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4February 1949
$0.10

Lana #4

Marvel · February 1949 · on sale 1948-11-04

First appearance: Mary LouFirst appearance: Pam
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Identification plate

Series
Lana (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
February 1949
Key date
1949-02-00
On-sale date
1948-11-04
Indicia publisher
Marjean Magazine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Pam - 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-cover1Lana
2From Bad to Voice!comic story6Clara Bright, E. Worthington Hamm, Lana, Mickey Murphy, Mom Murphy, Eve Noble
4No Escort!comic story7Clara Bright, E. Worthington Hamm, Lana, Mickey Murphy, Mom Murphy, Eve Noble, Swifty Smith
6Royal Turmoil!comic story4pencils: Ken Bald, Christopher Rule; inks: George KleinWhit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus
7Miss Paul Reveretext story2letters: typesetRed; Corinne; Jones Caldwell; Al; Coleen; Winnie; Lucy
9A Wise Disguise!comic story9Clara Bright, E. Worthington Hamm, Lana, Mickey Murphy, Swifty Smith
10Hi Friendstext article1letters: typeset
11Southern Exposure!comic story6Mary Lou First, Speed Murphy, Nellie Nelson, Pam First, Snazzy Wilks
12-text article0.22script: Kent B. Stiles
14Child's Play!comic story7Clara Bright, E. Worthington Hamm, Lana, Mickey Murphy

Plus 8.78 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Georgie Comics #251950On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Venus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5018-3		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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