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2March-April 1948
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Western Comics #2

DC · March-April 1948 · on sale 1948-01-28

First appearance: Bill PolkFirst appearance: Rodeo RickFirst appearance: Cowboy Marshal
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Identification plate

Series
Western Comics (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
March-April 1948
Key date
1948-03-00
On-sale date
1948-01-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Jim Sawyer - 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: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanBill Polk First, The Wyoming Kid
2The Yellow Spoked Rig!comic story10pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Ira SchnappBill Polk First, The Wyoming Kid
5The Mysterious Wagon-Train!comic story8pencils: Howard Post; inks: Howard Post; letters: Ira SchnappRodeo Rick First
7Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
9The Cowboy and the Killers!comic story10pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort Meskin; letters: Ira SchnappGreg Sanders, Stuff, Vigilante
11U. S. Marshalcomic story1script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen; letters: Stookie AllenJack Abernathy
12Rustlers' Rounduptext story2script: Jesse MerlanSteve
13The Bells of San Filippo!comic story10script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ed Smalle Jr.; inks: Ed Smalle Jr.; letters: Ira SchnappCowboy Marshal First, Jim Sawyer First

Plus 9.5 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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