Publishers / Marvel / Giant-Size Man-Thing (1974) / #5
5August 1975
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Giant-Size Man-Thing #5

Marvel · August 1975 · on sale 1975-04-15

First appearance: HellcowFirst appearance: Officer Tompkins
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Identification plate

Series
Giant-Size Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
August 1975
Key date
1975-08-00
On-sale date
1975-04-15
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Officer Tompkins - 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
0Three Faces of Fear!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Gaspar SaladinoMan-Thing, Ted Sallis
1Fear Times Three!comic story3script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: G. L. PeterEllen Brandt, Swabada, Ted Sallis
2There's a Party in 6G!comic story11script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom SuttonMan-Thing, Ted Sallis
3The Sins of the Fathers...comic story10script: Len Wein; pencils: John Buscema; inks: F. Springer; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Joe RosenMan-Thing, Ted Sallis
4Lifeline!comic story11script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Tom Sutton; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Karen MantloMan-Thing, Ted Sallis
5-letters page2pencils: Frank Brunner, Ron Wilson; inks: Frank Brunner, Frank SpringerMan-Thing; Howard the Duck; Garko, the Man-Frog
6Hellcow!comic story10script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Annette KaweckiDracula, Hellcow First, Howard the Duck, Officer Tompkins First
7A Sight for Sore Eyescomic story4pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Abe Simon; editing: Stan Lee

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Treasury Edition #121976On eBay ›
Essential Howard the Duck #12002On eBay ›
Silver Surfer vs. Dracula #11994On eBay ›
Essential Man-Thing #2
ISBN 9780785130666		2008On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1181975On eBay ›
Man-Thing Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6463-0		2012On eBay ›
Howard the Duck Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3023-9		2008On eBay ›
Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9776-8		2015On eBay ›
Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection #2
ISBN 978-1-302-90241-4		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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