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Publishers / Quality Comics / Feature Comics (1939) / #77
77April 1944
$0.10

Feature Comics #77

Quality Comics · April 1944 · on sale February 23, 1944

First appearance (cover): Poison IvyFirst appearance (cover): Swing Sisson
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Identification plate

Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#77
Publication date
April 1944
Key date
April 1944
On-sale date
February 23, 1944
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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, Darrel Dane, Doll Man, Poison Ivy First, Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain, Rusty Ryan, Swing Sisson First
1-comic story13Darrel Dane, Doll Man
2-comic story2script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble
3-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
4-comic story7pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeBlimpy, Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain
5-comic story3script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble
6-comic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelSwing Sisson
7-comic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy
8-comic story5Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]
9The Captain Is a Beasttext story2letters: typeset
10-comic story6script: Sid Lazarus; pencils: Sid Lazarus; inks: Sid LazarusPerky
11Sunken Treasure!!comic story7pencils: Mort LeavRusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Pierpont Lee; Alababa]; Captain Cooper (death); Miss Cooper; group of pirates (villains)

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Series context

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Sources

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