Publishers / Charlton / Son of Vulcan (1965) / #50
50January 1966
$0.12

Son of Vulcan #50

Charlton · January 1966 · on sale 1965

First appearance: AchillesFirst appearance: ParisFirst appearance: Hector
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Identification plate

Series
Son of Vulcan (Charlton, 1965 series)
Issue
#50
Publication date
January 1966
Key date
1966-01-00
On-sale date
1965
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of King Agamemnon - 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
0The Second Trojan Warcover1pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony TallaricoDr. Kong, Johnny Mann, Son of Vulcan
1The Second Trojan Warcomic story8script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony TallaricoAchilles First, King Agamemnon First, Hector First, Helen of Troy, Dr. Kong, Johnny Mann, Paris First, Son of Vulcan
2Green Godtext story1letters: typeset
3Part 2 Prisoners of Doctor Kongcomic story5script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony TallaricoDr. Kong, Johnny Mann, Son of Vulcan
4Part 3 The Trojan Horse Walks!comic story7script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony TallaricoDr. Kong, Johnny Mann, Son of Vulcan
5The Strangers!comic story3pencils: Ernie Bache; inks: Ernie Bache

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Series context

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Sources

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