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9April 1942
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Comedy Comics #9

Marvel · April 1942 · on sale 1942-01-22

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Identification plate

Series
Comedy Comics (Marvel, 1942 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
April 1942
Key date
1942-04-00
On-sale date
1942-01-22
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Riot of Funcover1pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: George Klein
1-comic story5script: Frank Pretsch; pencils: Frank Pretsch; inks: Frank PretschLi'l Professor (final appearance); Rudy the Robot (final appearance)
2By Garbage Bin to Marscomic story8script: Basil Wolverton; pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil WolvertonSplash Morgan (first appearance, only appearance)
3Comedy Kidscomic story10pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasComedy Kids [Gabby (first appearance); Muscles (first appearance); Junior (first appearance)] (only appearance); Mayor Powers (first appearance, villain); Crunch (first appearance, villain)
4The Scourge of Fearcomic story6pencils: Ben Thompson; inks: Ben ThompsonCaptain Dash (introduction); Marmon (villain)
5The Aging Plaguecomic story8script: Harry Sahle; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry SahleElizabeth Barstow, Silver Scorpion
6"V" Battalioncomic story12script: Stan Lee; pencils: Ben Thompson; inks: Ben ThompsonCitizen V, John Watkins
7Dynamite Demon!text story1.67script: Andrew McWhiney
8-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
9-comic story1script: Ray Houlihan; pencils: Ray Houlihan; inks: Ray Houlihan
10-comic story2script: Clyde Yeadon; pencils: Clyde Yeadon; inks: Clyde YeadonTrinket (first appearance)
11The Magic Cutlasscomic story10script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill EverettThe Fin, Peter Noble

Where to read it

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ISBN 1-56685-027-4
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ISBN 978-1-302-91935-1
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