X-Men #4 (304) for Sale - First Appearance of Jennifer Starkey - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: X-Men (Marvel, 2024 series)
Issue: #4 (304)
Publication date: November 2024
Key date: 2024-11-00
On-sale date: 2024-09-18
Indicia publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price: $4.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 75960620920000411
Rating: Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Orbit - 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: Ryan Stegman; inks: JP Mayer; colors: Marte Gracia	Juggernaut, Cain Marko
1	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: Ryan Stegman; inks: JP Mayer; colors: Marte Gracia	Beast, Cyclops, Juggernaut, Kid Omega, Erik Lehnsherr, Magik, Magneto, Cain Marko, Hank McCoy, Idie Okonkwo, Psylocke, Quentin Quire, Illyana Rasputina, Scott Summers
2	Upstarts	comic story	20	script: Jed MacKay; pencils: Netho Diaz; inks: Sean Parsons; colors: Marte Gracia; letters: VC's Clayton Cowles	Beast, Colossus, Cyclops, Trevor Fitzroy, Juggernaut, Magik, Cain Marko, Hank McCoy, Idie Okonkwo, Piotr Rasputin, Illyana Rasputina, Sugar Man, Scott Summers, Temper
3	-	in-house column	2	pencils: Mateus Manhanini, Declan Shalvey, Justin Mason, Martin Coccolo; inks: Mateus Manhanini, Declan Shalvey, Justin Mason, Martin Coccolo; colors: Mateus Manhanini, Declan Shalvey, Federico Blee, Bryan Valenza	Raven Darkhölme, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Mystique, Storm, Wolverine
4	-	letters page	1	script: Tom Brevoort
5	X-Men #5	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Ryan Stegman; inks: J. P. Mayer; colors: Marte Gracia	Kid Omega, Psylocke, Quentin Quire, Scott Summers, Kwannon
6	Spider-Boy #12	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Mark Bagley; colors: Guru eFX	Spider-Girl
7	The Amazing Spider-Man #60	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Marcio Menyz	Peter Parker, Spider-Man
8	Psylocke #1	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Mahmud Asrar; inks: Mahmud Asrar; colors: Matthew Wilson	Cyclops, Psylocke, Scott Summers
9	Martín Cóccolo, artist of Wolverine	in-house column	1	pencils: Martín Cóccolo; inks: Martín Cóccolo; colors: Bryan Valenza	Deadpool, Logan, Wade Wilson, Wolverine
10	Mystique #1	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Declan Shalvey; inks: Declan Shalvey; colors: Declan Shalvey	Raven Darkhölme, Mystique
11	Darth Vader Black, White & Red	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Taurin Clarke; inks: Taurin Clarke; colors: Taurin Clarke	Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader
12	Ultraman X The Avengers	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Dike Ruan; inks: Dike Ruan; colors: Neeraj Menon

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Chris Samnee 'Godzilla' Cover	barcode 75960620920000431
J. Scott Campbell Virgin Art Cover	barcode 75960620920000416
J. Scott Campbell Cover	barcode 75960620920000421
Marc Aspinall Cover	barcode 75960620920000417
Elena Casagrande 'Stormbreakers' Cover	barcode 75960620920000441
Illuminati Exclusive - Leirix Li Cover	barcode 75960620920000418
Illuminati Exclusive - Leirix Li Virgin Art Cover	barcode 75960620920000419

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Homecoming ISBN 978-1-302-95936-4	2024	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #3 (303)4 of 36#5 (305) ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q114353572 (Ocelot), first-appearance property (CC0)

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