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1October 1951
$0.10

This Magazine Is Haunted #1

Fawcett · October 1951

First appearance (cover): Dr. Death
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Identification plate

Series
This Magazine Is Haunted (Fawcett, 1951 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1951
Key date
October 1951
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffDr. Death First
1The Curse of Carnoc Castlecomic story12pencils: George Evans; inks: George Evans; letters: Ed HamiltonDr. Death First
2Stand-in for Deathcomic story9pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Charlotte JetterDr. Death First
3Doctor MacCready's Little Mentext story2script: Al SchutzerDr. MacCready
4The Coffin-Maker!comic story8pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffDr. Death First
5Worlds Beyondpromo (ad from the publisher)1

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Series context

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Sources

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