Publishers / DC / Leave It to Binky (1948) / #2
2April-May 1948
$0.10

Leave It to Binky #2

DC · April-May 1948 · on sale 1948-02-25

First appearance: SherwoodFirst appearance: Oogie PringleFirst appearance: Bill Baxter
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Identification plate

Series
Leave It to Binky (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
April-May 1948
Key date
1948-04-00
On-sale date
1948-02-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Streak the Wonder Dog - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Ray O'Vac - 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
0Happy Birthday to Peggycover1Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67Green Lantern, Alan Scott, Streak the Wonder Dog First
3-comic story8Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Mr. Dimdome First, Sherwood First
6-comic story4Peggy Baxter, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Dopey, Soozie
8Promo for All Star Comics #40 and the Junior Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1The Atom, Black Canary, Dr. Mid-Nite, Dinah Drake, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Green Lantern, Carter Hall, Hawkman, Charles McNider, Al Pratt, Princess Diana, Alan Scott, Johnny Thunder
9-comic story10Bill Baxter First, Jane Baxter First, Peggy Baxter, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Alice Biggs, Dopey, Uncle Snootly
11-comic story1Lila First
12Promo for Comic Cavalcade #26promo (ad from the publisher)1The Flash, Jay Garrick, Green Lantern, Hop Harrigan, Jeff, Mutt, Princess Diana, Alan Scott, Wonder Woman
13-comic story8Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Herbert
14Jamie Get's [sic] Juggedtext story2pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); colors: ? (illustrations); letters: typesetJamie Draper, Linda Lee
15-comic story1Gerry
17-comic story6Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Alice Biggs
18-comic story0.5Chip
20Promo for A Date With Judy #4promo (ad from the publisher)1Judy Foster, Oogie Pringle First

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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