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96March 1956
$0.10

Real Screen Comics #96

DC · March 1956 · on sale 1956-01-29

First appearance: FatsyFirst appearance: MinusFirst appearance: Patsy
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Identification plate

Series
Real Screen Comics (DC, 1945 series)
Issue
#96
Publication date
March 1956
Key date
1956-03-00
On-sale date
1956-01-29
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1
2-comic story6
3Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappAllergy Biggs, Binky Biggs
4-comic story1
5-comic story6
6A Little Previewpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerFatsy First, Minus First, Patsy First
7-comic story1
8-comic story6
9The Clever Caterpillartext story2letters: typeset
10-comic story6

Plus 5 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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