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2January 1940
$0.10

Fantastic Comics #2

Fox · January 1940 · on sale 1939-11-06

First appearance: Stardust
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
January 1940
Key date
1940-01-00
On-sale date
1939-11-06
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0With One Sweep Samson Destroyed the Battery and Routed the Foecover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineSamson
1The Attack of Dragorcomic story13script: Will Eisner; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumSamson; Dragor (villain, introduction); Ratonians (villains, introduction)
2Rip-The-Bloodcomic story6script: Fletcher Hanks; pencils: Fletcher Hanks; inks: Fletcher Hanks; letters: Fletcher HanksStardust First
3Saladin's Hostagecomic story8pencils: Grieg Chapian; inks: Grieg ChapianThe Golden Knight [Sir Richard of Warwick]; Lady Elissa (introduction); Saladin (villain, introduction); Saracens (villain)
4Sabotage Rampant in the U.S.A.comic story6script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrYank Wilson; Count Lustig Von Blackgard (villain, introduction); Czolgotz (villain, introduction); Anschuluzz (villain, introduction); Tryzvoin (villain, introduction); Schuldoki (villain, introduction)
5West of Tanganyikatext story2script: Alan Defoe; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell
6The Battle of the Earth Against the Martian Ogrescomic story6script: Fletcher Hanks; pencils: Fletcher Hanks; inks: Fletcher Hanks; letters: Fletcher HanksSpace Smith; Dianna; the Martians (villains)
7-comic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Bill Bossert; inks: Bill BossertCaptain Kidd; The Voice (villain, introduction, death)
8The Secrets of Magccomic story1pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab
9-comic story4script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab; letters: Fred SchwabProfessor Fiend
10Return to Marscomic story6pencils: Don Rico, Claire S. Moe; inks: Don Rico, Claire S. MoeFlick Falcon; Three-Armed Men (villains); the Martians (villains)
11The Rebels of the Deepcomic story7pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferSub Saunders; Naulus (villain, death); the frog-men (villains)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Samson #11940On eBay ›
You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-160-2
2009On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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