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1April 1940
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Weird Comics #1

Fox · April 1940 · on sale 1940-02-06

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Identification plate

Series
Weird Comics (Fox, 1940 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1940
Key date
1940-04-00
On-sale date
1940-02-06
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Brent's Gun Blazed Away and Stopped the Fiendcover1pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaGary Brent; Dr. Mortal
1The Origin of Thorcomic story12pencils: Pierce RiceThor; Grant Farrel [Thor]; Glenda
2The Coming of the Sorceresscomic story8pencils: Don Rico; inks: Don RicoSorceress of Zoom; Tom; Janice; The Stranger
3-comic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab; letters: Fred SchwabSolar Plexis
4The Pirates and the Meteorcomic story8pencils: Don Rico; inks: Don RicoBlast Bennett; Red
5The Man Who Made Monsterscomic story8script: Bert Whitman; pencils: Bert Whitman; inks: Bert WhitmanDr. Mortal; Marlene Mortal; Gary Brent
6The Voodoo Man Comethcomic story8pencils: ? [as Alan Spectre]The Voodoo Man; Bob Warren; Petro; Lana
7The Invisible Planettext story2script: Ab CrewsBill Swift; Victor; Nadine
8Introducing the Bird Mancomic story8pencils: ? [as Arnold Inagos]The Bird Man; The Stone Man
9Master of the Serpent-Mencomic story8pencils: ? [as Phillips Judge]Typhon; Master of the Serpent-Men

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