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22October 1975
$0.25

Man-Thing #22

Marvel · October 1975 · on sale 1975-07-15

First appearance: Steve Gerber1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
October 1975
Key date
1975-10-00
On-sale date
1975-07-15
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 Steve Gerber - 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
0When Strikes the Nether-Spawn!cover1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: John CostanzaMan-Thing, Danielle Nicolle, Ted Sallis
1Pop Goes the Cosmos!comic story18script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Don Warfield; letters: Irv WatanabeBruce Banner, Wallace Corlee, Dakimh, Ross Everbest, Foolkiller, Steve Gerber First, Howard the Duck, Hulk, Human Torch, Mark Jackson, Astrid Josefsen, Jennifer Kale, Klonus, Korrek

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 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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