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4October-November 1969
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Debbi's Dates #4

DC · October-November 1969 · on sale 1969-08-14

First appearance: BingoFirst appearance: DennyFirst appearance: Jinks
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Identification plate

Series
Debbi's Dates (DC, 1969 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
October-November 1969
Key date
1969-10-00
On-sale date
1969-08-14
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 Bingo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDebbi Anderson, Buddy Baxter, Benedict Whipple
2Better Date Than Nevercomic story4.67Buddy Baxter; Debbi; Carol
4Back to School!illustration1Debbi
6Double Date, Matecomic story5.67script: Steve SkeatesBuddy Baxter; Bernard; Mona
8Car-Toonscomic story0.33
9-letters page1letters: typeset
11A Date with Him...Is Quite a Charge!comic story5.67script: Steve Skeates; pencils: Doug Crane; inks: Doug CraneDebbi; Harold Highborne
14Car-Toonscomic story0.33
15Debbi Makes the Teen Scenetext article1letters: typeset
18Swing n' Slay!comic story3.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Mo Marcus; inks: Dick GiordanoBingo First, Denny First, Jinks First, Yo-Yo First

Plus 11.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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