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10October 1972
$0.20

Fear #10

Marvel · October 1972 · on sale 1972-07-25

First appearance: Warren ThompsonFirst appearance: Margaret Thompson
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Identification plate

Series
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
October 1972
Key date
1972-10-00
On-sale date
1972-07-25
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Margaret Thompson - 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
0Cry Monster!cover1pencils: Gray Morrow; inks: Gray Morrow; letters: John CostanzaMan-Thing, Ted Sallis
1Man-Thing!comic story10script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Gray Morrow; letters: Artie SimekEllen Brandt, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis, Warren Thompson First, Margaret Thompson First
2Pulsating Pronouncements and Pertinent Propaganda from the Pundits Who Play for Fun!in-house column0.8letters: ?; typesetDoc Savage, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.2
4The Spell of the Sea Witch!!comic story6script: Allyn Brodsky; pencils: Jay Hawk; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Artie SimekFrank 'Bugsy' Malone; Black Harry Malone; Ted; Jan
5There Is Something Strange About Mister Jones!comic story5script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; letters: Artie SimekFreddy Sykes; Davy Jones

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Book of the Dead #21994On eBay ›
Essential Man-Thing #1
ISBN 0-7851-2135-8		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6380-0		2011On eBay ›
Man-Thing Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6463-0		2012On eBay ›
Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9905-2		2015On eBay ›
Adventure into Fear Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 9781302925123		2020On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Man-Thing #1
ISBN 978-1-302-95547-2		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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