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88January-February 1956
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The Dodo and the Frog #88

DC · January-February 1956 · on sale 1955-10-30

First appearance: The ProfessorFirst appearance: Truett Hudson
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Identification plate

Series
The Dodo and the Frog (DC, 1954 series)
Issue
#88
Publication date
January-February 1956
Key date
1956-01-00
On-sale date
1955-10-30
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 The Professor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer; letters: Ira SchnappDunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog
2-comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerDunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog
4-comic story6pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube GrossmanGoofy Goose
6-comic story4pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube GrossmanThe Professor First, Nutsy Squirrel, Truett Hudson First
7The Best Present of All!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappAllergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Bertram Biggs
8The Babbling Brooktext story2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond PerryOswald Otter; Mother Otter; Father Otter; Ricky Raccoon
9-comic story6script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon MayerDizzy Dog
10-comic story3.5pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerDunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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