Man-Thing #4 [Direct]
(May 1980)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Denny O'Neil (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Mordo and Man-Thing... (Table of Contents)

Man-Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Wiacek (signed as Wiacek)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (signed as Wiacek)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Baron Mordo; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Man-Thing (Marvel, 1979 series) #4 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Man-Thing (1979 series) #4 [Newsstand]
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Death-Knell (Table of Contents: 1)

Man-Thing / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Don Perlin (credited) (breakdowns); Bob Wiacek (credited) (finished art)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (credited) (finished art)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Sean)
Letters
John Costanza (credited as Costanza)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
He was born -- if such a word can truly be applied...
Feature Logo
Man-Thing!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Azrael (also in flashback as Lord Julian Phyffe and Azrael); Baron Mordo; Sheriff John Daltry (introduction); Madeleine de St. Germaine (also in flashback); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (also in flashback); Jaxon; Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Elaine Simpson; Alfeo Spinosa (flashback); Conrad Shurz; Billy Ellenshaw; Colette Joubert (corpse)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Man-Thing returns to the Swamp only to become involved in a battle between Baron Mordo and Doctor Strange.
Reprints
Keywords
Citrusville; Florida; Himalaya; nexus of realities; occult; Paris; Seven Gates of Chaos; spell of cooperation; spell of rejuvenation

Indexer Notes

Continued from Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1974 series) #40. Continued in Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1974 series) #41. Strange invokes Dormammu, the Vishanti, the Hosts of Hoggoth, Satannish, the Seraphim, the Faltine. He conjures the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. He mentions the Demons of Denak and Oshtur in exclamation.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess; Thor / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Mail-Thing! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Mail-Thing!
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mordo and Man-Thing...
    Man-Thing
  2. 1. Death-Knell
    Man-Thing
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Hostess; Thor
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Mail-Thing!
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  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
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