Nova (vol. 1) #14 (Oct. 1977):
“Massacre at Truman High!”
by Marv Wolfman, Sal Buscema, Dick Giordano

Nova (vol. 1) #14

Title: “Massacre at Truman High!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1977

Publisher:
Written by: Marv Wolfman
Art by: Sal Buscema, Dick Giordano

19 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Nova (Richard Rider) (lead character)		Nova Corps; Secret Defenders...  The Champions of Xandar; The Defenders; The New Warriors [attended Harry S. Truman High]		427
Sandman (Flint Marko)		Intruders (leader); Next Wave...  Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve; The Avengers; The Frightful Four; Wild Pack		388
NYPD (details)  two unnamed cops		[police department]		1,396
Doctor Von Flessle (Karl von Horstbadden)	Nazi	[Commandant of Auschwitz Concentration camp]		23
Mike Burley		[present when his friend Nova received his powers]		17
Samuel Burley		[older brother of Nova's friend Mike]		3
Caps (Roger Cooper)		Empire State University; Harry S. Truman High School [friend of Richard Rider (Nova)]		29
Bernie Dillon		[former Harry S. Truman High student]		22
Benjamin Dover		[refused to loan money to Nova's father Charles Rider]		1
Donna-Lee Dover		[girlfriend of Nova's friend Mike Burley]		12
Ginger Jaye		Harry S. Truman High School [friend of Richard Rider (Nova)]		32
Charles Rider		[Nova's father]		43
Mr. Ryan		[professor]		4
T'Kora	African primal-indigenous religion: Black Panther Cult	[doctor]		2
Yellow Claw (Plan Tzu) (details)  Yellow Claw is a "mystery villain" in this issue, but his identity will not be revealed until issue #16. He is seen in this issue only in shadow.	Chinese traditional religion; alchemist; occult	[leader of own crime organization]		15
The Inner Circle		[1st app: Nova (vol. 1) #14 (Oct. 1977)]		5
Harry S. Truman High School		[high school]		12
unnamed bank guard		The Inner Circle [gave Nova's dad Charles Rider card to contact Inner Circle]		1
Harry S Truman (mentioned)  Harry S Truman High School is a major setting in this issue.	Baptist	U.S. Army		174

This publication is also known as: The Man Called Nova #14.

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