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210March 1955
$0.10

Adventure Comics #210

DC · March 1955 · on sale 1955-01-25

First appearance: KryptoOrigin: Krypto
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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#210
Publication date
March 1955
Key date
1955-03-00
On-sale date
1955-01-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Origin story on record for: Krypto.

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
0The Superdog from Krypton!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Krypto First, Superboy
2The Super-Dog from Krypton!comic story10script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sy BarryJor-El, Clark Kent, Krypto First, Lana Lang, Lara, Superboy
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
5The Famous DC Symbolpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6The First Undersea Newspapercomic story6pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona FradonAquaman
7Play the Game off Hatsactivity1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
8Your United Nations at Work!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
9They're Striking It Rich Againtext article2script: Jack Miller
10The Defeat of Green Arrowcomic story8pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappGreen Arrow, Roy Harper, Oliver Queen, Speedy

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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