Publishers / Fawcett / Master Comics (1940) / #126
126February 1952
$0.10

Master Comics #126

Fawcett · February 1952

First appearance: The Panther Man
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Identification plate

Series
Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series)
Issue
#126
Publication date
February 1952
Key date
1952-02-00
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Panther Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Captain Marvel Jr. and the Panther Mancover1pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerCaptain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; The Panther Man
1The Panther Mancomic story7pencils: Bill Ward; inks: Bill WardThe Panther Man First
2His Catastrophic Careercomic story7
3Double Duty!comic story0.67
4-statement of ownership0.33script: Gordon Fawcett
5Perilous Journeycomic story7script: Rod Reed; pencils: Al Jetter; inks: Al Jetter
6Giant from Marstext story2script: Walter FarmerVacuum Bloobstutter
7Cake Batty!comic story1script: Howard Boughner; pencils: Howard Boughner; inks: Howard Boughner
8The Crushing Empirecomic story7pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: John JordanTom Mix, Tony

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Cliffhanger Comics #21989On eBay ›
She-Cat #41990On eBay ›
The Further Adventures of Nyoka the Jungle Girl #62005On eBay ›
Tom Mix Holiday Album #11990On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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