Publishers / Charlton / Beetle Bailey (1969) / #97
97February 1973
$0.20

Beetle Bailey #97

Charlton · February 1973

First appearance: Mrs. Halftrack
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Identification plate

Series
Beetle Bailey (Charlton, 1969 series)
Issue
#97
Publication date
February 1973
Key date
1973-02-10
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mrs. Halftrack - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mort Walker; inks: Mort WalkerGeneral Halftrack; Beetle Bailey
1Knock, Knock!comic story3Beetle Bailey, Sergeant Snorkel
2-comic story1Beetle Bailey, Sergeant Snorkel
3Baldycomic story3General Halftrack, Mrs. Halftrack First
4Helpful Sargecomic story3Beetle Bailey, Killer Diller, Sergeant Snorkel
5Strong Oil!comic story3Beetle Bailey, Killer Diller, Sergeant Snorkel
6Private Statuescomic story3Beetle Bailey, Killer Diller, Sergeant Snorkel
7Service Smilestext story1letters: typesetKiller Diller; Beetle Bailey (both as vignettes only)
8Pie Facecomic story3Beetle Bailey, Cookie, Sergeant Snorkel
9Big Mouthcomic story1Beetle Bailey, Killer Diller, Sergeant Snorkel
10Sacked Outcomic story3Beetle Bailey, Sergeant Snorkel
11Full Circle!comic story1Beetle Bailey, Killer Diller

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Series context

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Sources

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