Publishers / DC / Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman (1958) / #11
11February-March 1960
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Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman #11

DC · February-March 1960 · on sale 1959-12-31

First appearance: Nell Hall
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Identification plate

Series
Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman (DC, 1958 series)
Issue
#11
Publication date
February-March 1960
Key date
1960-02-00
On-sale date
1959-12-31
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 Nell Hall - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerSgt. Bilko, Pvt. Duane Doberman, Colonel John Hall
3-comic story7.67script: Cal Howard; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerSgt. Bilko, Pvt. Duane Doberman, Pvt. Dino Paparelli, Colonel John Hall
4-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
5-cartoon0.5
7Two Weeks in Summercartoon1
8-comic story8script: Cal Howard; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerSgt. Bilko, Pvt. Duane Doberman, Colonel John Hall, Cpl. Rocco Barbella, Nell Hall First
9-cartoon1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
10Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp; editing: Jack SchiffClark Kent, Superboy
11-comic story10script: Cal Howard; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerSgt. Bilko, Pvt. Duane Doberman, Colonel John Hall, Cpl. Rocco Barbella, Pvt. Dino Paparelli, Nell Hall First

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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