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25April 1964
$0.12

Fantastic Four #25

Marvel · April 1964 · on sale 1964-01-10

First appearance: Matt MurdockFirst appearance: Daredevil1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#25
Publication date
April 1964
Key date
1964-04-00
On-sale date
1964-01-10
Indicia publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Incredible Hulk versus the Thing!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Roussos; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2The Hulk vs. The Thingcomic story22script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: G. Bell; letters: S. RosenBruce Banner, Captain America, Giant-Man, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Iron Man, Rick Jones, Alicia Masters, Mister Fantastic, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym, Reed Richards
9Another Triumph for Marvel!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Artie SimekDaredevil First, Matt Murdock First
11-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky, Dick AyersNick Fury, Ben Grimm, Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Tony Stark, The Thing

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantastic Four Annual #41966On eBay ›
Marvel Treasury Special, Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag #[nn]1974On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #13
ISBN 0-87135-629-5		1990On eBay ›
Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles #[nn]
ISBN 0-671-24391-8		1978On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #2
ISBN 0785107312		1999On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #121986On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #131986On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #1
ISBN 0-7851-1870-5		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #3
ISBN 0-7851-1182-4		2003On eBay ›
Hulk vs. Thing #[nn]1999On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q110414906 (Matt Murdock), first-appearance property (CC0)

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