Publishers / Fiction House / Rangers Comics (1942) / #58
58April 1951
$0.10

Rangers Comics #58

Fiction House · April 1951

First appearance: Docter Desmond DrewFirst appearance: Sgt. Dawson
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Identification plate

Series
Rangers Comics (Fiction House, 1942 series)
Issue
#58
Publication date
April 1951
Key date
1951-04-10
Indicia publisher
Flying Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Docter Desmond Drew - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sgt. Dawson - 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
0Brides for the Buffalo-Mencover1pencils: Ed Waldman, Iger Shop; inks: Jay Disbrow, Iger ShopFirehair
1Brides for the Buffalo-Mencomic story12script: John Starr; pencils: Gus Schrotter, Iger Shop; inks: Iger ShopFirehair [Lynn Cabot]
2-comic story7.67script: Marilyn Mercer; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe KanegsonSgt. Dawson First, Docter Desmond Drew First
3Another Word for Murdertext story2script: John Starr
4-comic story5.67script: Coleman Hart; pencils: Enrico Bagnoli; inks: Enrico BagnoliJan of the Jungle
5-statement of ownership0.33script: J. F. Byrne

Where to read it

CollectionYear
FemForce: Night of the Demon #[nn]1990On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Comics #702008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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