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20August 1975
$0.25

Man-Thing #20

Marvel · August 1975 · on sale 1975-05-20

First appearance: Danielle Nicolle1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
August 1975
Key date
1975-08-00
On-sale date
1975-05-20
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 Danielle Nicolle - 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
0The Nightmare Box!cover1pencils: John Romita Sr.; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny CrespiDaredevil, Ben Grimm, Man-Thing, Matt Murdock, Peter Parker, Ted Sallis, Shang-Chi, Spider-Man, The Thing
1The Nightmare Boxcomic story18script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: June BravermanDaredevil, Ben Grimm, Jennifer Kale, Korrek, Man-Thing, Matt Murdock, Danielle Nicolle First, Peter Parker, Richard Rory, Ted Sallis, Scavenger, Carol Selby, Shang-Chi, Spider-Man
2-letters page1script: Steve Gerber
4An Endearing Ensemble of Editorial Errata for Your Enjoyment, Edification and Enlightenment!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 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 #3
ISBN 978-1-302-92775-2		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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