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52September-October 1964
$0.12

Showcase #52

DC · September-October 1964 · on sale 1964-07-30

First appearance: Lena the lemur
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Identification plate

Series
Showcase (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#52
Publication date
September-October 1964
Key date
1964-09-00
On-sale date
1964-07-30
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lena the lemur - 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: Lee Elias; inks: Lee Elias; letters: Ira SchnappCave Carson, Christie Madison
2Prisoners of the Lost Worldcomic story24script: Bob Haney; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasJohnny Blake, Cave Carson, Lena the lemur First, Christie Madison, Bulldozer Smith
5-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10Lois Lane Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15What Makes a Cave?text article0.5letters: typeset

Plus 9.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

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Series context

‹ #5152 of 104#53 ›

Sources

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