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1October 1956
$0.10

Yellow Claw #1

Marvel · October 1956

First appearance: Jimmy WooFirst appearance: Plan ChuFirst appearance: The Yellow Claw
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Identification plate

Series
Yellow Claw (Marvel, 1956 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1956
Key date
October 10, 1956
Indicia publisher
Marjean Magazine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of The Yellow Claw - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (cover) of Suwan - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

First appearance of Karl von Horstbadden - 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: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan GoldbergPlan Chu First, Suwan First, Jimmy Woo First, The Yellow Claw First
1The Coming of the Yellow Clawcomic story7script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Irv WatanabeKarl von Horstbadden First, Plan Chu First, Suwan First, Fritz Voltzmann First, Jimmy Woo First, The Yellow Claw First
2Free Agenttext story2pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin
3The Yellow Claw Strikes!comic story6script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan GoldbergKarl von Horstbadden First, Plan Chu First, Suwan First, Fritz Voltzmann First, Jimmy Woo First, The Yellow Claw First
4For Services Rendered!comic story4pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Werner Roth; colors: Stan GoldbergHeinrich Helmar; Stommer; Erich; Kurt
5Captured by the Clawcomic story6script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan GoldbergKarl von Horstbadden First, Plan Chu First, Suwan First, Fritz Voltzmann First, Jimmy Woo First, The Yellow Claw First

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q66133381 (Jimmy Woo), first-appearance property (CC0)

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