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24December 1953
$0.10

Young Men #24

Marvel · December 1953

First appearance: Chief WilsonFirst appearance: Mary WilsonFirst appearance: The Butcher
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Identification plate

Series
Young Men (Marvel, 1950 series)
Issue
#24
Publication date
December 1953
Key date
December 1953
Indicia publisher
Interstate Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Crime Boss - 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 Human Torch Returnscover1pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl Burgos; colors: Stan GoldbergBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner
2The Return of... the Human Torchcomic story9script: Hank Chapman; pencils: Russ Heath, Carl Burgos; inks: Russ Heath, Carl BurgosJim Hammond, Human Torch, Thomas Raymond, Toro, The Butcher First, Crime Boss First, Adolf Hitler, Phineas T. Horton, Chief Wilson First, Mary Wilson First
3A Traitor among Ustext story2pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl BurgosCapt. Steel; Johnny One-Eye
5Back from the Dead!comic story6script: Don Rico; pencils: John Romita, Mort Lawrence; inks: John Romita, Mort LawrenceBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Red Skull, Dr. Abraham Erskine, Steve Rogers, Johann Shmidt
9-comic story8script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettBetty Dean, Fen, Namor, Sub-Mariner

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super-Heroes #201969On eBay ›
Captain America #1551972On eBay ›
Golden Age of Marvel #[nn]
ISBN 0785105646		1997On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #1
ISBN 0-7851-2408-X		2007On eBay ›
Captain America Theater of War: America First! #12009On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-1780-3		2005On eBay ›
Decades: Marvel in the '50s - Captain America Strikes! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91659-6		2018On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Post-War Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92250-4		2019On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch by Carl Burgos Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91933-7		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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