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4August 2013
$3.99

Guardians of the Galaxy #4

Marvel · August 2013 · on sale 2013-06-26

First appearance: Maxilin5 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel, 2013 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
August 2013
Key date
2013-08-00
On-sale date
2013-06-26
Indicia publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price
$3.99
Pages
32
Barcode
75960607830100411
Rating
Rated T

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sara Pichelli; inks: Sara Pichelli; colors: Justin PonsorGamora
1Recap and Credits Pagerecap1letters: typeset
2-comic story20script: Brian Michael Bendis; pencils: Sara Pichelli; inks: Sara Pichelli; colors: Justin Ponsor; letters: VC's Cory PetitArthur Douglas, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Groot, Maxilin First, Pepper Potts, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Tony Stark
3-letters page1script: Stephen Wacker; pencils: Sara Pichelli; inks: Sara Pichelli; colors: Justin Ponsor

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Variant Edition - 'Movie' Coverbarcode 75960607830100421
Variant Edition - Adi Granov Coverbarcode 75960607830100431
Variant Edition - J. Scott Campbell Coverbarcode 75960607830100441
Second Printingbarcode 75960607830100412
Newsstandprice 3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD; barcode 07447061563708

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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