Publishers / Charlton / Blue Beetle (1964) / #4
4January 1965
$0.12

Blue Beetle #4

Charlton · January 1965

First appearance: The Praying Mantis-ManFirst appearance: Hunter Mann
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Identification plate

Series
Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1964 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
January 1965
Key date
1965-01-00
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Praying Mantis-Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hunter Mann - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Praying Mantis-Mancover1pencils: Pat Masulli; inks: Dick GiordanoHunter Mann First, The Praying Mantis-Man First, Blue Beetle, Dan Garrett
1The Praying Mantis-Mancomic story7script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony Tallarico; letters: Jon D'AgostinoHunter Mann First, The Praying Mantis-Man First, Blue Beetle, Dan Garrett
2The Silent Worldcomic story1script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Vince Alascia
3The Chlorophyll Man Chapter 2comic story4script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony Tallarico; letters: Jon D'AgostinoHunter Mann First, The Praying Mantis-Man First, Blue Beetle, Dan Garrett
4-letters page2script: Pat MasulliBlue Beetle, Dan Garrett
5The Garden of Crawling Death - 3comic story4script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony Tallarico; letters: Jon D'AgostinoHunter Mann First, The Praying Mantis-Man First, Blue Beetle, Dan Garrett
6The Outpostcomic story3script: Joe Gill; pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Jon D'Agostino
7Blue Beetle Pin-Upillustration1pencils: Pat Masulli; inks: Pat MasulliBlue Beetle, Dan Garrett
8The Mantis and the Beetle - 4comic story5script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony TallaricoHunter Mann First, The Praying Mantis-Man First, Blue Beetle, Dan Garrett

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DC Finest: Blue Beetle: Blue Beetle Challenges the Red Knight #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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