Publishers / DC / Leave It to Binky (1948) / #30
30January-February 1953
$0.10

Leave It to Binky #30

DC · January-February 1953 · on sale 1952-10-10

First appearance: Cousin Leroy
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Identification plate

Series
Leave It to Binky (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
January-February 1953
Key date
1953-01-00
On-sale date
1952-10-10
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Cousin Leroy - 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
2-comic story5.67pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerPeggy Baxter, Bertram Biggs, Alice Biggs, Binky Biggs, Sherwood
5Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown
6-comic story8pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerPeggy Baxter, Bertram Biggs, Alice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Cousin Leroy First
8Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
9-comic story0.5script: Sam Brier; pencils: Sam Brier; inks: Sam Brier; letters: Sam BrierStevie
11-comic story6pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerPeggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
12Now More Than Everpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Ira Schnapp
13Poker Faces!cartoon2script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
14-comic story5pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerAllergy Biggs, Binky Biggs
15Town Criertext story2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
16Superboy Discovers A New Kind of Junior Sport!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperboy
17-comic story4pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerAlice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs
18-activity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel

Plus 5.08 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Leave It to Binky #611968On eBay ›
Leave It to Binky #681969On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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