Publishers / Charlton / Sarge Steel (1964) / #3
3April-May 1965
$0.12

Sarge Steel #3

Charlton · April-May 1965

First appearance: Rudolf WolkFirst appearance: The Smiling Skull
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Identification plate

Series
Sarge Steel (Charlton, 1964 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
April-May 1965
Key date
1965-04-00
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 Rudolf Wolk - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Smiling Skull - 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
0File #103 Case of the "Heritage of Hate"cover1pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Jon D'AgostinoSarge Steel, The Smiling Skull First, Rudolf Wolk First
1File #103 Case of the "Heritage of Hate"comic story8script: Joe Gill; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Jon D'AgostinoSarge Steel, The Smiling Skull First, Rudolf Wolk First
2The Smiling Skullcomic story6script: Joe Gill; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Jon D'Agostino
3C.I.text article2script: John William Henry
4Doomsdaycomic story1script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Bill Molno
5The Silver Lugercomic story6script: Joe Gill; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Jon D'Agostino
6The Sport of Judocomic story3script: Frank McLaughlin; pencils: Frank McLaughlin; inks: Frank McLaughlin; letters: Jon D'AgostinoSarge Steel

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CollectionYear
Sarge Steel Reader Collection
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Sources

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