Dino #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Mr. Slate - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Dino (Charlton, 1973 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: August 1973
Key date: 1973-08-10
Indicia publisher: Charlton Publications Inc.
Price: $0.20
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mr. Slate - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Baby Puss - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Happy Birthday, Dino!	cover	1	pencils: Frank Roberge; inks: Frank Roberge	Dino; Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Pebbles Flintstone
1	Good-Bye, Dino	comic story	5		Dino, Fred Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone, Barney Rubble
2	A Bone For Dino	comic story	5		Dino, Fred Flintstone
3	The Life Of The Party	comic story	6		Dino, Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Mr. Slate First
4	Conked	comic story	1		Dino, Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble
5	Short Snorts	text story	1	letters: typeset
6	A Day With Dino	comic story	4		Dino, Pebbles Flintstone, Bamm-Bamm Rubble
7	The Puzzle	comic story	1		Dino, Fred Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone
8	Dino And Baby Puss	comic story	2		Baby Puss First, Dino, Fred Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone

Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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