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3April 1951
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Astonishing #3

Marvel · April 1951 · on sale 1950-12-20

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Identification plate

Series
Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
April 1951
Key date
1951-04-00
On-sale date
1950-12-20
Indicia publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Stan GoldbergMarvel Boy; Mr. Death
2Mister Death!comic story8script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettMarvel Boy [Bob Grayson]; Mister Death [Omar Khayam Rasch]; Jane Dumont
4The Runaway Planetcomic story4script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettMarvel Boy [Bob Grayson]; Matthew Grayson; Casimar; Princess Satana; Master of Satania
5Fright!comic story4script: Hank Chapman; pencils: Bill La Cava; inks: Bill La CavaEdward Earl; Dr. Bertrand; Dr. Walton
7The Invisible Horror!text story2letters: typeset
11nonepromo (ad from the publisher)0.25letters: typeset
13Time-Bomb Terror!comic story6script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettMarvel Boy [Bob Grayson]; Sherry Davis; Dyanmite Carr; Capt. Davis

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #1
ISBN 0-7851-2408-X		2007On eBay ›
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Series context

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