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Publishers / Charlton / Space Adventures (1958) / #33
33March 1960
$0.10

Space Adventures #33

Charlton · March 1960 · on sale 1960

First appearance (cover): Captain AtomFirst appearance (cover): Allen AdamFirst appearance: Jeffrey Goslin
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Identification plate

Series
Space Adventures (Charlton, 1958 series)
Issue
#33
Publication date
March 1960
Key date
March 1960
On-sale date
1960
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file First appearance of Captain Atom, March 1960, by Steve Ditko. Charlton's flagship hero, and one corner of the cast DC later acquired and Alan Moore transformed into the Watchmen.

First appearance (cover) of Captain Atom - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Allen Adam - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Jeffrey Goslin - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Introducing Captain Atomcover1pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Jon D'AgostinoAllen Adam First, Captain Atom First
2The Galactic Scourge!comic story7script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Montes; inks: Bill Montes, Vince CollettaCaptain Roberts
4-promo (ad from the publisher)2letters: ?; typeset
5Introducing Captain Atomcomic story9script: Joe Gill; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve DitkoAllen Adam First, Captain Atom First, Jeffrey Goslin First
9Venture in the Venturatext story2letters: typesetJohn Roberts Powell; Jane Powell; Frank Delaney
10The Captive Worldcomic story7script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Bill MolnoJoe Blount

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Strange Suspense Stories #751965On eBay ›
Space Adventures #91978On eBay ›
Space War #311978On eBay ›
The Action Heroes Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0302-7		2004On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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