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Cover of Venus (1948) #14

Venus (1948) #14

Marvel 1948–1952 series Cover date Jun 1951

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About this issue

Venus #14 (1948) is issue #14 of Marvel's Venus (1948–1952), with a cover date of June 1951. Written by Bill Everett and drawn by Bill Everett and John Tartaglione.

Creators

Writer
Bill Everett
Pencillers
Bill Everett, John Tartaglione
Inkers
Bill Everett, John Tartaglione
Letterer
Bill Everett
Cover artist
Bill Everett

The stories

“Fountain of Death”

Venus and Baron Franz Heinrich, a German scientist who builds his own rocketship, fly to Mars in search of the "Fountain of Youth". They are confronted by Martians and have to flee the red planet. Back on earth, the baron discovers his personal rejuvenation - by getting back together with his wife.

“Hangman's Horror”

Venus saves an innocent man from death row.

“The Little Man Who Wasn't There!”

As Casper Waltham suddenly changes his life in a radical way, he suspects to be just a character in a novel. And he is. In the last panel, we see an artist's hand reaching in and drawing the panels.

“Venus Meets the Lady Killer”

Venus goes head to head with Adonis himself and prevents him from breaking too many earth womens' hearts.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.