Publishers / Charlton / Fightin' Five (1964) / #30
30December 1964
$0.12

Fightin' Five #30

Charlton · December 1964

First appearance: Frenchy the FoxFirst appearance: Irv "the Nerve" HaganahFirst appearance: Irv David
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Identification plate

Series
Fightin' Five (Charlton, 1964 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
December 1964
Key date
1964-12-00
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Frenchy the Fox - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Irv "the Nerve" Haganah - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Irv David - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Captain Hank Hennessy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Granite Gallero - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tom-Tom - 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
0The Ransom Of Big-Dcover1pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Jon D'AgostinoIrv David First, Frenchy the Fox First, Granite Gallero First, Irv "the Nerve" Haganah First, Captain Hank Hennessy First, Tom-Tom First
1The Ransom of Big Dcomic story20script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Montes; inks: Ernie BacheIrv David First, Frenchy the Fox First, Granite Gallero First, Irv "the Nerve" Haganah First, Captain Hank Hennessy First, Tom-Tom First
2The Decadent Democracycomic story1script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Bill Molno
3The Indian Warstext story2letters: typeset
4The Instant Armycomic story1script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Bill Molno
5The Phantom Of The Saharacomic story3script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Bill Molno

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fightin' Five #441982On eBay ›
The Complete Fightin' 5 Readers Collection
ISBN 9781688457850		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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