Publishers / Marvel / Venus (1948) / #4
4April 1949
$0.10

Venus #4

Marvel · April 1949 · on sale 1949-01-23

First appearance: Dionysus
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Identification plate

Series
Venus (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
April 1949
Key date
1949-04-00
On-sale date
1949-01-23
Indicia publisher
Leading Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ken Bald; inks: Ken Bald; colors: Stan GoldbergVenus
1Whom the Gods Would Destroy!comic story12pencils: Ken Bald; inks: Pete RissApollo, Whit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus, Dionysus First, Millie Collins, Ares, Samson
2A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!text article1letters: typeset
3The Greatest Romance Tales Ever Told!promo (ad from the publisher)1
4Out of This Worldtext story2script: Stan Lee
5It's All In the Mind!comic story6pencils: Dan DeCarlo, Ken Bald; inks: Dan DeCarlo, George KleinApollo, Whit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus
6-comic story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Harvey Kurtzman
7Oh, Doctor!comic story6pencils: Ken Bald; inks: George KleinWhit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Venus #1
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Series context

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Sources

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