Fantastic Four Annual #23 for Sale - First Appearance of Roderick Campbell - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue: #23
Publication date: 1990
Key date: 1990-00-00
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $2.00; 2.50 CAD
Pages: 68
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Kosmos - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Days of Future Present Part One of Four	cover	1	pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne	Ahab First, Roderick Campbell First, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, She-Thing First, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, Sharon Ventura
1	Contents	table of contents	1	pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Geof Isherwood; colors: Richard Rasche	Franklin Richards
2	When Franklin Comes Marchin' Home	comic story	25	script: Walter Simonson, Bob Harras; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Geof Isherwood; colors: Richard Rasche; letters: Pat Brosseau, Rick Parker	Ahab First, Banshee, Roderick Campbell First, Sean Cassidy, Counterweight, Destroyer, Energizer, Forge, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, Molecula, Alex Power
3	Cast in Fire Carved in Stone	comic story	20	script: James Brock Jr.; pencils: Mark McKenna; inks: Mark McKenna; colors: Brad Vancata; letters: John Morelli	Beyonder, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Moonstone, Marsha Rosenberg, Karla Sofen, Volcana, Bentley Wittman, Wizard, Doctor Octopus, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Kubik, Logan
4	Beyond and Back	comic story	10	script: Len Kaminski; pencils: Greg Capullo; inks: Larry Mahlstedt; colors: Suzanne Dell'Orto; letters: Ken Lopez	D'Spayre, Dark Phoenix, Death, Eternity, Galactus, Galan, High Evolutionary, The In-Betweener, Kosmos First, Kubik, The Living Tribunal, Mangog, Mephisto, Over-Mind
5	3 Issues Free	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: ? (promo copy); pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); colors: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	barcode 07148602915105

Where to read it

Collection	Year
X-Men: Days of Future Present #[nn] ISBN 0871357399	1991	On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #10 ISBN 978-0-7851-6324-4	2012	On eBay ›
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-0-7851-8543-7	2013	On eBay ›
Into the Time Stream ISBN 978-0-7851-8895-7	2014	On eBay ›
X-Men: Days of Future Past #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-8442-3	2014	On eBay ›
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Aftermath	2015	On eBay ›
X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-96011-7	2024	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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