G.I. Combat #91 for Sale - First Appearance of Hank - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series)
Issue: #91
Publication date: December 1961-January 1962
Key date: 1961-12-00
On-sale date: 1961-10-10
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Tex - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Jack Adler; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira Schnapp	Rick Rawlins, Jeb Stuart
2	The Tank and the Turtle!	comic story	12.67	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Hank First, Rick Rawlins, General J.E.B. Stuart, Jeb Stuart, Tex First
4	Marine Air Squadrons	comic story	1		The Bulldog Squadron; The Death Dealers; The Death Rattlers [Major George "Big Axe" Axtell]; The Hell's Belles
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Clark Kent, Krypto, Lana Lang, Superboy
6	People Are People!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron; letters: Ira Schnapp
7	Wings for a Wash-Out!	comic story	5.67	script: Bob Haney; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Curtis
9	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff	Private Pete
11	-	letters page	1	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert	Sgt. Rock
12	Secret War of a Snowbird!	comic story	5.67	script: Bob Haney; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Ed; Krieg Mann

Plus 6.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Our Army at War #164	1966	On eBay ›
Our Army at War #180	1967	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Haunted Tank #1 ISBN 1-4012-0789-8	2006	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #9048 of 245#92 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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