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3December 1948
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Venus #3

Marvel · December 1948 · on sale 1948-09-17

First appearance: PoseidonFirst appearance: EchoFirst appearance: Cadmus
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Identification plate

Series
Venus (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
December 1948
Key date
1948-12-00
On-sale date
1948-09-17
Indicia publisher
Leading Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Cadmus - 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: Ken BaldVenus
1The Handsomest Man In the World!comic story10pencils: Ken Bald; inks: George KleinWhit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus, Narcissus
2Money Madcomic story4Hedy De Vine, Gabby Dunn, Sandra Stile
3The Make-Uptext story2script: Stan Lee
4A Special Feature by Venuscomic story1pencils: Don RicoVenus, Cadmus First, Echo First, Hermes, Poseidon First
5The Day the Sun Stood Still!comic story9pencils: Ken BaldApollo, Whit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus
6A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!text article1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
All True Crime Cases Comics #351949On 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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