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22June-July 1955
$0.10

Flippity & Flop #22

DC · June-July 1955 · on sale 1955-04-03

First appearance: TwiddleFirst appearance: TwaddleFirst appearance: Dog
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Identification plate

Series
Flippity & Flop (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
June-July 1955
Key date
1955-06-00
On-sale date
1955-04-03
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 Twiddle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Dog - 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
0-cover1pencils: Jim Davis; inks: Jim DavisFlippity, Flop, Sam
2-comic story6script: Alpine Harper, Cecil Beard; pencils: Jim Davis; inks: Jim DavisFlippity, Flop, Sam
3-comic story5.67script: Alpine Harper, Cecil Beard; pencils: Jim Davis; inks: Jim DavisFlippity, Flop, Sam
5-comic story4script: Cecil Beard, Alpine Harper; pencils: Jim Davis; inks: Jim DavisDog First, Twaddle First, Twiddle First
6The Speedy Turtletext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
7-comic story6script: Alpine Harper, Cecil Beard; pencils: Jim Davis; inks: Jim DavisFlippity, Flop, Sam
8Real Screen Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
9-comic story6script: Alpine Harper, Cecil Beard; pencils: Jim Davis; inks: Jim DavisFlippity, Flop, Sam
11Buzzy Says: "There May Be a Career in Health for You!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown

Plus 3.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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