Publishers / Fawcett / Master Comics (1940) / #53
53August 1944
$0.10

Master Comics #53

Fawcett · August 1944

First appearance: Vida
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Identification plate

Series
Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
August 1944
Key date
1944-08-10
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Vida - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Carreño; inks: Al CarreñoCaptain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Dr. Sivana; Radar
1Radar Says: Save Paper!public service announcement1
2The Witch Doctorcomic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Carreño; inks: Al CarreñoRadar [Tim Pepper] (as Marchmont Q. Featherstone); Cettaweyo; von Lutz (villain, as Peter van Lootz), Princess Dwina; Peter van Lootz; M'Bopo (villain)
3-comic story1
4The Mystery of Boo Pah Boocomic story7script: Rod Reed; pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack SparlingNyoka Gordon, Vida First
5Brother Deathcomic story7pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack SparlingBulletman [Jim Barr]; Brother Death (first appearance; villain)
6Chapter XXV: Black Reuniontext story2script: Joseph J. Millard; letters: typesetHoodoo Hannigan
7His Wicked Wardcomic story10script: Otto Binder; pencils: August Froehlich; inks: August FroehlichCaptain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]

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Series context

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Sources

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