Publishers / Marvel / Venus (1948) / #9
9May 1950
$0.10

Venus #9

Marvel · May 1950 · on sale January 24, 1950

First appearance (advertisement): TimFirst appearance: ZeusFirst appearance (cover): Loki
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Identification plate

Series
Venus (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
May 1950
Key date
May 1950
On-sale date
January 24, 1950
Indicia publisher
Leading Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (advertisement) of Tim - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

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

First appearance (cover) of Loki - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (advertisement) of Tommy - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

First appearance (advertisement) of sailor boy - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

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
0Whom the Gods Destroy!cover1colors: Stan GoldbergWhit Hammond, Venus, Zeus First, Loki First
1The Man She Dared Not Love! Chapter One: A Pact With the Devil!comic story7pencils: Werner Roth, Mike Sekowsky; inks: Werner Roth, Mike SekowskyWhit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus, Apollo, Zeus First
2[The Man She Dared Not Love] Chapter II: The Gods in Danger!comic story5pencils: Werner Roth, Mike Sekowsky; inks: Werner Roth, Mike SekowskyWhit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus, Apollo, Zeus First, Loki First
4A Star Named Barrytext story2pencils: Joan Barry; inks: Joan Barry
5[The Man She Dared Not Love] Chapter III: Back to Earth!comic story7pencils: Werner Roth, Mike Sekowsky; inks: Werner Roth, Mike SekowskyWhit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus, Apollo
6The Wrong Choice!comic story3pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: George KleinLester Dowd; Amy Clark; Hal Bennett
7Beauty for Everyone! Chapter One: A Dream Is Born!comic story5pencils: Werner RothWhit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus, Madame du Barry, Bilitis, Juliet Capulet, Circe, Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Isolde, Leto, Psyche, Salome
8[Beauty for Everyone!] Chapter II: The Gods Look Down!comic story5pencils: Werner RothWhit Hammond, Della Mason, Venus, Madame du Barry, Bilitis, Juliet Capulet, Circe, Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Isolde, Leto, Psyche, Salome
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1Venus
10I Was a Slave to a Promise!comic story6pencils: Maurice Del Bourgo; inks: Maurice Del BourgoBetty; Ward

Plus 0.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Actual Confessions #141952On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Venus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5018-3		2011On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #89 of 19#10 ›

Sources

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