CREATE TABLE table_204_696 (id NUMBER, "issue" NUMBER, "volume" NUMBER, "title" CLOB, "main feature story" CLOB, "first/early appearance story/stories" CLOB, "release date" CLOB)

how many release dates were in april ?
SELECT COUNT("release date") FROM table_204_696 WHERE "release date" = 4
SELECT COUNT("release date") FROM "table_204_696" WHERE "release date" = 4