Publishers / Western / Gold Key Spotlight (1976) / #2
2July 1976
$0.25

Gold Key Spotlight #2

Western · July 1976

First appearance: Mr. Kaws1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Gold Key Spotlight (Western, 1976 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
July 1976
Key date
1976-07-00
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mr. Kaws - 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
0Submaroonedcover1Cracky, Mr. Kaws First
2Submarooned!comic story13script: Al Moniz; pencils: John Costanza; inks: John CostanzaMr. Kaws First, Cracky
7Out of Their Mindscomic story10Cracky, Mr. Kaws First

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

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Series context

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Sources

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