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1Fall 1944
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Comic Capers #1

Marvel · Fall 1944 · on sale 1944-07-31

First appearance: Dracula
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Identification plate

Series
Comic Capers (Marvel, 1944 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
Fall 1944
Key date
1944-10-00
On-sale date
1944-07-31
Indicia publisher
Red Circle Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dracula - 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-cover1Super Rabbit; Creeper; Silly Seal; Ziggy Pig
1-comic story9Dracula First, Adolf Hitler, Super Rabbit
2Comic Caper's Puzzle Pageactivity1
3-comic story8
4-comic story6
5-comic story0.5
6-comic story0.5
7-comic story7pencils: David Gantz; inks: David Gantz
8High Pressure!comic story7
9Urgent! Sentinels of Liberty!public service announcement1
10-comic story7The Creeper; Crawler

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Series context

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Sources

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