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2October 1961
$0.10

Adventures of the Jaguar #2

Archie · October 1961 · on sale 1961-08-10

First appearance: The JaguarFirst appearance: Ralph Hardy
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of the Jaguar (Archie, 1961 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
October 1961
Key date
1961-10-00
On-sale date
1961-08-10
Indicia publisher
Radio Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Ralph Hardy - 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
0The Battle of the Bacteria Brutes!cover1pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John RosenbergerRalph Hardy First, The Jaguar First
1The Gulliver of the Jungle!comic story8script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger; letters: John DuffyRalph Hardy First, The Jaguar First
2The Battle of the Bacteria Brutes!comic story12script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger; letters: John DuffyRalph Hardy First, The Jaguar First
3Ancestral Memorytext article1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger; letters: John DuffyThe Fly, Tommy Troy
5The Sinister Space Whale!comic story6script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger; letters: John DuffyRalph Hardy First, The Jaguar First

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Sources

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