Publishers / Charlton / Wild Frontier (1955) / #3
3March 1956
$0.10

Wild Frontier #3

Charlton · March 1956

First appearance: Davy Crockett
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Identification plate

Series
Wild Frontier (Charlton, 1955 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
March 1956
Key date
1956-03-00
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 Davy Crockett - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Vince AlasciaDaniel Boone, Davy Crockett First
2The Double-Drenchingcomic story9script: Joe Gill; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Jon D'Agostino; letters: Jon D'AgostinoDavy Crockett; Tad Wescott
4Rogue Bearcomic story5script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Bill Molno; letters: Jon D'AgostinoDaniel Boone
6Indian River Crossingtext story2letters: typesetColonel John Raven; Chief Pa-Cha-Ni-Kita; General Henderson; Chubby Collins; Chief Wa-Nu-Sha; Jed Adams
7An Amphibious Crittercomic story1Chief Gray Matter; Tom Bradley
10The Talking Totem Polecomic story4pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Sal Trapani; letters: Charlotte JetterRed Eagle; Harry
11The Peddlercomic story6pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Vince AlasciaPeddler

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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