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16April 1975
$0.25

Man-Thing #16

Marvel · April 1975 · on sale 1975-01-21

First appearance: The Mad VikingFirst appearance: Astrid Josefsen1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
April 1975
Key date
1975-04-00
On-sale date
1975-01-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Mad Viking - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Death of a Legend!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Mad Viking First, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis
1Decay Meets the Mad Viking!comic story18script: Steve Gerber; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Artie SimekAstrid Josefsen First, The Mad Viking First, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis
2-letters page1script: Steve Gerber

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.08 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Man-Thing #2
ISBN 9780785130666		2008On eBay ›
Man-Thing Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6463-0		2012On 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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