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54May 1948
$0.10

Planet Comics #54

Fiction House · May 1948 · on sale 1948-03-10

First appearance: ThiFirst appearance: BlackyFirst appearance: Valda
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Identification plate

Series
Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#54
Publication date
May 1948
Key date
1948-05-00
On-sale date
1948-03-10
Indicia publisher
Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Valda - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Robots from Infernocover1pencils: Joe Doolin; inks: Joe DoolinMysta of the Moon
1The Big 6 of the Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
2-comic story10pencils: George Evans; inks: George EvansAlpha (a pirate, introduction); Philip (introduction); Voltamen (villains, all die); Marko (villain, introduction, death)
3-comic story6script: John Douglas; pencils: Enrico Bagnoli; inks: Enrico BagnoliFutura, Marcia Reynolds, Thi First
4The Vizigraphletters page0.67letters: typeset
6-comic story6script: Dick Charles; pencils: Joe Doolin, John Celardo; inks: Joe Doolin, John CelardoAuro, Chet Edson
7-comic story6script: Hugh Fitzhugh; pencils: Frank Doyle; inks: Frank DoyleThe Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Herc]; Zar (villain, intro); Xetra (villain, intro, death); fish-men (villain, intro)
8Time Shocktext story2script: ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]; letters: typeset
9-comic story7script: Len Dodson; pencils: Maurice Whitman; inks: Maurice WhitmanBlacky First, The Star Pirate, Valda First
10Living Deathillustration1pencils: Frank Doyle; inks: Frank Doyle
11Robots from Infernocomic story8script: Ross Gallun; pencils: Matt Baker; inks: Matt BakerMysta of the Moon; Bron II; Jon Zettra (scientist, introduction); Flura (villain, Argo's secretary); Dant Argo (villain, introduction, death); Vago (villain)

Plus 3.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Thrilling Planet Tales #[nn]
ISBN 1-56225-001-9		1991On eBay ›
Golden-Age Greats #12
ISBN 1-56225-020-5		1998On eBay ›
Golden Age of Comics #81984On eBay ›
Outrageous Girls Strike Back!2013On eBay ›
Mysta of the Moon
ISBN 978-1544746760		2017On eBay ›
Golden-Age Science Fiction Treasury #12006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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