Shade the Changing Man, Vol. 1  #1, 4.5 Very Good +, Escape To Battleground Earth, Front Cover Back Cover Comic Details Series Group Shade the Changing Man Series Shade the Changing Man, Vol. 1 Issue 1 Grade Very Good / VG + Key Book 1st appearance of Shade the Changing Man 1st appearance of American Scream Image Source ACTUAL Cover Date July 1977 Publisher DC Comics Format Comic Age Bronze Color Color Country USA Language English Cover Price $0.35 No. of Pages 32 Genre Adventure, Science Fiction, Super-Heroes, Action Creators Writer Steve Ditko Writer Michael J. Fleisher Artist Steve Ditko Penciller Steve Ditko Colorist Liz Bérubé Letterer Bill Morse Cover Artist Steve Ditko Cover Penciller Steve Ditko Editor Joe Orlando Editor Jack C. Harris Characters Shade the Changing Man (Rac Shade) Mellu Loron Form Jake Gole Leno Wizor Zokag the Demolisher Plot 1st appearance of Shade, the Changing Man. Cover by Steve Ditko. Escape to Battleground Earth!, script by Steve Ditko and Michael Fleisher, art by Steve Ditko; Shade gets out of a prison in Meta, goes to Earth, and tries to clear his reputation—he claims innocence; With the help of his M-vest, he begins searching for Kempo; he also battles Zokag. First appearances of Mellu Loron, Crime council, The Form and Wizo. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35. Shipping Information - WE COMBINE SHIPPING! We combine shipping on all items. Please use the cart feature on multiple items, or let us know that you have purchased multiple items. We will invoice you once on multiple items, which greatly reduces shipping costs on multiple comic book purchases. Because shipping costs change and there are so many variables, we try to avoid using eBay calculated costs, or mutliple items rules. We do NOT make money on shipping - we just need to make sure that the charges are accurate to cover the cost of shipping. We primarily ship via USPS for domestic orders, unless it is a high dollar item, or the customer requests otherwise. How We Grade Comics At Zoltan's Comics, we grade comics less than $10 in value using the basic letter grading scale with general number grade. For comics valued at $10 or more, the grade will be more accurately represented by the ten-point grading scale. We also use stock images for many of our lower value books, or books graded at NM. Books with a higher value, or where exact condition is critical, will have actual scans or photos. We will always indicate in the listing whether the image is "STOCK" or "ACTUAL." Very few comics are returned to us due to grading, but should you receive a comic that you believe is not properly graded, please contact us through the eBay message system and report the problem. We will gladly work out a solution that meets your needs and concerns. Please note that unauthorized returns are returned at the sender's own expense. About Zoltan's Comics Thank you for choosing to do business with Zoltan's Comics. We've been dealing comics for more than 20 years, and work hard to keep our customers satisfied. We grade our comics to the best of our ability and experience using We ship in secure packaging, primarily through USPS, but will accommodate alternate methods if the customer prefers, at an additional cost. We combine shipping on auctions and cart purchases provided the buyer makes us aware prior to invoice.