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53December 1947
$0.10

Fight Comics #53

Fiction House · December 1947

First appearance: Togara
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Identification plate

Series
Fight Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
December 1947
Key date
1947-12-00
Indicia publisher
Fight Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Shadowland Shrinecover1pencils: Joe Doolin, Iger Shop; inks: Joe Doolin, Iger ShopPrincess Vishnu, Tiger Girl
1Shadowland Shrinecomic story10script: Allan O'Hara; pencils: Matt Baker, Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen, Al FeldsteinAbdola, Benzali, Tiger Girl, Togara First, Princess Vishnu
2-comic story8script: Rollin W. Bell; pencils: Robert Webb; inks: Ruth HarrisRip Carson; Lum Kai (Villain, Introduction, Death); Doris Perry (Introduction)
3-comic story6script: Chuck Walker; pencils: Matt Baker, Jack Kamen; inks: Jack KamenKayo Kirby; Ricardo (Villain, Introduction); Chiquita (Villain, Introduction); Slug (Villain, Introduction); Alonzo (Introduction)
4-comic story6script: John Campbell; pencils: John Forte, Ken Battefield, Iger Shop; inks: Iger ShopHooks Devlin; Bull Young (Villain, Introduction)
5The Arm of Mukarrab Khantext story3script: Henry Wysham Lanier; pencils: Frank Doyle; inks: Richard Case
6-comic story6script: Stuart Drake; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen, Al FeldsteinCaptain Fight; Black Bess (Villain, Introduction); Ras El Hamid (Villain, Introduction)
7-comic story8script: Ruth Roche; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardySeñorita Rio, Rita Farrar

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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