Publishers / Marvel / Firestar (1986) / #4
4June 1986
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

Firestar #4

Marvel · June 1986 · on sale 1986-02-11

Death of Randall Chase2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Firestar (Marvel, 1986 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
June 1986
Key date
1986-06-00
On-sale date
1986-02-11
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Randall Chase.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith; inks: Barry Windsor-SmithFirestar, Angelica Jones
1Now Strikes the Assassin!comic story23script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Mary Wilshire; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Daina Graziunas; letters: Tom Orzechowski, BuhalisBlack Queen, Randall Chase Death, Firestar, Emma Frost, Angelica Jones, Bartholomew Jones, Roulette, Sebastian Shaw, Jennifer Stavros, White Queen
2The Bullpen Christmas Party...in-house column1script: Jim Shooter

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860217706
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860217706

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men: Lifedeath #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5524-9		2011On eBay ›
Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4326-0		2010On eBay ›
X-Men Origins: Firestar #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90393-0		2017On eBay ›
New Mutants Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-93234-3		2021On eBay ›
X-Men: Firestar #[nn]2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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