Publishers / DC / The Fox and the Crow (1951) / #31
31March 1956
$0.10

The Fox and the Crow #31

DC · March 1956 · on sale 1956-01-17

First appearance: Shep
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Identification plate

Series
The Fox and the Crow (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
March 1956
Key date
1956-03-00
On-sale date
1956-01-17
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 Shep - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1
2-comic story6Crawford Crow, Fauntleroy Fox
3Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappAllergy Biggs, Binky Biggs
4-comic story1Crawford Crow, Fauntleroy Fox
5-comic story5.67Crawford Crow, Fauntleroy Fox
6-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
7A Little Previewpromo (ad from the publisher)1
8-comic story6The Hare, The Hound, Shep First
9-comic story1Crawford Crow, Fauntleroy Fox
10No Animals Allowedtext story2letters: typeset
11-comic story6Crawford Crow, Fauntleroy Fox

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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Series context

‹ #3031 of 108#32 ›

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