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29August 1970
$0.15

Swing with Scooter #29

DC · August 1970 · on sale 1970-06-18

First appearance: El DiabloFirst appearance: Lazarus LaneFirst appearance: Rick Wilson
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Identification plate

Series
Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series)
Issue
#29
Publication date
August 1970
Key date
1970-08-00
On-sale date
1970-06-18
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of El Diablo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lazarus Lane - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rick Wilson - 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: Henry Scarpelli; inks: Henry Scarpelli; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCookie, Scooter, Sylvester
2Here Come de Judge!comic story6.7pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Henry ScarpelliCookie, Penny, Scooter, Sylvester
4-promo (ad from the publisher)0.3Manhunter, Starker
5Instant Successcomic story1inks: Henry ScarpelliCookie, Scooter
8Witch Way to the Ball Game?comic story5.67pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Henry ScarpelliMalibu, Scooter
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33Sugar Plumm, Spike Wilson
10Aunt Hatta Tells It Like It Is!comic story1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Henry Scarpelli; letters: John CostanzaAunt Hatta
11With This Cruise, You Blow a Fuse!comic story7script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Doug Crane; inks: Henry Scarpelli; letters: John CostanzaCookie, Penny, Scooter, Sylvester
14Scooter's Pick the One Who...cartoon1inks: Henry ScarpelliCookie, Kenny, Malibu, Penny, Scooter, Sylvester
15-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Debbi Anderson, Buddy Baxter, Bill Baxter, Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
16-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Cynthia, El Diablo First, Lazarus Lane First, Mildred, Mordred, Rick Wilson First
17-letters page1script: ? [as Aunt Hatta]; pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); colors: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset
18Cousin Abigail's Jet Broom!comic story1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Henry ScarpelliMalibu

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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