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Red Raven Comics #1 (1940) · The Collector

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Red Raven Comics (1940)
#1

Marvel#1

Red Raven Comics

Red Raven Comics #1

Mercury in the 20th Century / Re-Creator of Souls

Publisher: Marvel
Cover date: August 1940
On sale: May 29, 1940
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 68

Key issue

1st appearance of Martha Davis
1st appearance of Comet Pierce
1st appearance of Queen Larania
1st appearance of Murfi
1st appearance of Officer O'Krime
1st appearance of Officer Moiphy

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Main editionMain
Printing not stated · $0.10
No barcode recorded

Credits

Writers: Martin Bursten, Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab
Pencillers: Jack Kirby, Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, R. Louis Golden
Inkers: Jack Kirby, Louis Cazeneuve, Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, R. Louis Golden

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Grand Comics Database issue 951

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A small child is the only survivor of a crash on the floating island of the Bird-Men. Their King raises him and sends him back into his world with a gift of artificial wings on his 20th birthday as the Red Raven. Once in the human world, he fights the demons Zeelmo and Ratoga who are draining the world of its gold.

Letterers

Jack Kirby, Fred Schwab

Covers

Jack Kirby, Joe Simon

Editor

Joe Simon

Cover letters

Howard Ferguson

Characters

Comet Pierce· 1st appearance
Martha Davis· 1st appearance
Murfi· 1st appearance
Officer Moiphy· 1st appearance
Officer O'Krime· 1st appearance
Queen Larania· 1st appearance
Avis Jort
Horace Vanderveer
Houdini
Jim
Magar
Mary Carmody
Mata Hari
Mercury
Napoleon
Peg-Leg Martin
Pluto
Red Raven
Solomon
The Eternal Brain
The Human Top
The Mongolian Emperor
Thomas Edison
Wellington

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