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8March 1950
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Black Rider #8

Marvel · March 1950

First appearance: Bobby Lathrop
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Identification plate

Series
Black Rider (Marvel, 1950 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
March 1950
Key date
1950-03-00
Indicia publisher
Current Detective Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Valley of Giants!cover1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); colors: ? (photography); letters: typesetThe Black Rider, Matthew Masters
1The Mystery of the Valley of Giants!comic story19pencils: Syd Shores, Joe Maneely, John Severin, Russ Heath; inks: Vince Alascia, Joe Maneely, John Severin, Syd Shores, Russ HeathBobby Lathrop First, Jim Lathrop, Marie Lathrop, Matthew Masters
2The Fastest Rising Star In Moviespromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
3The Story of Bullet Bentext story2pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Syd Shores
4The Spotted Invader!comic story4Nimo [mountain lion]

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Series context

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Sources

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