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4Winter 1980
$2.00

Epic Illustrated #4

Marvel · Winter 1980 · on sale 1980

First appearance: Aknaton1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Epic Illustrated (Marvel, 1980 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
Winter 1980
Key date
1980-00-00
On-sale date
1980
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$2.00
Pages
100
Barcode
0714860262004

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Aknaton - 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
0-cover1pencils: Mike Kaluta; inks: Mike Kaluta; colors: Mike Kaluta
1Contentstable of contents1letters: typeset
2Overviewtext article2script: Archie Goodwin
3Metamorphosis Odysseyforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Jim Starlin
4Delloran Revisited (Metamorphosis Odyssey Chapter VII)comic story8script: James P. Starlin; pencils: James P. Starlin; inks: James P. Starlin; colors: James P. Starlin; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAknaton First
5The Art of Shotaro Ishimoriillustration3script: Gene Pelc, Archie Goodwin; pencils: Shotaro Ishimori; inks: Shotaro Ishimori
6A Tale of Elric of Melniboneforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1letters: typeset
7The Dreaming City (Part II)comic story12script: Roy Thomas; pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: P. Craig Russell; letters: Tom Orzechowski
8Stalking the Great Graphic Dreamtext article7script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Neal Adams, Michael Golden, Ed Davis; inks: Neal Adams, Michael Golden, Ed Davis
9Introduction to Almuricforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Roy Thomas
10Episode Threecomic story17script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Tim Conrad; inks: Tim Conrad; colors: Tim ConradAlmuric
11Elephant Grasscomic story4script: Marc Hempel; pencils: Marc Hempel; inks: Marc Hempel; colors: Marc Hempel
12Retrospectcomic story4script: B. K. Taylor; pencils: James Fox; inks: James Fox
13-letters page3pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Paul Gulacy
14Survivorscomic story3script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: Paul Kirchner; inks: Paul Kirchner
15Solar Plexuscomic story8script: Rick Veitch; pencils: Rick Veitch; inks: Rick Veitch; colors: Rick Veitch
16Sleeping Dogscomic story15script: Harlan Ellison; pencils: Ken Steacy; inks: Ken Steacy

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.75 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Michael Moorcock's Elric The Dreaming City
ISBN 0-939766-12-4
1982On eBay ›
Almuric #[nn]
ISBN 1-878574-18-3
1991On eBay ›
Night and the Enemy #[nn]
ISBN 0-938965-06--9
1987On eBay ›
The Metamorphosis Odyssey
ISBN 0-943151-28-7
2000On eBay ›
Realms #[nn]
ISBN 087416043X
1987On eBay ›
Dreadstar: The Beginning #[nn]
ISBN 1-60690-119-2; 978-1-60690-119-9
2010On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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