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177December 1976
$0.30

Fantastic Four #177

Marvel · December 1976 · on sale 1976-09-28

First appearance: Texas TwisterFirst appearance: Drew DanielsFirst appearance: Captain Ultra1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#177
Publication date
December 1976
Key date
1976-12-00
On-sale date
1976-09-28
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246212
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Texas Twister - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Drew Daniels - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Captain Ultra - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Griffin Gogol - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Oscar Kincaid Jr. - 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: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Irv WatanabeThe Brute, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Flint Marko, Mister Fantastic, Peter Petruski, Reed Richards, Sandman, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing, Trapster, Bentley Wittman
1Look Out for the Frightful Four!comic story17script: Roy Thomas, Mike Friedrich; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Joe RosenThe Brute, Captain Ultra First, Walter Collins, Drew Daniels First, Griffin Gogol First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Impossible Man, Invisible Girl, Oscar Kincaid Jr. First, Flint Marko, Mister Fantastic, Greer Nelson, Osprey First
2-letters page1script: Roy Thomas
3A Testament to Tapestries Tempestuous, Tales Titanic, and Tableaux Treasured!in-house column1script: Stan LeeSpider-Man

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.10 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantastic Four Visionaries: George Pérez #1
ISBN 0785117253		2005On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-4538-7		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #17
ISBN 978-0-7851-9192-6		2015On 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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