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1Spring 1948
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Annie Oakley #1

Marvel · Spring 1948 · on sale 1948-01-31

First appearance: Annie OakleyFirst appearance: Tex CollinsFirst appearance: Sally Swoon
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Identification plate

Series
Annie Oakley (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
Spring 1948
Key date
1948-04-00
On-sale date
1948-01-31
Indicia publisher
Manvis Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Bruce Barr - 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-cover1pencils: Ed Winiarski, Christopher Rule; inks: Christopher RuleAnnie Oakley First
2Just Love That Cowhand!comic story5pencils: Christopher Rule; inks: Christopher Rule, George Klein; letters: Sam RosenBruce Barr First, Tex Collins First, Annie Oakley First, Sally Swoon First
3The Grecian Wiggletext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
5She's My Gal, Pal!comic story8pencils: Christopher Rule; inks: Christopher Rule, George Klein; letters: Joe LettereseBruce Barr First, Tex Collins First, Annie Oakley First, Sally Swoon First
7Heart Havoc!comic story4pencils: Ed Winiarski; inks: Ed WiniarskiHedy De Vine, Gabby Dunn, Sandra Stile, Cecil Trumpetski
9-text article0.12script: Kent B. Stiles
11Wrong Steer!comic story8pencils: Christopher Rule; inks: Christopher Rule, George Klein; letters: Joe LettereseBruce Barr First, Tex Collins First, Annie Oakley First, Sally Swoon First

Plus 7.88 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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