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18January-February 1949
$0.10

Real Fact Comics #18

DC · January-February 1949 · on sale 1948-11-10

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Series
Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
January-February 1949
Key date
1949-01-00
On-sale date
1948-11-10
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Mystery Man of Tombstonecover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2America's Greatest Comics Characterspromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Mystery Man of Tombstonecomic story8script: Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, Bernie Breslauer; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles ParisBilly Breckenridge; Johnny Ringo
6Noah's Ark in New Yorkcomic story4script: Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, Bernie Breslauer; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed Smalle
8Are You a Good Detective? Test Your Wits!comic story3
10He Conquered the Stratospherecomic story3script: Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, Bernie Breslauer; pencils: Howard ShermanAuguste Picard; Paul Kipfer
12Junior Journalcartoon2script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie AllenJoe Franklig; Joe Steryly; Jean Adams; Frances Utay; Leon Quezeda; Edna Boyd
13Factscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
15Peril at Paricutincomic story4script: Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, Bernie Breslauer
17The Greatest Athlete of All Timecomic story3.5script: Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, Bernie BreslauerJim Thorpe
19The Story of Old Ironsidestext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
20Detective Kanecomic story1script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie AllenCharles F. Kane
23The King of Inventorscomic story6script: Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, Bernie BreslauerJohn Hays Hammond Jr.
24Factscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff

Plus 12.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

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