Publishers / Charlton / Atomic Mouse (1953) / #5
5November 1953
$0.10

Atomic Mouse #5

Charlton · November 1953

First appearance: Professor Invento
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Identification plate

Series
Atomic Mouse (Charlton, 1953 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
November 1953
Key date
1953-11-00
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Fago; inks: Al FagoAtomic Mouse; Count Gatto
1Atomic Mouse Extra Special Page!activity1pencils: Al Fago; inks: Al FagoAtomic Mouse
2Who Turned Out the Light?comic story12pencils: Al Fago; inks: Al FagoAtomic Mouse; Professor Invento; Sonny; Count Gatto (villain); Shadow (villain); Louie the Dope (villain); Tin Ears (villain)
33-D Crime Wavecomic story6pencils: Al Fago; inks: Al FagoAtomic Mouse; Timmy the Timid Ghost; Count Gatto (villain); Shadow (villain)
4Empty Wordscomic story1Leon the Lyin' Lion
5Dream Ship to Ice Cream Landtext story2letters: typesetMr. Ridgway; Mrs. Ridgway; Dick Ridgway; Tom Ridgway
6The Treasure Mapcomic story6pencils: Al Fago; inks: Al FagoAtomic Mouse; Davey Jones; Count Gatto (villain)
7Pretty Softcomic story1Professor Invento First
8-comic story3pencils: Al Fago; inks: Al FagoCount Gatto (villain); Shadow (villain)
10-comic story1Atomic Mouse, Count Gatto, Cimota Mouse
11Atomic Mouse Pin-Up No. 5illustration1pencils: Al Fago; inks: Al FagoAtomic Mouse; Professor Invento

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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