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271October 1984
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Fantastic Four #271

Marvel · October 1984 · on sale 1984-06-26

First appearance: Gormuu2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#271
Publication date
October 1984
Key date
1984-10-00
On-sale date
1984-06-26
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; letters: Phil FelixGormuu First, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards
1Happy Birthday Darling!comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Janice Chiang, Michael HigginsGormuu First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Alicia Masters, Mister Fantastic, Franklin Richards, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, She-Hulk, Johnny Storm, Jennifer Walters, Wyatt Wingfoot
2-in-house column1pencils: Jim StarlinDreadstar
3-letters page1script: Michael Carlin
4Join Our Special Subscriber's Clubpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneAurora, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Eugene Judd, Walter Langkowski, Marrina, Puck, Sasquatch

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860246210
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860246210

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #11985On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne #5
ISBN 0-7851-1844-6		2006On eBay ›
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-8543-7		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #25
ISBN 978-1-302-94939-6		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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