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Spaceman #1

Marvel · September 1953 · on sale 1953-06-17

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Identification plate

Series
Spaceman (Marvel, 1953 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September 1953
Key date
1953-09-00
On-sale date
1953-06-17
Indicia publisher
Cornell Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bill Everett, Carl Burgos; inks: Bill Everett, Carl Burgos; colors: Stan Goldberg
2Speed Carter, Spaceman and the Pirate Planet!comic story8script: Hank Chapman; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
4Slaughter on a Star!comic story5script: Hank Chapman; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
7The 500th Yeartext story2letters: typeset
10No. 1: Venus, Earth's Twin Sister!comic story4script: Hank Chapman; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Artie Simek
12The Robots' Revenge!comic story6script: Hank Chapman; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely

Plus 10.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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