Red Raven Comics
Red Raven Comics | |
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Martin A. Bursten | |
Artist(s) | Jack Kirby, Dick Briefer, Louis Cazeneuve, Robert Louis Golden |
Red Raven Comics was a title of Timely Comics (the predecessor of Marvel Comics). Only a single issue was published, cover-dated August 1940.[1] It was replaced by the title The Human Torch, which began with issue #2 (Fall 1940), continuing the numbering inherited from Red Raven Comics. According to the Grand Comics Database, Red Raven Comics issue #1 contained no advertisements for issue #2 (instead, other titles were advertised), suggesting that the decision to cancel the title may have been made before the first issue went to press.[2]
After this issue, the title character, avian superman
Red Raven Comics #1 figured in the documentary Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, part of which follows comic-book vendor Chuck Rozanski's futile quest to sell a copy for $500,000.
References
- ISBN 0-87833-808-X. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Red Raven Comics #1". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ Don Markstein. "The Red Raven". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ "Human Top (01 - Bravelle)". The Comic Book Database. Retrieved May 26, 2014.