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Venus (1948 Marvel) comic books 1950-1959

  • Issue #10
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 10
    Published Jul 1950 by Marvel.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1999460015

    "The Devil Strikes!" Venus spurns Satan's advances, leading to Hell on Earth. "Terror on Earth!" Venus enlists Apollo to help her defeat Satan. Also includes: "The Trap!"; "Journey to the Moon!"; "Trapped on the Moon!"; "The Last Rocket!"; and "The Plot that Failed!" Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 11
    Published Nov 1950 by Marvel.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #22-478CA56-011
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    "The End of the World!" Venus manages to help a scientist with his love life and save the Earth from falling into the Sun. "Beyond the 3rd Dimension." A scientist dies, taking the secrets of dimensional travel with him. Also includes: "The Plot!" and "Perilous Patrol." With this issue, the title changes format, with "Stories of the Supernatural" appearing on the cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 17
    Published Dec 1951 by Marvel.
    • Interior is complete, but brittle along spine. Full length spine split with varying degrees of splitting through most wraps.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    "Tower of Death!" Venus rescues a faux ghost who claims to have been entombed in a tower a decade ago. "The Cartoonist's Calamity!" A comic book artist's drawings come to life, and Venus steps in. Also includes: "The Stone Man!"; "The Storm!"; and "The Madmen of Mogan." Pencils, inks, and cover by Bill Everett. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 18
    Published Feb 1952 by Marvel.
    • Oxidation, cover coming loose at staples, minor splitting at top of spine through cover and several wraps.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    "The Sealed Specters." Venus and Whitney Hammond enter a tunnel of love, only to discover strange creatures. "The Mad Mountain!" After a plane crash, Venus encounters plant creatures. Also includes: "Tidal Wave of Terror!"; "The Little Man"; and "Beware...The Cat-Woman's Revenge." Pencils, inks, and cover by Bill Everett. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 19
    Published Apr 1952 by Marvel.

    "The Kiss of Death!" Venus takes a back seat in this macabre, WWI-era tale of love between ghosts and skeletons. "Demons from the Deep!" Venus shows a murderer his own corpse, giving him the realization that he is now a ghost. Also includes: "The Box of Doom!"; "The Madman's Music"; and "Death to the Hairy Monsters!" Pencils, inks, and cover by Bill Everett. Cover price $0.10.