Publishers / Charlton / Cowboy Western Heroes (1953) / #47
47December 1953
$0.10

Cowboy Western Heroes #47

Charlton · December 1953 · on sale 1953

First appearance: Rip Ryan
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Identification plate

Series
Cowboy Western Heroes (Charlton, 1953 series)
Issue
#47
Publication date
December 1953
Key date
1953-12-00
On-sale date
1953
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Rip Ryan - 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: Stan Campbell; inks: Stan Campbell
2Sentence of Deathcomic story9script: Carl Memling; pencils: Stan Campbell; inks: Stan CampbellRip Ryan First
3The Way of a Killer!comic story6script: Carl Memling; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Dick AyersTod Gault; Travis Larkin; The Utah Kid; Laramie; Jed
4Blind as a Battext story2pencils: Stan Campbell; inks: Stan CampbellBurt Lonigan; Phil Macready; Joe Greehly; Tod Lonigan; Pete Romero; Gus Leachy; Kid Sweeny; Jeff Martell
5Trail's Endcomic story7script: Carl Memling; pencils: John Belfi; inks: John BelfiLon Dugan; Buck Winters; Sam Hix; Billy Watson; Norton; Pete
6Yellow Goldcomic story1pencils: Stan Campbell; inks: Stan CampbellJim; Ed Martin
7Cry for Revengecomic story6script: Carl Memling; pencils: Stan Campbell; inks: Stan CampbellJeb Cranford; Mrs. Cranford; Len Clagg; Sam Revere; Joe Brent; Kip Mason

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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Sources

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