Publishers / Quality Comics / Doll Man (1948) / #27
27March 1950
$0.10

Doll Man #27

Quality Comics · March 1950 · on sale 1950-01-04

First appearance: Ed TracyFirst appearance: Tess Parker
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Identification plate

Series
Doll Man (Quality Comics, 1948 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
March 1950
Key date
1950-03-00
On-sale date
1950-01-04
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Space Conquest!cover1pencils: Alex Kotzky; inks: Alex KotzkyDoll Man [Darrel Dane]
1Space Conquestcomic story9pencils: Chic Stone; inks: Chic StoneDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Prof. Parn (first appearance; villain); Gaspar (first appearance; villain)
2The Crusader Chalicecomic story7pencils: Bill Ward?; inks: Bill Ward?Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Kleeson (first appearance; villain)
3Buy a Dream Housecomic story6script: Bill Ward; pencils: Bill Ward; inks: Bill WardTess Parker First, Torchy Todd, Ed Tracy First
4The Rescue of a Rattext story0.8letters: typesetSilk Warr
5-statement of ownership0.2script: Everett M. Arnold
6The Kali Statuecomic story8pencils: Bill Ward?; inks: Bill Ward?Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; J. Raffio (first appearance; villain)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Good Girl Art Quarterly #[1]1990On eBay ›
Bill Ward's Torchy Summer Fun Special #11992On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #2611 of 31#28 ›

Sources

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