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4[August] 1978
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Marvel Comics Super Special #4

Marvel · [August] 1978 · on sale 1978-05-16

First appearance: Queen Elizabeth IIFirst appearance: Brian EpsteinFirst appearance: Stu Sutcliffe
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Comics Super Special (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
[August] 1978
Key date
1978-08-00
On-sale date
1978-05-16
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$1.50
Pages
68
Barcode
0714860207704

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Queen Elizabeth II - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Astrid Kirchherr - 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
0-cover2pencils: Tom Palmer, George Pérez; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom PalmerPete Best, Brian Epstein First, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr
1-table of contents1script: David Anthony Kraft
2Looking Back on the Beatlestext article5script: David Anthony Kraft; pencils: John Rowlands; inks: John Rowlands; colors: John RowlandsGeorge Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
3The Story of the Beatlescomic story39script: Dave Kraft, Don McGregor; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Klaus Janson, Joe Rubinstein; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: OrzPete Best, Brian Epstein First, George Harrison, Astrid Kirchherr First, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Elvis Presley, Queen Elizabeth II First, Ringo Starr, Stu Sutcliffe First
4Discography 1964-1978text article2pencils: ? (photographs); inks: ? (photographs); colors: ? (photographs); letters: typeset
5The Reel Beatlestext article13script: Mark Esposito; pencils: John Rowlands; inks: John Rowlands; colors: John Rowlands
6Backstagetext article2script: David Anthony Kraft
7-illustration1pencils: John Rowlands; inks: John RowlandsGeorge Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr

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Series context

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Sources

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