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

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