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1August 1961
$0.10

Reptilicus #1

Charlton · August 1961

First appearance: Reptilicus1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Reptilicus (Charlton, 1961 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1961
Key date
1961-08-00
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Awesome! Terrible! The Monstrous Flying Reptile!cover1pencils: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; inks: Rocco "Rocke" MastroserioReptilicus First
2Reptilicuscomic story20script: Joe Gill, Sidney W. Pink, Ib Melchior; pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Vince Alascia; letters: Dorothy GiordanoSvend Alstrup; Professor Martens; General Grayson; Karen Martens; Lise Martens; Connie Miller
8Charlton Comics Monster Contestpromo (ad from the publisher)2Hunk; unnamed dinosaur
9Mind over Mattertext story2script: Joe GillProfessor John Hollister; Professor Ward L. Price
10Daydreamscomic story3pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Rocco "Rocke" MastroserioHarry Brown

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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Series context

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