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44March-April 1954
$0.10

Western Comics #44

DC · March-April 1954 · on sale 1954-01-11

First appearance: Pow-Wow Smith
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Identification plate

Series
Western Comics (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
March-April 1954
Key date
1954-03-00
On-sale date
1954-01-11
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pow-Wow Smith - 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: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sy Barry; letters: Ira SchnappPow-Wow Smith First
2The Law's Outlawcomic story6script: Ed Herron; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Carmine Infantino; letters: Gaspar SaladinoPow-Wow Smith First
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5Buzzy Says "Start the Day Off Right!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown
6A Cage for Nighthawkcomic story6script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar SaladinoHannibal Hawkes, The Nighthawk
8Howdy, Stranger!comic story1
9The Riddle of the Vanishing Rodeo Rider!comic story5.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Ed Smalle Jr.; inks: Ed Smalle Jr.; letters: Milt SnapinnRodeo Rick
10-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
11Cattle Drivetext article2letters: typeset
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1Hopalong Cassidy
13The Boy Lawman!comic story5.67script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBill Polk, The Wyoming Kid

Plus 5.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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