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70August 1943
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Feature Comics #70

Quality Comics · August 1943 · on sale 1943-06-16

First appearance: Rusty RyanFirst appearance: BlimpyFirst appearance: Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain
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Identification plate

Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#70
Publication date
August 1943
Key date
1943-08-00
On-sale date
1943-06-16
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain - 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: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantBlimpy First, Darrel Dane, Doll Man, Rusty Ryan First, Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain First
1The Case of the Pharaoh's Cursecomic story13pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: John CassoneDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; The Pharaoh [Janus] (introduction, villain); A pharaoh (introduction, flashback, death); Rath Sheda (introduction, flashback, death); Evertts (introduction, death); Smallets (introduction, death); McKleun (introduction, death); Valtin (introduction, death); James Harvey (intr
2-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
3Looking For Troublecomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy
4-comic story5script: Frank Borth; pencils: Frank Borth; inks: Frank BorthThe Spider Widow [Dianne Grayson]; The Raven [Tony Grey]; Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; The "Big" Boss [Larkins, also as Senator Knight] (villain, death)
5Octa Puss Pickpocket Gang Pockets Citycomic story2script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlInferior Man [Courtney Fudd]; The Octa Puss [Four Arm Joe] (villain, introduction)
6The Return of Yvonnecomic story6script: Tex Henson; pencils: Phil Martin; inks: Phil MartinSwing Sisson; Yvonne (villain)
7-comic story3pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleLala Palooza
8The Jade Elephantcomic story5script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Madame Chiang; Number One Man (introduction); the Japanese (villains)
9The Ghost That Haunted Macbethcomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsZero; Richard Bevins (introduction); Banquo's ghost (villain, introduction)
10King Neptune's Domaincomic story7script: Sy Reit; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlBlimpy [Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain]; King Neptune (introduction); the Japanese (villains)
11The Island That Vanishedtext story2script: Robert HyattPerry Scott
12-comic story2pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble
13The Wrong Wongcomic story9script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonRusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Stumpy (introduction); Alababa; Pierpont Lee; Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey; Scotty; Moi Yutong]; The Japanese (villains)

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