WWE: Then. Now. Forever. #4 for Sale - First Appearance of Ricochet - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: WWE: Then. Now. Forever. (Boom! Studios, 2018 series)
Issue: #4
Publication date: October 2019
Key date: 2019-10-30
On-sale date: 2019-10-30
Indicia publisher: Boom! Studios
Price: $16.99; 21.99 CAD; 12.99 GBP
Pages: 116
Barcode: 978168415474651699
ISBN: 978-1684154746

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of "Cowboy" Bob Orton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of EC3 - 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	Ric Flair	cover	1	pencils: Felipe Massafera; inks: Felipe Massafera; colors: Felipe Massafera	Ric Flair
1	-	blank page(s)	1
2	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
3	-	credits, title page	2	pencils: Rahzzah; inks: Rahzzah	Asuka, Charlotte Flair, Kane
4	-	credits, title page	2	pencils: Marco D'Alfonso; inks: Marco D'Alfonso	Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey
5	Shinsuke Nakamura	illustration	1	pencils: Serg Acuña; inks: Serg Acuña	Shinsuke Nakamura
6	Internal Audit	comic story	8	script: Arune Singh; pencils: Kendall Goode; inks: Kendall Goode; colors: Kendall Goode; letters: Jim Campbell	"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Irwin R. Schyster
7	Queen vs. Empress	comic story	10	script: Bill Hanstock; pencils: Hyeonjin Kim; inks: Hyeonjin Kim; colors: Wesllei Manoel; letters: Jim Campbell	Asuka, Charlotte Flair, Ric Flair, Triple H
8	The Destruction of Brothers	comic story	10	script: Andrew Stott, Andy Belanger; pencils: Andy Belanger; inks: Andy Belanger; colors: Lee Loughridge; letters: Serge LaPointe	Paul Bearer, Kane, The Undertaker
9	King Without a Crown	comic story	10	script: Lan Pitts; pencils: Serg Acuña; inks: Serg Acuña; colors: Doug Garbark; letters: Jim Campbell	Asuka, Shinsuke Nakamura, Naomi, Natalya, AJ Styles
10	I'm Sorry. I Love You.	comic story	10	script: Ryan Ferrier; pencils: Kendall Goode; inks: Kendall Goode; colors: Kendall Goode; letters: Jim Campbell	Batista, Ric Flair, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Marty Jannetty, Shawn Michaels, Mr. Perfect, Randy Orton, Scott Hall, Dusty Rhodes, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Triple H, X-Pac
11	Main Card	comic story	10	script: Kevin Panetta; pencils: Kendall Goode; inks: Kendall Goode; colors: Kendall Goode; letters: Deron Bennett	Naomi, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso
12	My People	comic story	10	script: Arune Singh; pencils: Kendall Goode; inks: Kendall Goode; colors: Kendall Goode; letters: Deron Bennett	Karl Anderson, Finn Bálor, Alexa Bliss, Daniel Bryan, Carmella, Aiden English, Alicia Fox, Luke Gallows, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Kane, Becky Lynch, Jinder Mahal, Jinder Mahal
13	Blackheart Begins	comic story	2	script: Bill Hanstock; pencils: Rodrigo Lorenzo; inks: Rodrigo Lorenzo; colors: Doug Garbark; letters: Ed Dukeshire	Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano
14	Era Apparent	comic story	2	script: Bill Hanstock; pencils: Rodrigo Lorenzo; inks: Rodrigo Lorenzo; colors: Doug Garbark; letters: Ed Dukeshire	Adam Cole First, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong First
15	From Darkness	comic story	2	script: Bill Hanstock; pencils: Rodrigo Lorenzo; inks: Rodrigo Lorenzo; colors: Doug Garbark; letters: Ed Dukeshire	Malakai Black, Nikki Cross First, Johnny Gargano, William Regal, Velveteen Dream
16	Bro Hymn	comic story	2	script: Bill Hanstock; pencils: Daniel Bayliss; inks: Daniel Bayliss; colors: Daniel Bayliss; letters: Ed Dukeshire	Matt Riddle First, Triple H, Tucker
