Publishers / Marvel / Fantastic Four Annual (1963) / #17
17[May] 1983
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Fantastic Four Annual #17

Marvel · [May] 1983 · on sale 1983-05-10

First appearance: RobertaFirst appearance: Sharon SelleckFirst appearance: Julie Angel2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
[May] 1983
Key date
1983-05-10
On-sale date
1983-05-10
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Julie Angel - 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: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneBen Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2Legacycomic story38script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Jim NovakJulie Angel First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Roberta First, Sharon Selleck First, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
5Spread the Good News!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
11A Marvel Magazinepromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
12The Thing Is on the Move…promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)Ben Grimm, The Thing

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; barcode 0714860291535
Canadianprice 1.25 CAD; barcode 0714860291535

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne #3
ISBN 0-7851-1679-6		2005On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne #[1]
ISBN 0-7851-0779-7		2001On eBay ›
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5824-0		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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