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26May-June 1952
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Leave It to Binky #26

DC · May-June 1952 · on sale 1952-03-03

First appearance: Howie HoweFirst appearance: Mrs. LeeFirst appearance: Hap
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Identification plate

Series
Leave It to Binky (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
May-June 1952
Key date
1952-05-00
On-sale date
1952-03-03
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Hap - 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, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs
1Happy Hobby Time!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerClark Kent, Superboy
2-comic story5.75script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerPeggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Sherwood
5-comic story9script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerAlice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Uncle Snootly
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
8-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
10-comic story4script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerAlice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Soozie
11-comic story0.65script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug
13-comic story3script: Frank Harry; pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryPam
14Going Placestext story2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond PerryJamie Draper, Linda Lee, Mrs. Lee First
15-comic story0.5script: Sam Brier; pencils: Sam Brier; inks: Sam Brier; letters: Sam BrierStevie
16Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
17-comic story9script: Hal Seegar; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerPeggy Baxter, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Sherwood, Soozie, Thurston
18Four Six-Letter Words from DASILEactivity0.65script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
20-comic story1Hap First
21What's a "Hassle"?promo (ad from the publisher)1Howie Howe First

Plus 3.7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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