · 10 in census $30*

CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $30*

CGC 8.5 · 5 in census $30*

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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $30*

CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $30*

CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $30*

CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $30*

CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $30*

CGC 5.5 none in existence

CGC 5.0 none in existence

CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $30*

CGC 4.0 none in existence

CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $30*

* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade

Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

writer Marv Wolfman

artist Carmine Infantino

artist, inker Tom Palmer

colorist Michele Wolfman

letterer Joe Rosen

cover pencils Carmine Infantino

cover inks Tom Palmer

Reprints

Reprinted in Spider-Man Comic #311 (1979), Spider-Man Comic #312 (1979), Nova #20 (1979), Gli Eterni #20 (1979), Essential Nova #1 (2006), Nova Classic #2 (2013), Nova: Richard Rider Omnibus #[nn] (2022)

Key issues in Nova

#1 1st appearance — Richard Rider

#3 1st appearance — Diamondhead

#4 1st appearance — Corruptor

#5 1st appearance — Josie

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