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2October 1948
$0.10

Venus #2

Marvel · October 1948 · on sale 1948-07-23

First appearance: Marie
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Identification plate

Series
Venus (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
October 1948
Key date
1948-10-00
On-sale date
1948-07-23
Indicia publisher
Leading Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Marie - 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-cover1inks: Ken BaldVenus
1Way Out West!comic story8inks: George KleinWhit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus
3Venus Stops the Presses!comic story5inks: George KleinWhit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus
4Adventure, Humor, Romance and Spine-Tingling Thrills!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
5-text article0.33script: Kent B. Stiles
7Birthday Blues!comic story4Hedy De Vine, Gabby Dunn, Gregory Le Grand, Marie First, Sandra Stile
8Murder in Miniaturetext story2script: Stan Lee
9Between Two Worlds!comic story10pencils: George Klein; inks: George KleinWhit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus

Plus 3.34 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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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