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4October 1985
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Heathcliff #4

Marvel · October 1985 · on sale 1985-07-02

First appearance: "Pops" Heathcliff2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Heathcliff (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
October 1985
Key date
1985-10-00
On-sale date
1985-07-02
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of "Pops" Heathcliff - 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
0Magic Made Easycover1pencils: Warren KremerHeathcliff
1A Day at the Circuscomic story7script: Angelo De Cesare; pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Jacqueline Roettcher; colors: George Roussos, Peter Kremer; letters: Grace KremerHeathcliff, Grandma Nutmeg, Grandpa Nutmeg, Iggy Nutmeg, Sonja, Spike, Willy
2Top Dog Is the Talk of the Town!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Warren Kremer
3Mouse Sittercomic story6script: Dave Manak; pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Jacqueline Roettcher; colors: George Roussos, Peter Kremer; letters: Grace KremerHeathcliff
4They Have Already Begun to Talk About...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Warren Kremer; letters: Grace Kremer
5Bars and Stripescomic story7script: Angelo De Cesare, Jim Salicrup; pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Jacqueline Roettcher; colors: George Roussos, Peter Kremer; letters: Grace KremerHeathcliff, "Pops" Heathcliff First, Grandma Nutmeg, Grandpa Nutmeg, Iggy Nutmeg, Mr. Schultz, Willy
6-in-house column1script: Tom DeFalco
7In Trainingcomic story1Heathcliff

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.65 USD; barcode 0714860254710
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860254710

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Star Comics Magazine #31987On eBay ›
Star Comics Magazine #111988On eBay ›
Heathcliff: Cat and Mouse Games #[nn]
ISBN 0-812-50988-9		1990On eBay ›
Marvel Comics Presents Heathcliff #[nn]1987On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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