Publishers / DC / Swing with Scooter (1966) / #13
13June-July 1968
$0.12

Swing with Scooter #13

DC · June-July 1968 · on sale 1968-04-23

First appearance: Major Otis
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Identification plate

Series
Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series)
Issue
#13
Publication date
June-July 1968
Key date
1968-06-00
On-sale date
1968-04-23
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 Major Otis - 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: Joe Orlando; inks: Tex Blaisdell; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCookie, Penny, Scooter
1Coming Your Way -- A New DC Brandpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Nick Cardy, Bob Brown; inks: Nick Cardy, Bob Brown; letters: Gaspar Saladino
2Odd Jobs by Oddballs!comic story5.67pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Tex Blaisdell; letters: Irv WatanabeCookie, Cynthia, Kenny, Malibu, Major Otis First, Penny, Scooter, Sylvester
5World's Most Famous "Dear John" Letterstext story1letters: ?; typeset
6Pole Vaulter's Woodpecker; Interrupted Genie; Box Trapcartoon1script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
7From Us -- To You, Only the Best!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino
8Scooter's Hip Historycomic story5.67pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Tex Blaisdell; letters: Joe LettereseScooter; Cynthia; Kenny; Sylvester; Malibu; Cookie; Penny
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
10Oh, Happy, Happy, Here's Cap'n Clappy!comic story6pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Tex Blaisdell; letters: Ira SchnappCookie, Cynthia, Kenny, Malibu, Penny, Scooter, Sylvester
13Buy Me, Give Me, Buy Me!comic story4.5pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCookie, Penny, Scooter
16-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
17-comic story1pencils: Joe Orlando, Mike Sekowsky; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Joe LettereseMalibu
18-in-house column1pencils: Irv Novick, Neal Adams; inks: Irv Novick, Neal Adams
19-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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