Leave It to Binky #11 for Sale - First Appearance of Ricky Nelson - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Leave It to Binky (DC, 1948 series)
Issue: #11
Publication date: November-December 1949
Key date: 1949-11-00
On-sale date: 1949-08-24
Indicia publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Mrs. Van Roy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Buster - 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	Good-Bye Kiss	cover	1	pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner	Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
2	-	comic story	10	script: Hal Seeger; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner	Bill Baxter, Jane Baxter, Peggy Baxter, Alice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Soozie
4	-	comic story	5	script: Hal Seeger; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner	Peggy Baxter, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs
7	-	comic story	4	script: Sheldon Mayer	Alice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Herbert
9	-	comic story	5	script: Hal Seeger	Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
11	Paddle-Ball	activity	0.5	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel	Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs
12	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
13	-	comic story	4	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner	Allergy Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Soozie
15	-	comic story	1		Chip
16	A Little Imagination	text story	2	letters: typeset	Jamie Draper
17	-	comic story	1		Bonny
18	-	comic story	7	script: Hal Seeger; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner	Bill Baxter, Jane Baxter, Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Judy Foster, Mr. Gruff, Sherwood, Mr. Van Roy, Mrs. Van Roy First
19	-	comic story	1		Dad, Lad
20	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		David Nelson First, Harriet Nelson First, Ozzie Nelson First, Ricky Nelson First

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

Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

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Sources

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

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