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4October 1974
$0.25

Doctor Strange #4

Marvel · October 1974 · on sale July 9, 1974

First appearance: Famine1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
October 1974
Key date
October 1974
On-sale date
July 9, 1974
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Famine - 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
0Doctor Strange Meets... Death!cover1pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Frank Brunner; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Danny CrespiDeath, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
1...Where Bound'ries.... Decaycomic story18script: Steve Englehart, Frank Brunner; pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Dick Giordano, Bob Wiacek, Neal Adams, Crusty Bunkers; colors: L. Lessmann; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAgamotto, Ancient One, Aragorn, Bruce Banner, Brunnhilde, Clea, Isaiah Curwen, Death, Famine First, Hulk, Namor, Peter Parker, Norrin Radd, Silver Dagger
2-letters page2letters: typeset
3Wondrously Witty Words from a Woomful of Wombats!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.07 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Doctor Strange / Silver Dagger #11983On eBay ›
Essential Doctor Strange #3
ISBN 978-0785127338		2007On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-5022-0		2011On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1081974On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: A Separate Reality #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0836-X		2002On eBay ›
A Separate Reality
ISBN 978-0-7851-9444-6		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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