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1December 1939
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Fantastic Comics #1

Fox · December 1939 · on sale 1939-10-05

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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
December 1939
Key date
1939-12-00
On-sale date
1939-10-05
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineSamson
1The Coming of Samsoncomic story13script: Toni Blum; pencils: Alex Boon; inks: Alex BoonSamson; Thorga (villain, introduction); Thorganians
2In the Land of Nodcomic story2script: Rolland Livingstone; pencils: Rolland Livingstone; inks: Rolland LivingstoneBuzzy (introduction)
3The Arrival of Stardustcomic story6script: Fletcher Hanks; pencils: Fletcher Hanks; inks: Fletcher Hanks; letters: Fletcher HanksStardust (introduction)
4Origin of the Golden Knightcomic story8script: Grieg Chapian, Toni Blum; pencils: Grieg Chapian; inks: Grieg ChapianThe Golden Knight [Sir Richard of Warwick] (introduction, origin); King Richard the Lion-Hearted (introduction); Saracens (villains); a witch
5Captured By Skomahcomic story6script: Hank Christy; pencils: Hank Christy; inks: Hank Christy; letters: Fletcher HanksSpace Smith (introduction); Dianna (introduction); Skomah (villain, introduction)
6The Planet of Deathtext story2pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell
7The U. S. A. Is Invaded!!comic story6script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrYank Wilson (introduction); Joe (introduction); the President (introduction); The Eskimongolians (villains, introduction); Raxola (villain, introduction)
8-comic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Bill Bossert; inks: Bill BossertCaptain Kidd (introduction, a pilot); Von Haupt (villain, introduction, death)
9-comic story4script: Boris Plaster; pencils: Boris Plaster; inks: Boris Plaster; letters: Fred SchwabProfessor Fiend (introduction)
10Into the Fourth Dimensioncomic story6pencils: Don Rico; inks: Don RicoFlick Falcon (introduction); Adele (introduction); Three-Armed Men (villains, introduction, Martians)
11At the Bottom of the Seacomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: Karl Kief; inks: Karl KiefSub Saunders (introduction); Lt. Dirk (introduction); Queen Lantida (introduction); Atlanteans (introduction); Naulus (villain, introduction); the frog-men (villains, introduction)

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CollectionYear
Samson #11940On eBay ›
I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! #[nn]
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You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-160-2
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Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5
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