Mike Barnett, Man Against Crime #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Mike Barnett - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Mike Barnett, Man Against Crime (Fawcett, 1951 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: December 1951
Key date: 1951-12-00
Indicia publisher: Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mike Barnett - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Mike Barnett	cover	1		Mike Barnett First
1	Kill the Umpire!	comic story	12	pencils: Pete Riss; inks: Pete Riss	Mike Barnett First
2	Danger Sign	comic story	1
3	Color Blind	text story	2	script: John Martin
4	The Mint of Dr. Dionysos	comic story	12	pencils: Pete Riss; inks: Pete Riss	Mike Barnett First
5	College Cutups	comic story	4
6	All at Sea!	comic story	1

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Frank Merriwell at Yale #4	1956	On eBay ›
Danger and Adventure #25	1955	On eBay ›
Romantic Story #31	1956	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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