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4July 1976
$0.25

Howard the Duck #4

Marvel · July 1976

First appearance: Paul SameFirst appearance: Winky-Man2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
July 1976
Key date
1976-07-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860241507
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Winky-Man - 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
0When the Sleeper Wakes!cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Steve Leialoha; letters: Danny CrespiHoward the Duck, Paul Same First, Winky-Man First
1The Sleep... of the Just!comic story17script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: S. Leialoha; colors: Michele W.; letters: A. KaweckiHoward the Duck, Paul Same First, Beverly Switzler, Winky-Man First
2-in-house column0.5letters: typeset
3-letters page1script: Steve Gerber
4An Omnium-Gatherum of Odyssey's Occult, Olios Odd, and Occasions Obbligato!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
30ยขprice 0.30 USD
Britishprice 0.10 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Howard the Duck #12002On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1291976On eBay ›
Howard the Duck Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3023-9		2008On eBay ›
Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9776-8		2015On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Howard the Duck #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92216-0		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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