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136March 1967
$0.12

Superboy #136

DC · March 1967 · on sale 1967-01-05

First appearance: Hot DogFirst appearance: Tail TerrierFirst appearance: Bull Dog
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Identification plate

Series
Superboy (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#136
Publication date
March 1967
Key date
1967-03-00
On-sale date
1967-01-05
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 Hot Dog - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Prophetic Pup - 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
0Decoy of the Doom Statues!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Krypto, Superboy
1Superboy Visits the 50th Century!comic story11script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John ForteClark Kent, Lana Lang, Sarah Lang, Superboy
2Smallville Mailsackletters page0.67script: Mort Weisinger
3-statement of ownership0.33script: Irwin Donenfeld
4Decoy of the Doom Statues!comic story14script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappBull Dog First, Chameleon Collie First, Hot Dog First, Clark Kent, Krypto, Mammoth Miss First, Paw Pooch First, Prophetic Pup First, Superboy, Tail Terrier First, Tusky Husky First

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Series context

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Sources

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