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1May-June 1957
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Sergeant Bilko #1

DC · May-June 1957 · on sale 1957-03-12

First appearance: Sgt. BilkoFirst appearance: Pvt. Duane DobermanFirst appearance: Colonel John Hall
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Identification plate

Series
Sergeant Bilko (DC, 1957 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May-June 1957
Key date
1957-05-00
On-sale date
1957-03-12
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 Sgt. Bilko - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Pvt. Duane Doberman - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Colonel John Hall - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira SchnappSgt. Bilko First, Pvt. Duane Doberman First, Colonel John Hall First
1A Date with Effiepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Curt Swan; letters: Ira SchnappBetty; Stan
2-comic story32script: Cal Howard; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerSgt. Bilko First, Pvt. Duane Doberman First, Colonel John Hall First, Steve Henshaw First
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Series context

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Sources

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