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Publishers / Marvel / Fantastic Four (1961) / #176
176November 1976
$0.30

Fantastic Four #176

Marvel · November 1976 · on sale August 24, 1976

First appearance: Archie GoodwinFirst appearance: Marv WolfmanFirst appearance: John Verpoorten
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#176
Publication date
November 1976
Key date
November 1976
On-sale date
August 24, 1976
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246411
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Archie Goodwin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Marv Wolfman - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of John Verpoorten - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Joe Sinnott - 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
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby, John Romita; inks: Joe Sinnott, John Romita; letters: Danny CrespiBen Grimm, Human Torch, Impossible Man, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
1Improbable as It May Seem -- The Impossible Man Is Back in Town!comic story17script: Roy Thomas; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michele W.; letters: Joe RosenGerry Conway, Galactus, Galan, Archie Goodwin First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Impossible Man, Invisible Girl, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Flint Marko, Mister Fantastic, George Pérez, Peter Petruski
2This Duck Is Crazy!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration)
3Howard Lives!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: John Buscema
4The Story Behind the Storyletters page1script: Roy Thomas
5A Scintillating Soliloquy of Stunning Stories, Sagacious Sagas, and Senses-Shattering Super-Heroes!in-house column1script: Stan LeeBruce Banner, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Hulk, Medusa, Peter Parker, Spider-Man

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantastic Four #54 (483)2002On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Visionaries: George Pérez #1
ISBN 0785117253		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2088-2		2006On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-4538-7		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #17
ISBN 978-0-7851-9192-6		2015On eBay ›
Impossible Man #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5520-1		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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