Publishers / Dark Horse / Stranger Things (2018) / #4
4January 2019
$3.99

Stranger Things #4

Dark Horse · January 2019 · on sale 2019-01-02

First appearance: The Mind FlayerFirst appearance: Jonathan Byers3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Stranger Things (Dark Horse, 2018 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
January 2019
Key date
2019-01-02
On-sale date
2019-01-02
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price
$3.99
Pages
32
Barcode
76156800341300411

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Mind Flayer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jonathan Byers - 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
0-cover1pencils: Aleksi Briclot; inks: Aleksi Briclot; colors: Aleksi BriclotJoyce Byers, Will Byers, Jim Hopper
1Chapter Fourcomic story20script: Jody Houser; pencils: Stefano Martino; inks: Keith Champagne; colors: Lauren Affe; letters: Nate Piekos, BlambotJonathan Byers First, Will Byers, Demogorgon, Eleven, Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, Mike Wheeler, Joyce Byers, The Mind Flayer First
2-illustration1pencils: Fruiz; inks: Fruiz; colors: Fruiz

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Jen Bartel Coverbarcode 76156800341300421
Ethan Young Coverbarcode 76156800341300431
Photo Coverbarcode 76156800341300441

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Other Side
ISBN 9781506709765; 1506709761		2019On eBay ›
Stranger Things Library Edition #1
ISBN 1-50672-762-X; 978-1-50672-762-2		2021On eBay ›
Stranger Things Omnibus #1
ISBN 9781506727646		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q137659464 (The Mind Flayer), first-appearance property (CC0)

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