Publishers / DC / Son of Ambush Bug (1986) / #4
4October 1986
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Son of Ambush Bug #4

DC · October 1986 · on sale 1986-06-10

First appearance: Cheeks the Toy Wonder2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Son of Ambush Bug (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
October 1986
Key date
1986-10-00
On-sale date
1986-06-10
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Cheeks the Toy Wonder - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Bob Oksner; colors: Anthony TollinAmbush Bug, Irwin Schwab
1Mind-Slaves of the Caption King!comic story22script: Keith Giffen, Robert Loren Fleming; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Bob Oksner; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: John CostanzaAmbush Bug, Cheeks the Toy Wonder First, Irwin Schwab
2Letters to... Me!letters page2script: ? [as Ambush Bug]; letters: typeset
3-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893121810
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893121810

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents Ambush Bug #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2180-5		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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