Publishers / Harvey / Front Page Comic Book (1945) / #1
11945
$0.10

Front Page Comic Book #1

Harvey · 1945

First appearance: Man in Black
Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Front Page Comic Book (Harvey, 1945 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
1945
Key date
1945-00-00
Indicia publisher
Front Page Comic Book Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Why this issue matters

First appearance of Man in Black - 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
0-cover1pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani
2Death Is a Co-Pilotcomic story10Man in Black First
3Tentacles of Terrorcomic story6pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
4Nebisco Nabs His Mantext story2letters: typesetJohnny Detective
5Introducing Johnny Nebiscocomic story6pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosJohnny Nebisco
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1
7The TNT Assassinationscomic story6pencils: Lou Ferstadt; inks: Lou Ferstadt
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Crypt of Horror #22006On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

  • Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
  • Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
  • Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

1 of 1

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q55220130 (Man in Black), first-appearance property (CC0)

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com