Publishers / Fawcett / Captain Midnight (1942) / #6
6March 12, 1943
$0.10

Captain Midnight #6

Fawcett · March 12, 1943 · on sale 1943-02-10

First appearance: Ichabod Mudd
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Identification plate

Series
Captain Midnight (Fawcett, 1942 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
March 12, 1943
Key date
1943-03-12
On-sale date
1943-02-10
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Jim Albright, Captain Midnight
1Captain Midnighttable of contents1Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]
2Captain Midnight and the Panama Plot!comic story15.67Jim Albright, Captain Midnight, Ichabod Mudd First, Chuck Ramsay
3On the Lookout for Adventure!!!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33Don Winslow
4Blood On Bookstext story2letters: typesetRed Skye
5Presenting Ichabod Mudd, Cowboy!comic story10Jim Albright, Captain Midnight, Ichabod Mudd First
6The Dread Secret of the "A. F."comic story13Jim Albright, Captain Midnight
7Don't Miss Hopalong Cassidypromo (ad from the publisher)0.33Hopalong Cassidy [William Boyd]
8The Stars of the Comics Can Bang the Axis...public service announcement1letters: typesetCaptain Marvel (cameo); Captain Marvel, Jr. (cameo); Mary Marvel (cameo); Spy Smasher (cameo); Bulletman (cameo); Captain Midnight (cameo)
9Some Tooting about Zoot-Suitingcomic story6Little Sneezer
10Broadcast of Deathcomic story13Jim Albright, Captain Midnight

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CollectionYear
Captain Midnight Battles the Nazis
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Series context

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Sources

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