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162September 1975
$0.25

Fantastic Four #162

Marvel · September 1975 · on sale 1975-06-24

First appearance: Gaard1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#162
Publication date
September 1975
Key date
1975-09-00
On-sale date
1975-06-24
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 Gaard - 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
0Two Things Are Deadlier Than One!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Joe RosenBen Grimm, Reed Richards, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, The Thing, The Thing
1The Shape of Things to Come!comic story18script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Joe Sinnott, John Tartaglione; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Joe RosenArkon, Gaard First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Johnny Storm, Johnny Storm, The Thing, The Thing
2-letters page1script: Roy Thomas
3A Frantic, Frenetic, Fun-Filled Forsy into the Fable-Fraught Fortress of Fandom's Favorite Fraternity!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

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 ›
Comic Reader #1191975On 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 ›

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Series context

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Sources

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