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1February 1940
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Science Comics #1

Fox · February 1940 · on sale 1940-01-02

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Identification plate

Series
Science Comics (Fox, 1940 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February 1940
Key date
1940-02-00
On-sale date
1940-01-02
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineElectro [Jim Andrews]
1Origin of the Eaglecomic story8pencils: Emil Gershwin; inks: Emil GershwinThe Eagle [Bill Powers] (first appearance, origin); Jason (first appearance); The Purple Gang (first appearance, villains)
2The Origin of Electrocomic story12pencils: Bob Webb; inks: Bob WebbElectro [Jim Andrews] (first appearance, origin, becomes Dynamo in next issue); Saunders (first appearance); the President's daughter (first appearance); The Gerlandians (first appearance, villains)
3The Fang Men of Jupitercomic story7pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaCosmic Carson (first appearance); Roland (first appearance); Fang Men of Jupiter (first appearance, villains, one dies); Okal
4The Space Slaverscomic story8pencils: Arnold HaneyPerisphere Payne (first appearance); Villon (first appearance, villain, death)
5-activity1
6-activity1
7Origin of Marga, the Panther Womancomic story8pencils: Emil Gershwin; inks: Emil GershwinMarga [the Panther Woman] (first appearance, origin); Von Dorf (first appearance, villain, death); Ted Grant (first appearance, not DC's Wildcat!)
8Death on the Air Wavestext story2script: Rodney WeemsJeff Stone; Dick Gordon; Maxwell
9The Shrinking Serumcomic story8pencils: Richard CraterDr. Doom (first appearance, villain); Jan Swift (first appearance); Wanda (first appearance)
10Origin of Navy Jonescomic story8script: Bert Whitman; pencils: Bert Whitman; inks: Bert WhitmanNavy Jones (first appearance, origin); King of a sub-sea people (first appearance); Princess Coral (first appearance); The prime minister (first appearance, villain)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
1917-1940
ISBN 1-56685-006-1
1997On eBay ›
Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn]
ISBN 9781606994948
2011On eBay ›

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