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4February 1981
$0.50

Moon Knight #4

Marvel · February 1981

First appearance: RazorFirst appearance: Boom-BoomFirst appearance: BullOrigin: Moon KnightDeath of Boom-Boom1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Moon Knight (Marvel, 1980 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
February 1981
Key date
1981-02-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Moon Knight.

Death on record for: Boom-Boom, Bull.

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 Committee of 5cover1pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill SienkiewiczBoom-Boom First, Bull First, Dragon First, Ice First, Moon Knight, Razor First, Marc Spector
2A Committee of 5comic story23script: Doug Moench; pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz, Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Sharen; letters: ParkerMarlene Alraune, Boom-Boom First, Bull First, Bertrand Crawley, Dragon First, Jean-Paul Duchamp, Marc Spector, Ice First, Gena Landers, Ray Landers, Ricky Landers, Marc Spector, Moon Knight Origin, Razor First
4Captain Universe - The Hero Who Could Be You!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko
8Celebrate Marvel Comics’ 20th anniversary!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
9Mighty Marvel’s Big Money-Saving Holiday Offer!promo (ad from the publisher)1Doctor Strange; Captain America; Hulk; Spider-Man; Nightcrawler; Daredevil; Thing; Human Torch; Iron Man
10Buy this book!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Frank MillerClea, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Wong

Plus 8.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860233702

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Moon Knight #1
ISBN 0-7851-2092-0		2006On eBay ›
Bad Moon Rising
ISBN 978-0-7851-9096-7		2014On eBay ›
Moon Knight Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92686-1		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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