Publishers / DC / Leave It to Binky (1948) / #25
25March-April 1952
$0.10

Leave It to Binky #25

DC · March-April 1952 · on sale 1951-12-31

First appearance: StevieFirst appearance: Patches
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Identification plate

Series
Leave It to Binky (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#25
Publication date
March-April 1952
Key date
1952-03-00
On-sale date
1951-12-31
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Patches - 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: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerPeggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
1The Team's the Thing!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerAllergy Biggs, Binky Biggs
2-comic story8script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerJane Baxter, Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Herbert, Uncle Snootly
5-activity0.75script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
7-comic story6script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerAlice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Dopey, Uncle Snootly
8-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
10-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
12-comic story6script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerPeggy Baxter, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Jimmie Van Roy, Soozie
13Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15-comic story0.75script: Sam Brier; pencils: Sam Brier; inks: Sam Brier; letters: Sam BrierStevie First
16-statement of ownership0.25letters: typeset
17Patchestext story2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond PerryJamie Draper, Linda Lee, Patches First
18Five Six-Letter Words from ELSTNIactivity0.75script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
20-comic story9script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerPeggy Baxter, Alice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Dopey, Sherwood, Uncle Snootly
21-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug

Plus 5.91 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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