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71November-December 1967
$0.12

Showcase #71

DC · November-December 1967 · on sale 1967-09-26

First appearance: Woody Allen
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Identification plate

Series
Showcase (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#71
Publication date
November-December 1967
Key date
1967-11-00
On-sale date
1967-09-26
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 Woody Allen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira SchnappWoody Allen First
1What Swings, Fiddle Strings?comic story7.5script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira SchnappWoody Allen First
2Maniak Memosletters page1letters: typeset
3Part Two, Act 1, of "Confederate Yankees!" Confused?comic story6.5script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira Schnapp
4Act II -- Part III (or Should That Be Part III -- Act II?)comic story7.5script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira Schnapp
5-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6-in-house column1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino; inks: George Roussos, Murphy Anderson

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Series context

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Sources

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