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4May 1940
$0.10

Science Comics #4

Fox · May 1940 · on sale 1940-03-28

First appearance: The EagleFirst appearance: Bill Powers
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Identification plate

Series
Science Comics (Fox, 1940 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
May 1940
Key date
1940-05-00
On-sale date
1940-03-28
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Bill Powers - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonCosmic Carson
1The Wire of Doomcomic story12script: Dick Briefer; pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick BrieferDynamo; The Leader (first appearance, villain)
2Prof. Piccardo Will Ascend into Stratospherecomic story8script: ? [as Lester Raye] (credited)The Eagle First, Bill Powers First
3The Attack of Iakocomic story8script: Michael Griffith, Joe Simon; pencils: Michael Griffith; inks: Michael Griffith; letters: Michael GriffithCosmic Carson; Elramis (introduction); Major Lang (introduction); Iako (villain, introduction)
4The Stolen Citycomic story8script: ? [as Arnold Hardy] (credited)Perisphere Payne; Bonto (first appearance, villain, death); Janice (first appearance)
5Ivory Citycomic story8pencils: Emil Gershwin; inks: Emil GershwinMarga; Ashta (first appearance; villain; death)
6The Capellian War Monstertext story2script: Martin BurstenComet Frank (first appearance)
7Attack on Jupitercomic story8script: Richard CraterDr. Doom (villain); Jan (hero); Wanda (heroine)
8Trapped by the Prime Ministercomic story8script: Frank Pensley; pencils: Frank Pensley; inks: Frank PensleyNavy Jones; The Prime Minister (villain); Sharks Finn (first appearance, villains); Queen Nina (first appearance)

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
1917-1940
ISBN 1-56685-006-1		1997On eBay ›
Golden-Age Greats #12
ISBN 1-56225-020-5		1998On eBay ›
Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 #[nn]
ISBN 9781560979715		2009On eBay ›
Golden-Age Science Fiction Treasury #12006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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