She-Hulk #4
She-Hulk #4 (vol. 1, 2004) is the pivotal chapter of Dan Slott's groundbreaking legal-superhero run — the issue where the Spider-Man v. Daily Bugle libel case finally reaches the courtroom, delivering on the series' central premise that Marvel's published comics constitute admissible legal documents in the Marvel Universe. The issue marks the first appearance of Whiz Kid, a super-speed courier for the law firm of Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway who later became a registered Initiative hero during Civil War. Beyond its world-building, the issue demonstrated that mainstream superhero storytelling could mine genuine dramatic tension from due process, secret-identity jurisprudence, and courtroom procedure — an approach that directly inspired the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law nearly two decades later.
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The issue was written by Dan Slott and penciled by Juan Bobillo, with inks by Marcelo Sosa, colors by Chris Chuckry, and editing by Tom Brevoort — the same creative team that launched the series in May 2004. The 2004 series debuted as part of a wave of six new Marvel titles launched simultaneously, and while it earned favorable critical notices, the cluster launch dampened individual sales figures; Marvel ultimately ended the run at issue #12 before relaunching it eight months later as a 'second season.' Issue #4 shipped with an August 2004 cover date and a June 2004 on-sale date, carrying an Adi Granov cover consistent with the series' first arc.
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- First appearance of Whiz Kid (Earth-616): a super-speed mutate and Speedsters Union member who works as a mail-room courier for GLK&H, created by Dan Slott and Juan Bobillo.
- Spider-Man v. Daily Bugle: She-Hulk and Augustus 'Pug' Pugliese bring Spider-Man to court to sue J. Jonah Jameson for libel, with the firm devising a legal mechanism allowing Spider-Man to testify without revealing his secret identity.
- Ditto, the firm's shape-shifting process server, disguises himself as a Hollywood celebrity to serve Jameson with his lawsuit papers at the Daily Bugle.
- The Scorpion (Mac Gargan) enlists Alistair Smythe and his Spider-Slayers to attack both Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson at the courthouse, providing the issue's action set-piece.
- Whiz Kid's role in the issue is to rush an urgent warning to She-Hulk mid-trial that the Scorpion and a swarm of Spider-Slayers are en route to the courthouse.
- Writer: Dan Slott. Penciler: Juan Bobillo. Inker: Marcelo Sosa. Colorist: Chris Chuckry. Editor: Tom Brevoort. Cover art: Adi Granov.
- The issue is collected in the trade paperback She-Hulk Vol. 1: Single Green Female (Marvel, collects She-Hulk [2004] #1–6) and in the later She-Hulk by Dan Slott Omnibus.
- Dan Slott's She-Hulk run, of which this issue is a part, is credited as a key inspiration for the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).
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Reprinted in She-Hulk #1 (2004), She-Hulk by Dan Slott: The Complete Collection #1 (2014), Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung #37 (2014), Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов #101 (2017), She-Hulk by Dan Slott Omnibus #[nn] (2020)
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