17	Queen of Spades	comic story	2	script: Bill Hanstock; pencils: Daniel Bayliss; inks: Daniel Bayliss; colors: Daniel Bayliss; letters: Ed Dukeshire	Shayna Baszler, Alexa Bliss, Jessamyn Duke First, Stephanie McMahon, Ronda Rousey, Kairi Sane, Marina Shafir First, Triple H
18	One and Only	comic story	2	script: Bill Hanstock; pencils: Daniel Bayliss; inks: Daniel Bayliss; colors: Daniel Bayliss; letters: Ed Dukeshire	Finn Bálor, Malakai Black, Ricochet First, Velveteen Dream
19	Dream Over	comic story	2	script: Bill Hanstock; pencils: Daniel Bayliss; inks: Daniel Bayliss; colors: Daniel Bayliss; letters: Ed Dukeshire	Tommaso Ciampa, EC3 First, Shinsuke Nakamura, Ricochet First, Velveteen Dream
20	December to Dismember	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	The Sandman First
21	Backlash	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	Edge
22	Judgment Day	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	Kane
23	No Mercy	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	Randy Orton
24	Armageddon	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	Batista
25	Royal Rumble	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	Batista, Shelton Benjamin, Finlay First, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Kane, Mr. Kennedy First, The Miz, John Morrison First, MVP First, Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, CM Punk, Matt Striker First
26	No Way Out	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	Jeff Hardy
27	Backlash	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	The Undertaker
28	One Night Stand	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	Kane
29	Judgment Day	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	Edge
30	Breaking Point	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	Triple H
31	Extreme Rules	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	Sheamus
32	Hell in a Cell	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	The Undertaker
33	Payback	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)	Randy Orton
34	Cowboy Bob Orton & Randy Orton Cover by Marco D'Alfonso	illustration	1	pencils: Marco D'Alfonso; inks: Marco D'Alfonso; colors: Marco D'Alfonso	"Cowboy" Bob Orton First, Randy Orton
35	WWE Wrestlemania 2019 Special Cover by Rahzzah	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Rahzzah; inks: Rahzzah; colors: Rahzzah	Asuka, Charlotte Flair, Kane, Shinsuke Nakamura
36	WWE Wrestlemania 2019 Special Undertaker 100 Variant Cover by Xermanico	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Xermanico; inks: Xermanico; colors: Xermanico	The Undertaker
37	Unlocked Retailer Connecting Covers by Marco D'Alfonso	cover reprint (on interior page)	2	pencils: Marco D'Alfonso; inks: Marco D'Alfonso; colors: Marco D'Alfonso	Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, Lita, Ronda Rousey, Trish Stratus
38	Sid Vicious Cover by Juan Doe	illustration	1	pencils: Juan Doe; inks: Juan Doe; colors: Juan Doe	Sid Justice
39	Woken Matt Hardy Action Figure Cover by Adam Riches	illustration	1	pencils: Adam Riches; inks: Adam Riches; colors: Adam Riches; letters: Adam Riches	Matt Hardy
40	WWE Forever #1 Wraparound Cover by Kendall Goode	cover reprint (on interior page)	2	pencils: Kendall Goode; inks: Kendall Goode; colors: Kendall Goode	Akam, Cedric Alexander, Mustafa Ali, Andrade "Cien" Almas, Jon Moxley, Karl Anderson, Kurt Angle, Asuka, Curtis Axel, Finn Bálor, Mercedes Moné, Bayley, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella
41	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
42	-	blank page(s)	1
43	Wooooo!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Hyeonjin Kim; inks: Hyeonjin Kim	Asuka, Charlotte Flair, Ric Flair, "Macho Man" Randy Savage

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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