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Issue: Red Raven Comics #1
Publication Date: August 1940
 
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Issues: #1 of 1 Issue
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Timely Publications
On Sale Date: 05/29/1940
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Simon
Disclose Notes: RED RAVEN COMICS published monthly by Timely Publications at Meriden, Conn. Application for second class entry pending at Post Office at Meriden, Conn. Entire contents copyright 1940 by Timely Publications, 330 W. 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. Vol. 1, No. 1, August 1940. Subscription price $1.00 for one year, single copy 10c. For advertising write Marvel Group. Printed in U. S. A.

Red Raven Comics was Joe Simon's first assignment as a freelance editor for Timely after he left Fox. No blurbs at the end of the stories in this issue indicate that there will be a Red Raven Comics #2. Instead they all advertise either Marvel Mystery Comics or in one case Mystic Comics, suggesting that perhaps Red Raven Comics was cancelled even before it went to press.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was intended as ongoing
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby; Joe Simon (layouts)
Inker(s): Joe Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Red Raven
Character(s): Red Raven
First Line: Out of the skies swooped a powerful figure...
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby #1 published October 2004
In Issue: FlagAction! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Jack Kirby #1 published January 1997
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Jack Kirby #1 published January 1997
as Red Raven #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Become a Stamp Collector

Advertisement  on  Inside Front Cover (IFC)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Frasek Company
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Origin of the Red Raven

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin A Bursten
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Red Raven
Character(s): Red Raven (introduction, origin); Andreva (introduction); Zeelmo (villain, introduction, death); Ratoga (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: 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.
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In Content Item: FlagGolden Age of Marvel #2 published January 1999
as The Origin of the Red Raven [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: The Red Raven next appears in a story in X-Men (1963 series) #44.

In the spot where the "next issue" blurb usually appears there is instead a blurb for the Human Torch vs Sub-Mariner battle in the upcoming Marvel Mystery Comics #9.

This story is written by Martin A. Bursten, who is NOT an alias for Joe Simon. See https://comicbookhistorians.com/martin-bursten-is-not-jack-kirby/
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The Origin of the Human Top

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Briefer ? [as Dun Barr] (signed)
Penciller(s): Dick Briefer [as RHB] (signed in the last panel)
Inker(s): Dick Briefer [as RHB] (signed in the last panel)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Human Top
Character(s): The Human Top [Bruce Bravelle] (introduction, origin); Martha Davis (introduction); Horace Vanderveer (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: A scientist is experimenting on Bruce Bravelle with electricity when lightning strikes, giving Bruce the ability to become a Human Top. He dons a costume and thwarts a bank robbery, but is then accused of being a thief when the head of the bank fails to re-deposit the money that the Top returned to him.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Jack Kirby #[2] published January 1997
as Origin of the Human Top [Story on Interior Page(s)]splash page only
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: next appearance in Tough Kid Squad (Marvel, 1942 series) #1
The "next issue" blurb instead tells the reader to follow their favorite characters every month in Marvel Comics.
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Mercury in the 20th Century

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin A. Burstein [as Martin A. Bursten] (signed)
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Jack Kirby
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mercury
Character(s): Mercury (introduction, origin); Pluto (villain, introduction); Jupiter (introduction); Minerva (introduction); Vulcan (introduction); Aeolus (introduction); Diana (introduction); Apollo (introduction); Heinrich Goertz (villain, introduction); L-5 [Thea Shilhausen] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Jupiter considers who he can send to save the world from Pluto's machinations, and settles on his son Mercury. After declaring his intentions to Pluto (who is masquerading as Rudolph Hendler, leader of Prussialand), Mercury blocks torpedos, intercepts marching orders and evades the traps of Hendler's lackeys as he brings the course of war to a halt.
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby #1 published October 2004
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Super-Heroes #14 published May 1968
as Mercury 20th Century [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Jack Kirby #1 published January 1997
as Mercury Comes to Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Mercury possibly next appears as Hurricane in Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #1.
A small "next issue" blurb promotes the Human Torch vs Sub-Mariner battle in Marvel Comics.
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The Death Switch

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Herbert J. Martin (signed)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Jack Kirby
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Comet Pierce
Character(s): Comet Pierce (introduction); Avis Jort (villain, introduction); Queen Larania (introduction); Murfi (introduction)
First Line: Time may change civilization, custom and speech, but it can never erase man's craving for adventure and thrills...
Synopsis: After Comet Pierce crash-lands on an asteroid during a race, he is rescued by a mysterious woman who gifts him with a powerful new engine and declares her love. After winning the race, Comet sets out to search the solar system for his beautiful benefactor.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Jack Kirby #1 published January 1997
as The Solar Engine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: The space for the "next issue" exhorts the reader to buy Mystic Comics #4 instead.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Officer O'Krime
Character(s): Officer O'Krime (introduction); Officer Moiphy (introduction)
First Line: Here that! Drive slowly around town.
Synopsis: Officer O'Krime is easily tricked into helping some thieves rob a bank and make their getaway.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: next appears in Daring Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #7
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Re-Creator of Souls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Magar the Mystic
Character(s): Magar (introduction, origin); Solomon (ghost); Mata Hari (ghost); Houdini (ghost, spelled Houdine); Napoleon (ghost); Wellington (ghost); Thomas Edison (ghost, spelled Edisan)
Synopsis: Having gained the power to summon the ghosts of the dead to aid him, Magar sets out to end the wars he sees raging around him. Solomon advises him to aid the cause of Democracy, Mata Hari spies out the enemy plans, Houdine helps Magar escape, and Napolean, Wellington and Edisan help the Allies defeat their enemies.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: A panel-sized "next issue" blurb instead advertises "The Battle of the Comic Century! FIRE vs WATER" in Marvel Comics, with head shots of the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): R. Louis Golden [as RLG] (signed)
Inker(s): R. Louis Golden [as RLG] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Eternal Brain
Character(s): The Eternal Brain [Professor Carmody] (introduction, origin); Mary Carmody (his daughter, introduction; Jim (his assistant, introduction); Peg-Leg Martin (villain, introduction, death), The Mongolian Emperor (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: Emulating the experiments of Col. Charles Lindbergh, a half-century after the air hero had experimented with mechanical substitutes for human organs, Prof. Carmody is reaching completion of his life's work when...
Synopsis: Professor Carmody is fatally wounded when Peg-Leg Martin's men abduct his daughter Mary to be a slave of the Emperor of Mongolia. The professor instructs a reluctant Jim to operate on him, and he becomes the Eternal Brain. Using his new abilities to see around the globe, the Brain locates Mary and sends Jim to rescue her, but Mary is furious with Jim for turning her father into the Eternal Brain.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Make Your Own Records at Home

Advertisement  on  Inside Back Cover (IBC)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Home Recording Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Cover, Back
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Peck Brothers Indoor Archery Set
First Line: Boys, if you act fast
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Pages: 1

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