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120March 1972
$0.20

Fantastic Four #120

Marvel · March 1972 · on sale 1971-12-21

First appearance: Air-Walker1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#120
Publication date
March 1972
Key date
1972-03-00
On-sale date
1971-12-21
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Air-Walker - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Air-Walker!cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Sam RosenAir-Walker First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
1The Horror That Walks on Air!comic story21script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Artie SimekAir-Walker First, Walter Collins, Ben Grimm, Agatha Harkness, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2Mighty Marvel Is Back on the Track!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3-letters page1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Treasury Edition #211979On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #6
ISBN 0-7851-2697-X		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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