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Publishers / DC / Binky (1970) / #73
73June-July 1970
$0.15

Binky #73

DC · June-July 1970 · on sale April 7, 1970

First appearance (promotional): StarkerFirst appearance (promotional): Manhunter
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Identification plate

Series
Binky (DC, 1970 series)
Issue
#73
Publication date
June-July 1970
Key date
June 1970
On-sale date
April 7, 1970
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (promotional) of Starker - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Manhunter - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

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
0Screech!cover1pencils: Henry Scarpelli; inks: Henry ScarpelliPeggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
2Lucky Binky!comic story6.67script: John Albano; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Henry ScarpelliPeggy Baxter, Bertram Biggs, Alice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Sherwood
4-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Stan Goldberg; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDebbi Anderson
5The Great Bar-Bell Chasecomic story6Peggy Baxter, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Sherwood, Buzzy
8Petula Clarkletters page1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetPeggy Baxter
9A Message to Peggy!comic story5.67script: John Albano; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Henry ScarpelliPeggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Jane Baxter, Buzzy, Sherwood
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerSugar Plumm, Spike Wilson
12Sherwood's Turn-On Gets Turned Off!comic story5.67Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Sherwood
14-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Dick GiordanoManhunter First, Starker First
15It's Peggy's Pagecomic story1Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Sherwood, Benny Howe

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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