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4September-October 1971
$0.25

Mister Miracle #4

DC · September-October 1971 · on sale 1971-07-15

First appearance: Big Barda
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Identification plate

Series
Mister Miracle (DC, 1971 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
September-October 1971
Key date
1971-09-00
On-sale date
1971-07-15
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Big Barda - 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
0Big Barda!cover1script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Ben OdaScott Free, Mister Miracle
1The Closing Jaws of Death!comic story22script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaDoctor Bedlam, Big Barda First, Scott Free, Mister Miracle, Oberon
2-letters page1script: Mark Evanier, Steve Sherman
3Pirate or Patriot?comic story4script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack KirbyJean Laffite; Captain Lockyer; Captain McWilliams; Dominique; Governor Claiborne; Pierre Laffite; Edward Livingstone; General Andrew Jackson
4-text article0.5script: Carmine Infantino
5The Romance of Rip Cartercomic story11script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Jack KirbyBrooklyn, Rip Carter, Andre Chavard, Jan Haasan, Alfy Twidgett

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Jack Kirby's Mister Miracle #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-457-2		1998On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1357-2		2007On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3440-9		2012On eBay ›
Mister Miracle by Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7717-8		2017On eBay ›
The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7475-7		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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