Love and Romance #3 for Sale - First Appearance of David Cassidy - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Love and Romance (Charlton, 1971 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: January 1972
Key date: 1972-01-10
Indicia publisher: Charlton Press Inc.
Price: $0.20
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of David Cassidy - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	I'll Stay Square	cover	1	pencils: Art Cappello; inks: Art Cappello; letters: Charlotte Jetter	David Cassidy First
1	Another Brand of Kisses	comic story	7	pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles Nicholas
2	David Cassidy	illustration	1	pencils: Don Sherwood; inks: Don Sherwood	David Cassidy First
3	Beware of Green Eyes	comic story	5	pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Vince Alascia
4	I'll Stay Square!	comic story	7	pencils: Art Cappello; inks: Charles Nicholas
5	-	letters page	1	script: Jeannette Copeland
6	Forever Lonely	comic story	3	pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Vince Alascia

Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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