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195June 1978
$0.35

Fantastic Four #195

Marvel · June 1978 · on sale 1978-03-28

First appearance: Victor von Doom1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#195
Publication date
June 1978
Key date
1978-06-00
On-sale date
1978-03-28
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246206
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Victor von Doom - 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
0Rampaging Retrievers!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Joe SinnottInvisible Girl, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Susan Storm Richards
1Beware the Ravaging Retrievers!comic story18script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Keith Pollard, Pablo Marcos; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: P. Rache; letters: Denise V. WohlVictor von Doom First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Impossible Man, Invisible Girl, Vashti, Mister Fantastic, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantastic Four: The Overthrow of Doom #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5605-5		2011On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #9
ISBN 978-0-7851-8410-2		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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