Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Gaius - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2026 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: May 2026
Key date: 2026-05-00
On-sale date: 2026-03-11
Indicia publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price: $4.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 75960621389400211
Rating: Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gaius - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Greg Land; inks: Greg Land; colors: Rachelle Rosenberg	Cornelius, General Ursus, Doctor Zaius, Zira
1	-	comic story	20	script: Josh Trujillo; pencils: Andrea Di Vito; inks: Andrea Di Vito; colors: Erick Arciniega; letters: VC's Joe Caramagna	Cornelius, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Ivan Kragoff, Mister Fantastic, Red Ghost, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing, General Ursus
2	-	credits, title page	2	letters: typeset
3	Next	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Greg Land; inks: Greg Land; colors: Rachelle Rosenberg

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Carlo Pagulayan Cover	barcode 75960621389400241
Davi Go Cover	barcode 75960621389400231
Ron Frenz Cover	barcode 75960621389400221

Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q134125288 (Gaius), first-appearance property (CC0)

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