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4August 1976
$0.25

Black Goliath #4

Marvel · August 1976 · on sale 1976-05-18

First appearance: Geoffrey BallardFirst appearance: Regina Clayborne2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Black Goliath (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
August 1976
Key date
1976-08-00
On-sale date
1976-05-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860247408
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Regina Clayborne - 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
0When Giants Clash!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Irv WatanabeBlack Goliath, Wilbur Day, Bill Foster, Stilt-Man
1Enter Stilt-Man-- --Exit Black Goliath!comic story17script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Rich Buckler, Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Bonnie Wilford; letters: A. KaweckiGeoffrey Ballard First, Herbert Bell, Black Goliath, Regina Clayborne First, Wilbur Day, Bill Foster, Celia Jackson, Talia Kruma, Tony Stark, Stilt-Man, Dale West
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3A Pulse-Pounding Palimpsest of Pajandrums Pure, Palaver Paradisic, and Paens Pandemic!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
30ยขprice 0.30 USD
Britishprice 0.10 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Universe by Chris Claremont Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90715-0		2017On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #3
ISBN 978-1-302-91079-2		2018On eBay ›
Ant-Man No More
ISBN 978-1-302-94965-5		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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