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4July 1972
$0.20

Marvel Feature #4

Marvel · July 1972 · on sale 1972-04-18

First appearance: OrkieFirst appearance: M'Sieu Tete
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
July 1972
Key date
1972-07-00
On-sale date
1972-04-18
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of M'Sieu Tete - 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-cover1pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe; letters: John CostanzaAnt-Man, Hank Pym
1The Incredible Shrinking Doom!comic story20script: Mike Friedrich, Roy Thomas; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe; letters: John CostanzaAnt-Man, Clint Barton, Billy Connors, Martha Connors, Giant-Man, Hawkeye, Orkie First, Peter Parker, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Spider-Man, M'Sieu Tete First, Wasp, Yellowjacket
2Incredible, Inedible Info to Stun Your Six Senses and Soothe Your Secret Soul!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3-letters page1script: Steve Englehart

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6380-0		2011On eBay ›
True Believers: Ant-Man Incredible Shrinking Doom #12018On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #3
ISBN 978-1-302-91079-2		2018On eBay ›
Ant-Man #12020On eBay ›
Ant-Man No More
ISBN 978-1-302-94965-5		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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