DC Special #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Debbi Anderson - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: DC Special (DC, 1968 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: January-March 1969
Key date: 1969-01-00
On-sale date: 1968-11-07
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 68
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Angel O'Day - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Kenny - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Buzzy First, Candy Foster First, Benny Howe First, Harvey Payne First, Sherwood
2	-	comic story	4	pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner	Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
4	-	comic story	5.67	pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker	Kenny First
6	New New	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Binky Biggs, Benny Howe First
7	New New	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Debbi Anderson First, Buddy Baxter First
8	-	comic story	5.5	pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner	Buzzy Brown, Susie Gruff
9	A Blockbuster Issue!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Clark Kent, Superman
11	-	comic story	4	pencils: Graham Place; inks: Graham Place	Candy Foster First, Chuck Winters First
12	-	comic story	4	pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen Fitzgerald	Melvin Higby First, Penelope First
13	It's a Teen's World	cartoon	1	script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker	Doris (on phone); Herman; Marilyn's father; Marilyn's mother
16	-	comic story	6	pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen	Harvey Payne First, Jennifer Payne First
17	-	comic story	6	pencils: Graham Place; inks: Graham Place	Candy Foster First, Chuck Winters First
18	Teen Age	cartoon	1	script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker	Stanley
19	-	comic story	6	pencils: Graham Place; inks: Graham Place	Buzzy Brown, Susie Gruff, Wolfert
21	Dig What's Coming	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Henry Boltinoff, Bob Oksner; inks: Henry Boltinoff, Bob Oksner; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Jerry Lewis, Renfrew Lewis
22	-	comic story	6	pencils: Graham Place; inks: Graham Place	Candy Foster First, Chuck Winters First
23	Ohhh Boy!! He's Gonna Get It! So Can You!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Angel O'Day First, Sam Simeon First
24	-	comic story	8	pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner	Peggy Baxter, Alice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Mr. Hiveslee First, Sherwood

Plus 6.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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