Real Fact Comics #6 for Sale - First Appearance of Tommy Tomorrow - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series)
Issue: #6
Publication date: January-February 1947
Key date: 1947-01-00
On-sale date: 1946-11-11
Indicia publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Tommy Tomorrow - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The First Man to Reach Mars!	cover	1	pencils: Howard Sherman, George Papp, Jack Lehti; inks: Virgil Finlay, George Papp, Jack Lehti	Tommy Tomorrow First
1	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: typeset
2	Real Fact Comics	table of contents	0.67
3	King of Keys	comic story	6	script: Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, Bernie Breslauer; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp	Charles Courtney
4	Columbus of Space	comic story	4	script: Jack Schiff, George Kashdan, Bernie Breslauer; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Virgil Finlay; letters: Howard Sherman	Tommy Tomorrow First
6	Scotland Yard	comic story	3	script: Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, Bernie Breslauer; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
7	Lynn Herzog, "Sugar-Chile" Robinson, Jo Ann Durand, Frank de Beche	cartoon	1	script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen	Lynn Herzog; "Sugar-Chile" Robinson; Franz De Beche; Jo Ann Durand
8	Once in a Lifetime	comic story	2	pencils: Fray; inks: Fred Ray	Johnny Dalton
9	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: typeset
10	O Is for Opposum	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67
11	Jungle in New Hampshire!	comic story	5	pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed Smalle	Johnny Benson
12	Scoops... Pictures to Remember!	cartoon	2	pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos
13	The Father of the Submarine	comic story	4	pencils: Fray; inks: Fred Ray	David Bushnell
14	Army Patches	text article	3	pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: ? (title); typeset
15	Quiz Corner	activity	4	pencils: John Daly; inks: John Daly
16	Joe Kudluk	comic story	1	pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen	Joe Kudluk
17	Genie of the Bottle	comic story	2	pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Howard Sherman	Edouard Benedictus
18	If the Sun Went Out!	comic story	2	script: Jack Schiff, Bernie Breslauer, Mort Weisinger; pencils: Virgil Finlay; inks: Virgil Finlay
19	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset
20	Ace Sportscaster	comic story	4	pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack Lehti	Ted Husing

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Star Spangled Comics #110	1950	On eBay ›
Adventure Comics #158	1950	On eBay ›
Star Spangled Comics #112	1951	On eBay ›
Strange Adventures #5	1951	On eBay ›
Mystery in Space #1	1951	On eBay ›
Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics #[nn] ISBN 0-671-24775-1	1980	On eBay ›
Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-494-7	1999	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #56 of 21#7 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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