Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #8 for Sale - First Appearance of Professor Harbinger - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series)
Issue: #8
Publication date: July 1964
Key date: 1964-07-00
On-sale date: 1964-04-30
Indicia publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Professor Harbinger - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: George Wilson; inks: George Wilson; colors: George Wilson	Dr. Raymond Solar
1	Seagoing Vessels, Number 23: The Great Eastern	comic story	1	letters: typeset
2	The Thought Controller	comic story	16	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Frank Bolle; inks: Frank Bolle	Dr. Raymond Solar
3	Solar's Science Forum	letters page	2	letters: typeset
4	Magic Fuel	comic story	4	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Mel Crawford; inks: Mel Crawford	Professor Harbinger First
5	The Final Challenge	comic story	10	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Frank Bolle; inks: Frank Bolle	Dr. Raymond Solar
6	Physical Fitness, Number 9: Back Stretchers	comic story	1	letters: typeset
7	Solar Pin-Up	illustration	1	pencils: George Wilson; inks: George Wilson; colors: George Wilson

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #2 ISBN 978-1-59307-327-5	2005	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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