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4April 1974
$0.20

Man-Thing #4

Marvel · April 1974 · on sale January 8, 1974

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Identification plate

Series
Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
April 1974
Key date
April 1974
On-sale date
January 8, 1974
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom PalmerMan-Thing, Ted Sallis
1The Making of a Madman!comic story19script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Val Mayerik; inks: Jack Abel; colors: L. Lessmann; letters: Dave HuntRoss Everbest, Foolkiller, Ruth Hart, Man-Thing, Hank Paulsen, Richard Rory, Ted Sallis, F. A. Schist, Professor Slaughter, Hargood William Todd Wickham
2-letters page1script: Steve Gerber

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Man-Thing #1
ISBN 0-7851-2135-8		2006On 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 ›
Marvel Masterworks: Man-Thing #2
ISBN 978-1-302-96251-7		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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