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5April 1949
$0.10

Lana #5

Marvel · April 1949 · on sale December 30, 1948

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Series
Lana (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
April 1949
Key date
April 1949
On-sale date
December 30, 1948
Indicia publisher
Marjean Magazine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1colors: Stan GoldbergLana
2High Spirits!comic story7Clara Bright, E. Worthington Hamm, Lana, Mickey Murphy
3Advice on Ice!comic story5Clara Bright, Lana, Swifty Smith
4A letter to our readers and their parents!text article1letters: typeset
5Water on the Brain!comic story7Clara Bright, Lana, Mom Murphy, Swifty Smith
6According to Rulestext story1.67letters: typeset
7-statement of ownership0.33script: Robert Solomon
8Never Too Late!comic story7Marge Gregory, Howard Hanover, Clicker Holbrook, Millie Collins, Chili Storm
9Dress Rehearsel!comic story5pencils: George Klein; inks: George KleinClara Bright, Lana, Mickey Murphy, Eve Noble
10The Impatient Patient!comic story7Mary Lou, Nellie Nelson, Pam, Snazzy Wilks
11Stringin' Along!comic story5Clara Bright, E. Worthington Hamm, Lana, Mickey Murphy
12-text article0.16script: Kent B. Stiles

Plus 4.84 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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