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39March-April 1977
$0.30

Weird Western Tales #39

DC · March-April 1977 · on sale 1976-12-30

First appearance: Brian SavageFirst appearance: ScalphunterFirst appearance: Matt Savage
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Identification plate

Series
Weird Western Tales (DC, 1972 series)
Issue
#39
Publication date
March-April 1977
Key date
1977-03-00
On-sale date
1976-12-30
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893042004
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Brian Savage - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Matt Savage - 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: José Luis García-López; inks: George Evans; letters: Joe LettereseBrian Savage First, Scalphunter First
2Scalphuntercomic story17.5script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: George Evans; colors: Liz BerubeBrian Savage First, Matt Savage First, Scalphunter First
4Announcing DC Dollar Comics $1.00promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan, Neal Adams; inks: Neal AdamsKara Zor-El, Clark Kent, Krypto, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl, Superman
10And Now...We Interrupt This Comic to Bring You a Word from Your New Publisher...text article1script: Jenette Kahn; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal AdamsJenette Kahn
11Now You Can Call Toll-Free to DC on the...Direct Currents Hot-Line!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerClark Kent, Superman
12"Had enough sanity?"promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: ?; typesetMr. Mxyzptlk
17Now! Jonah Hex Is Out On His Own!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-LópezJonah Hex
18-letters page1pencils: ? (logo); inks: ? (logo); colors: ? (logo); letters: ? (logo); typeset

Plus 13 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

‹ #3828 of 60#40 ›

Sources

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