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157April 1975
$0.25

Fantastic Four #157

Marvel · April 1975 · on sale 1975-01-28

First appearance: MephistoFirst appearance: Doomsman II1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#157
Publication date
April 1975
Key date
1975-04-00
On-sale date
1975-01-28
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 Mephisto - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Carnage at Castle Latveria!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Gaspar SaladinoMedusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Doomsman II First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Medusa, Mister Fantastic, Norrin Radd, Reed Richards, Silver Surfer, Johnny Storm, The Thing
1And Now-- The End Game Cometh!comic story19script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: P. Goldberg; letters: Joe RosenMedusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Doomsman II First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Medusa, Mephisto First, Mister Fantastic, Norrin Radd, Reed Richards, Shalla-Bal, Silver Surfer, Johnny Storm
2Another Assortment of Action-Packed Ad-Libs and Astonishing Addendums!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.08 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Comic Reader #1141975On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #15
ISBN 978-0-7851-6625-2		2013On eBay ›
The Crusader Syndrome
ISBN 978-1-302-94875-7		2023On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-302-95552-6		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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