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3October 1951
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Space Squadron #3

Marvel · October 1951 · on sale 1951-06-24

First appearance: Jet Dixon
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Identification plate

Series
Space Squadron (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
October 1951
Key date
1951-10-00
On-sale date
1951-06-24
Indicia publisher
Animirth Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jet Dixon - 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
0The Planet of Madness!cover1pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Werner Roth; colors: Stan Goldberg
1The Planet of Madness!comic story8pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Sol BrodskyJet Dixon First
2Ground the Eagle!comic story3pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
3The Mad Martiantext story2pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset
4Terror from the Deep!comic story5pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Sol BrodskyJet Dixon First
5The Man Who Dared!comic story2pencils: Christopher Rule; inks: Christopher Rule
6The Space Demons!comic story6pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Werner RothJet Dixon First

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Series context

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Sources

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