Publishers / Charlton / Special War Series (1965) / #4
4November 1965
$0.12

Special War Series #4

Charlton · November 1965 · on sale 1965

First appearance: Rip JaggerFirst appearance: JudomasterFirst appearance: Suzikawa
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Identification plate

Series
Special War Series (Charlton, 1965 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
November 1965
Key date
1965-11-00
On-sale date
1965
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Frank McLaughlin; inks: Frank McLaughlinRip Jagger First, Judomaster First
2Introducing Rip Jagger... Judomastercomic story20script: Joe Gill, Frank McLaughlin; pencils: Frank McLaughlin; inks: Frank McLaughlinBushuri First, Rip Jagger First, Judomaster First, Suzikawa First
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typesetSon of Vulcan; Sarge Steel; Blue Beetle; Magno Man; Captain Atom
5Fight for Freedomtext story1letters: typeset
14Sport of Judocomic story3script: Frank McLaughlin; pencils: Frank McLaughlin; inks: Frank McLaughlinSarge Steel

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q104029303 (Suzikawa), first-appearance property (CC0)

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