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1August 1948
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Venus #1

Marvel · August 1948 · on sale 1948-05-15

First appearance: VenusFirst appearance: Whit HammondFirst appearance: Della Mason
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Identification plate

Series
Venus (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1948
Key date
1948-08-00
On-sale date
1948-05-15
Indicia publisher
Leading Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Whit Hammond - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Della Mason - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Madame du Barry - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Perry Palette - 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-cover1pencils: Ken Bald; inks: Lin StreeterVenus First
2Venus Comes to Earthcomic story10pencils: George Klein; inks: Lin StreeterWhit Hammond First, Della Mason First, Perry Palette First, Venus First
4The Ten Goddessescomic story12inks: Lin StreeterApollo First, Whit Hammond First, Della Mason First, Perry Palette First, Venus First, Madame du Barry First, Bilitis First, Juliet Capulet, Circe First, Cleopatra First, Helen of Troy, Isolde First, Leto First, Psyche First
5Male Mixup!text story2script: Stan Lee
6Hedy's Picture Problem!comic story4pencils: Vic Dowd; inks: Vic DowdHedy De Vine, Gabby Dunn
7The Light-Up Bow Tiecomic story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman
8-illustration1pencils: Ken Bald; inks: George KleinVenus First

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Agents of Atlas #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2712-7		2007On eBay ›
Giant-Size Marvel Adventures The Avengers #12007On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Venus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5018-3		2011On eBay ›
Agents of Atlas: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-1-302-91129-4		2018On eBay ›
Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4324-6		2010On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q109232395 (Salome), first-appearance property (CC0)

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