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5September-October 1969
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Date with Debbi #5

DC · September-October 1969 · on sale 1969-07-24

First appearance: Benedict WhippleFirst appearance: PsychFirst appearance: Flowers
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Identification plate

Series
Date with Debbi (DC, 1969 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
September-October 1969
Key date
1969-09-00
On-sale date
1969-07-24
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 of Benedict Whipple - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Daddy-o - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mother - 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: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDebbi Anderson, Buddy Baxter
2-comic story7pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John RosenbergerDebbi Anderson, Martin Anderson, Rocky Anderson, Buddy Baxter, Mona De Wolfe, Benedict Whipple First
4Springtimecomic story0.5script: John Costanza; pencils: John Costanza; inks: John Costanza; letters: John Costanza
5-promo (ad from the publisher)0.17
9Debbi Meets the Hawk!comic story5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: Henry ScarpelliDebbi Anderson, Buddy Baxter, Mona De Wolfe
10Who's Flirting?comic story6.67pencils: Doug CraneDebbi Anderson, Buddy Baxter, Mona De Wolfe
13-letters page1letters: typeset
14-illustration1
17-comic story4inks: Frank McLaughlinDaddy-o First, Flowers First, Mother First, Psych First

Plus 9.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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