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171June 1976
$0.25

Fantastic Four #171

Marvel · June 1976 · on sale 1976-03-23

First appearance: Gorr2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#171
Publication date
June 1976
Key date
1976-06-00
On-sale date
1976-03-23
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Barcode
714860246206
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gorr - 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
0This Is -- Gorr!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby, John Romita; inks: Joe Sinnott, John Romita; letters: Danny CrespiGorr First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
1Death Is a Golden Gorilla!comic story17script: Roy Thomas, Carla Conway; pencils: Rich Buckler, George Pérez, Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Joe RosenGorr First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Frankie Raye, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2-in-house column0.5letters: typeset
3-letters page1script: Roy Thomas
4News Notes, Nifty Narration, and Nutty Nonsense Not for the Narrow-Minded!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.10 GBP
30¢price 0.30 USD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Fantastic Four #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-4538-7		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #16
ISBN 978-0-7851-8845-2		2014On eBay ›
Fantastic Four: Crusaders & Titans #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8436-2		2013On eBay ›
Counter-Earth Must Die
ISBN 978-1-302-95544-1		2024On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #6
ISBN 978-1-302-96233-3		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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