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4September 1972
$0.20

Marvel Premiere #4

Marvel · September 1972 · on sale 1972-06-27

First appearance: Ethan StoddardFirst appearance: Bethel DoanFirst appearance: Lemuel Joad
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
September 1972
Key date
1972-09-00
On-sale date
1972-06-27
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 Ethan Stoddard - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Lemuel Joad - 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 Spawn of Sligguth!cover1pencils: Barry Smith; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: John CostanzaDoctor Strange, Stephen Strange
1The Spawn of Sligguth!comic story20script: Archie Goodwin, Roy Thomas; pencils: Barry Smith, Frank Brunner; inks: Frank Brunner; letters: John CostanzaAncient One, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Wong, Bethel Doan First, Lemuel Joad First, Ethan Stoddard First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Doctor Strange #2
ISBN 0-7851-1668-0		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #4
ISBN 978-0-7851-3495-4		2010On eBay ›
A Separate Reality
ISBN 978-0-7851-9444-6		2016On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-96217-3		2024On eBay ›
Back to the Savage Land: Barry Windsor-Smith at Marvel Vol. 1
ISBN 979-8-8750-0152-9		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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