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125April-May 1952
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All-American Western #125

DC · April-May 1952 · on sale 1952-02-20

First appearance: Rex the Wonder Dog
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Identification plate

Series
All-American Western (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#125
Publication date
April-May 1952
Key date
1952-04-00
On-sale date
1952-02-20
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Rex the Wonder Dog - 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: Alex Toth; inks: Sy BarryJohnny Thunder
1Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBuzzy Brown
2Johnny Thunder's Last Roundup!comic story7.67script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Sy Barry; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJohnny Thunder [John Tane]
5Editorial Advisory Boardin-house column0.5letters: typeset
6The Floating Stagecoach!comic story5.67pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar Saladino
8Panhandle Terror!comic story3script: Joe Kubert; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
9Wheel of Death!comic story3.67pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: John Giunta; letters: Gaspar Saladino
11Fabulous Riders of the Plainstext article2script: David Kahn; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
12The Dog You'd Like to Own!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Sy BarryRex the Wonder Dog First
13His Majesty- King Cowboy!comic story5.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar Saladino

Plus 4.82 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Johnny Thunder #11973On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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