Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #4 for Sale - First Appearance of Rancor - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Guardians of the Galaxy Annual (Marvel, 1991 series)
Issue: #4
Publication date: [August] 1994
Key date: 1994-08-00
On-sale date: 1994-06
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $2.95; 4.00 CAD
Pages: 68
Barcode: 75960601787400411
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Uilig - 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	-	cover	1	pencils: Kevin West; inks: Steve Montano; colors: Evelyn Stein	Vance Astro, Charlie-27, Rita DeMara, Nikki, Aleta Ogord, Rancor First, Talon, Yondu Udonta, Yellowjacket, Yondu
1	Table of Contents	table of contents	1	pencils: Jim Hall; inks: Tom Christopher; colors: Evelyn Stein	Rancor First
2	Wrath of a Woman Scorned	comic story	48	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Jim Hall, Kevin West, Ed Lazellari; inks: Tom Christopher, Mark McKenna, Jim Amash, Mickey Ritter, Bob Almond, Rodney Ramos; colors: Evelyn Stein; letters: Steve Dutro	Vance Astro, Bat-Wing First, Blockade First, Charlie-27, Rita DeMara, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Galactus, Galan, Hawk God, Loki, Martinex, Mind-Scan First, Nightmare
12	Future History! Part III of III	comic story	3	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Yancey Labat; inks: Scott Koblish; colors: Lia Pelosi; letters: Loretta Krol	Belle First, Black Bolt, Black Widow, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Frank Castle, Doctor Strange, Anthony Druid, Doctor Druid, Era, Molly Fitzgerald, Gorgon, Karnak, Krugarr
13	Aleta	illustration	1	pencils: Steve Montano; inks: Steve Montano; colors: Evelyn Stein	Aleta Ogord, Starhawk
14	The "Icarus" Schematic	character profile	2	pencils: Eliot Brown; inks: Eliot Brown; colors: Lia Pelosi

Where to read it

Collection	Year
In the Year 3000 ISBN 978-1-302-48990-8	2016	On eBay ›
Guardians of the Galaxy Classic: In the Year 3000 #3 ISBN 978-1-302-90443-2	2017	On eBay ›

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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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