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79January-February 1960
$0.10

Western Comics #79

DC · January-February 1960 · on sale 1959-11-03

First appearance: Abe WilsonFirst appearance: Lute JonesFirst appearance: Red
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Identification plate

Series
Western Comics (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#79
Publication date
January-February 1960
Key date
1960-01-00
On-sale date
1959-11-03
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Deputy Sheriff Hank Brown - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Trail of Vengeance!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappMatt Savage
3The Trail of Vengeance!comic story12script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBiscuit Baker First, General George Armstrong Custer, Clay Dixon First, Jim Grant First, Lute Jones First, Manuel Ortega First, Red First, Matt Savage, Abe Wilson First
4Erie, Missouricomic story0.5script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
6The Best Present of All!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira SchnappAllergy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs
7The Buffalo-Hide Bandits!comic story8script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Carmine Infantino; letters: Joe LettereseDeputy Sheriff Hank Brown First, Pow-Wow Smith
9-letters page1letters: typeset
10The Riddle of the Gold Watch!comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Milt SnapinnBill Polk, The Wyoming Kid

Plus 6.5 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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