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28July 1964
$0.12

Fantastic Four #28

Marvel · July 1964 · on sale 1964-04-09

First appearance: Norman OsbornFirst appearance: Green GoblinFirst appearance: Mister Hyde1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
July 1964
Key date
1964-07-00
On-sale date
1964-04-09
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 Norman Osborn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Awesome Android, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Iceman, Invisible Girl, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
2We Have to Fight the X-Men!comic story22script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Art SimekAngel, Awesome Android, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Iceman, Invisible Girl, Mad Thinker, Marvel Girl, Alicia Masters, Phillip Masters
92 More Triumphs for Marvel ..!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Chic Stone, Steve Ditko; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Thor Odinson, Cobra, Green Goblin First, Hulk, Mister Hyde First, Norman Osborn First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Thor, Klaus Voorhees, Calvin Zabo First
11-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack KirbyBen Grimm, Human Torch, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #201969On eBay ›
Giant-Size Fantastic Four #41975On eBay ›
Amazing Adventures #111980On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #13
ISBN 0-87135-629-5		1990On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #2
ISBN 0785107312		1999On 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 ›
Giant-Size X-Men #32005On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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