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160July 1975
$0.25

Fantastic Four #160

Marvel · July 1975 · on sale 1975-04-22

First appearance: Albert DeVoorFirst appearance: The Thing1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#160
Publication date
July 1975
Key date
1975-07-00
On-sale date
1975-04-22
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Albert DeVoor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Gaspar SaladinoArkon, The Thing First, Reed Richards
1In One World -- And out the Other!comic story18script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: Ray HollowayArkon, Crystal, Albert DeVoor First, Ben Grimm, Ben Grimm, Susan Storm Richards, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Lockjaw, Alicia Masters, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Mister Fantastic, Quicksilver
2-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jack KirbyRed Skull
3A Dynamic Display of Dizzy Doings, Daring Delineations, and Dazzling Descriptions Designed to Dispel Your Despair!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Fantastic Four #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-4538-7		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #15
ISBN 978-0-7851-6625-2		2013On eBay ›
The Crusader Syndrome
ISBN 978-1-302-94875-7		2023On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-302-95552-6		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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