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23November-December 1951
$0.10

Leave It to Binky #23

DC · November-December 1951 · on sale August 29, 1951

First appearance (promotional): Dr. ThirteenFirst appearance (promotional): Marie Thirteen
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Identification plate

Series
Leave It to Binky (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
November-December 1951
Key date
November 1951
On-sale date
August 29, 1951
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance (promotional) of Marie Thirteen - 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
0-cover1pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerPeggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
1Superman Says: "The World Is Our Schoolroom!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerClark Kent, Superman
2-comic story8script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerAllergy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs, Dopey, Uncle Snootly
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6-comic story3script: Frank Harry; pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryLiz Leeds
7-comic story7script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerPeggy Baxter, Alice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Dopey, Uncle Snootly
9-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
11-comic story6script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerLucy Biggs
12Will-o-the-Weathertext story2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond PerryJill Blake, Pudge Blake, Johnny Morgan
13-comic story2script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerAllergy Biggs, Soozie
14-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
16-comic story7script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerPeggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
17So You Believe in Ghosts?promo (ad from the publisher)1Marie Thirteen First, Dr. Thirteen First

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Leave It to Binky #611968On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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