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55October 1952
$0.10

Real Screen Comics #55

DC · October 1952 · on sale 1952-09-03

First appearance: TitoFirst appearance: Burrito
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Identification plate

Series
Real Screen Comics (DC, 1945 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
October 1952
Key date
1952-10-00
On-sale date
1952-09-03
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Burrito - 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-cover1Crawford Crow, Fauntleroy Fox
1Binky Asks "What Do You Know About Other People?"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappAllergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Alice Biggs
2-comic story5.75pencils: Jim Davis; inks: Jim DavisCrawford Crow, Fauntleroy Fox
5-activity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
6-comic story7pencils: Jim Davis; inks: Jim DavisFlippity, Flop, Sam
7Fun Shopactivity2script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel, Jim Davis; inks: Martin Naydel, Jim DavisCrawford Crow
8Some of Superman's Best Friends are Squirrels!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerClark Kent, Nutsy Squirrel, Superman
9-comic story5.75Burrito First, Tito First
11-activity0.5
12Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
13A Word to the Wisetext story2letters: typesetProfessor Oliver Owl; Sammy Squirrel; Sybil Squirrel
14-comic story6pencils: Jim Davis; inks: Jim DavisCrawford Crow, Fauntleroy Fox

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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