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5August 1951
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Astonishing #5

Marvel · August 1951 · on sale 1951-04-20

First appearance: Bob GraysonFirst appearance: Marvel Boy
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Identification plate

Series
Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
August 1951
Key date
1951-08-00
On-sale date
1951-04-20
Indicia publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Marvel Boy - 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
0The Horror in The Caves of Doom!cover1pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Bill EverettBob Grayson First, Marvel Boy First
1Caves of Doomcomic story8script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettBob Grayson First, Marvel Boy First
2The Serpent Strikes!comic story5script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettBob Grayson First, Marvel Boy First
3The Walking Ghosttext story2letters: typeset
4Death from the Skycomic story3script: Hank ChapmanHarry Edison
5Menace From the Moon!comic story2script: Hank Chapman; pencils: Cal Massey; inks: Cal MasseyWatson; Prof. Joswell
6The Deadly Decision!comic story6script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettBob Grayson First, Marvel Boy First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #151968On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #161968On eBay ›
Golden Age of Marvel #[nn]
ISBN 0785105646		1997On eBay ›
Marvel Super Action #41977On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #1
ISBN 0-7851-2408-X		2007On eBay ›
Marvel Boy: The Uranian #32010On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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