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65June-July 1952
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All Star Western #65

DC · June-July 1952 · on sale 1952-03-31

First appearance: Walt TriggerFirst appearance: Wayne Trigger
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Identification plate

Series
All Star Western (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#65
Publication date
June-July 1952
Key date
1952-06-00
On-sale date
1952-03-31
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Wayne Trigger - 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
0The Green Bandana Raiderscover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sy BarryWalt Trigger First, Wayne Trigger First
1Superman Says: "Hop on the Welfare Wagon!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp; editing: Jack SchiffClark Kent, Superman
2The Green Bandanna Raiders!comic story7.67script: Lee Goldsmith; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaWalt Trigger First, Wayne Trigger First
6Western Kwizactivity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
7Four Fearful Swordsmen!comic story5.67pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bernard SachsDon Caballero
10Capsule History of the Navajo Indianscomic story1script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker; letters: Mort Drucker
11The Haunted Gun!comic story3.67pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Bernard SachsThe Roving Ranger [Jeff Graham]; a group of rustlers (villains)
12Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
13Tabor Luck!text article2script: Jack Miller; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
14The Giants of Cloud Mountain!comic story5.67script: David Wood; pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Sy BarryStrong Bow; Princess Little Moon
15Can You Imagine Batman and Superman Together?promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
17Judge Roy Bean "Law West of the Pecos"comic story1script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker; letters: Mort Drucker
18Mutt & Jeff; Superboypromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Western Comics #661957On eBay ›
All Star Western #1161960On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #648 of 62#66 ›

Sources

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