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Ribtickler #[nn]

Fox · 1945 · on sale 1945-04-11

First appearance: Cosmo CatFirst appearance: Willy Rat
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Identification plate

Series
Ribtickler (Fox, 1945 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
1945
Key date
1945-04-11
On-sale date
1945-04-11
Indicia publisher
Chicago Nite Life News Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
196

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Willy Rat - 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
0-cover1
1Dr. Beerstein And His Mechanical Maniaccomic story8
2Arizonacomic story6
3-comic story1
4Oh Baby! Cheese!comic story1
5I'm Gonna Take Care of the Insects Right Now!comic story6
6Hey! Lemme Outa Here!comic story6
7My Client Is Guilty Your Honor!comic story6script: Frank Little; pencils: Frank Little
8-comic story6
9The Villain Is Willin'comic story7
10Guddlescomic story1
11-comic story3
12-comic story3
13Cake Walkcomic story3
14Spots a Spookcomic story3
15-comic story3
16Goes Huntingcomic story3
17Mexican Holiday-The Day of the Animalscomic story3
18-comic story1
19-comic story5
20-comic story1
21-comic story3
22-comic story3
23-comic story6
24Chico Goes to the Amazoncomic story6
25Carnival and Side Showcomic story3
26Why Are You Staying Indoors on Such a Nice Day?comic story3
27Forbidden Sudancomic story3
28-comic story6
29Bill & Slatscomic story6
30-comic story6
31Wings Over Flamecomic story6
32Double Troublecomic story6
33-comic story14
34-comic story6script: Pat Adams
35-comic story6
36-comic story5script: Pat ParrishCosmo Cat First, Willy Rat First
37-comic story5
38Death in the Theatrecomic story6
39-comic story6
40-comic story6
41-comic story1
42-comic story1

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Series context

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Sources

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