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4December 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Quasar #4

Marvel · December 1989 · on sale 1989

First appearance: QuantumFirst appearance: Lomen1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Quasar (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
December 1989
Key date
1989-12-00
On-sale date
1989
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Lomen - 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
0Quantum Rain! Guest-Starring the Aquarian!cover1pencils: Paul Ryan; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: George RoussosAquarian, Lomen First, Quantum First, Quasar, Wendell Vaughn, Wundarr
1Quantum Theory Made Easycomic story22script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paul Ryan; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Janice ChiangAquarian, Kayla Ballantine, Eon, Lomen First, Quantum First, Quasar, Lisa Vaughn, Wendell Vaughn, Wundarr
2Interviewtext article0.7script: Mark Gruenwald; editing: Howard Mackie, David Wohl, Tom DeFalco
3The Electromagnetic Spectrumtext article0.3script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paul Ryan; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Janice Chiang; editing: Howard Mackie, David Wohl, Tom DeFalcoQuasar

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148601102613

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CollectionYear
Quasar Classic #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6359-6		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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