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2July 1948
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Annie Oakley #2

Marvel · July 1948 · on sale 1948-04-01

First appearance: LanaFirst appearance: Mickey MurphyFirst appearance: E. Worthington Hamm
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Identification plate

Series
Annie Oakley (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
July 1948
Key date
1948-07-00
On-sale date
1948-04-01
Indicia publisher
Manvis Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Mickey Murphy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of E. Worthington Hamm - 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: Christopher Rule; inks: Christopher RuleAnnie Oakley
2Beware of the Bear!comic story7pencils: Pete Riss; inks: Vic DowdBruce Barr, Tex Collins, Annie Oakley, Sally Swoon
3-comic story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Harvey Kurtzman
5The Weaker Sex!comic story7pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: John DuffyTex Collins, Annie Oakley, Sally Swoon
7On with the Show!comic story4pencils: Bill Williams; inks: Bill WilliamsE. Worthington Hamm First, Lana First, Mickey Murphy First
8Call the Ushertext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
9-text article0.3script: Kent B. Stiles
11Is Annie Is... or Is She Ain't?comic story6pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Frank GiacoiaBruce Barr, Tex Collins, Annie Oakley, Sally Swoon
13Don't Fail to Read These Other Wonderful Magazines Published by the Editors of Patsy Walker Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
14Present Arms!comic story8pencils: Ed Winiarski; inks: George Klein; letters: Artie SimekHedy De Vine, Gabby Dunn, Sandra Stile
15The Chow Hound!comic story7script: Mickey Marks; pencils: Pierce Rice; inks: Frank GiacoiaBruce Barr, Tex Collins, Annie Oakley, Sally Swoon

Plus 8.2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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