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222September 1980
$0.50

Fantastic Four #222

Marvel · September 1980 · on sale 1980-06-24

First appearance: Lorrie Melton1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#222
Publication date
September 1980
Key date
1980-09-00
On-sale date
1980-06-24
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lorrie Melton - 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
0Our Son -- Possessed!cover1pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Joe SinnottBen Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Franklin Richards, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
1The Possession of Franklin Richards!comic story17script: Doug Moench; pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: G. Roussos; letters: Jim NovakCrystal, Desadia, Gabriel, Ben Grimm, Agatha Harkness, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Lorrie Melton First, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Nicholas Scratch, Johnny Storm
2Like the Original X-Men? Then You'll Love the New X-Men!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave CockrumX-Men [Cyclops; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Marvel Girl [Phoenix; Jean Grey]; Beast; Iceman; Wolverine; Storm; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Professor X]
3Whatever Knows Fear Burns at the Touch of the Man-Thingpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
4Be Elite! (It's Neat!) Become a Privileged Marvel Subscriber!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie SeverinHulk [Bruce Banner]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]
5The Mighty Marvel Win-Yourself Some-Big-Bucks Contest!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie SeverinHulk [Bruce Banner]
7-letters page1letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860246209

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #20
ISBN 978-1-302-91027-3		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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