Publishers / Charlton / Terry and the Pirates (1955) / #27
27August 1955
$0.10

Terry and the Pirates #27

Charlton · August 1955

First appearance: Hotshot Charlie
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Identification plate

Series
Terry and the Pirates (Charlton, 1955 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
August 1955
Key date
1955-08-00
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 Hotshot Charlie - 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: George Wunder; inks: George WunderHotshot Charlie First, Terry Lee
1The Himalayan Bluesrecap1letters: typeset
2Terry and Ermine Meet Againcomic story24script: George Wunder; pencils: George Wunder; inks: George Wunder
3I Cover the Newsfrontcomic story7pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck
4Little Helpertext story1letters: typeset
5For Tops in Entertainmentpromo (ad from the publisher)1
6Terryillustration1pencils: George Wunder; inks: George WunderTerry Lee

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Series context

‹ #262 of 3#28 ›

Sources

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