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276March 1985
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Fantastic Four #276

Marvel · March 1985

First appearance: Alma Chalmers2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#276
Publication date
March 1985
Key date
1985-03-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Alma Chalmers - 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
0Evening of the Witchcover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneInvisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards
1Suffer a Witch to Live...comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John WorkmanAlma Chalmers First, Doctor Strange, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Alicia Masters, Mephisto, Mister Fantastic, Franklin Richards, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, She-Hulk, Johnny Storm, Stephen Strange, Jennifer Walters
2-in-house column1script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Archie Goodwin, Sergio Aragonés; inks: Archie Goodwin, Sergio AragonésArchie Goodwin; Groo
3-letters page1letters: typeset
4Celebrate the Holidays!!!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: ?; typesetIron Man, Tony Stark

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860246203
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860246203

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne #6
ISBN 0785121900		2006On eBay ›
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-8543-7		2013On eBay ›
Mephisto: Speak of the Devil #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92361-7		2020On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #25
ISBN 978-1-302-94939-6		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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