Publishers / Marvel / Rise of Apocalypse (1996) / #4
4January 1997
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Rise of Apocalypse #4

Marvel · January 1997 · on sale 1996-11-20

Origin: ApocalypseDeath of Nephri1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Rise of Apocalypse (Marvel, 1996 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
January 1997
Key date
1997-01-00
On-sale date
1996-11-20
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960603650900411
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Apocalypse, En Sabah Nur.

Death on record for: Nephri.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Ageless Fury!cover2pencils: Adam Pollina; inks: Mark Morales; colors: Liquid!; letters: Todd KleinApocalypse, En Sabah Nur
1The First Cullingcomic story22script: Terry Kavanagh, James Felder; pencils: Adam Pollina, Anthony Williams; inks: Mark Morales, Al Milgrom; colors: Christian Lichtner, Graphic Colorworks; letters: Richard Starkings, ComicraftApocalypse Origin, En Sabah Nur Origin, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Logos, Mister Fantastic, Nephri Death, Ozymandias, Rama-Tut, Nathaniel Richards, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm
2-in-house column2pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typesetDeadpool, Flashfire, Gladiator, Grannz, Kallark, Oracle, Norrin Radd, Silver Surfer, Smasher, Starbolt, Titan, Vril-Rokk, Wade Wilson

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.99 USD; 2.70 CAD; barcode 00928103650004

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men: The Rise of Apocalypse #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90069-4		2016On eBay ›
X-Men: Rise of Apocalypse #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0586-7		1998On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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