Why it's Hot:
- Cover art by Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott
- 1st Appearance and Origin of Nova, Richard Rider
- 1st Appearance and Death of Rhomann Dey, Corpsman of the Nova Corps
- 1st Appearance of Robbie Rider, Nova's brother
- 1st Appearance of Ginger Jaye
Synopsis:
Gravely wounded after his world is destroyed, Nova Prime Rhomann Dey searches the cosmos for a worthy successor and chooses Earth teenager Richard Rider. Struck by an emerald beam, Rich awakens with the powers of a Nova Centurion and must stop the murderous alien Zorr before his new home suffers the same fate. Written by Marv Wolfman, with art by Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott.
