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97March 1955
$0.10

Gene Autry Comics #97

Dell · March 1955

First appearance: Febold Feboldson
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Identification plate

Series
Gene Autry Comics (Dell, 1946 series)
Issue
#97
Publication date
March 1955
Key date
1955-03-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Febold Feboldson - 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: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo)Gene Autry (photo); Champion (photo, a horse)
1High Skiptext article1pencils: Till Goodan; inks: Till Goodan
2Gene Autry and Frozen Goldcomic story15pencils: Nicholas Firfires; inks: Nicholas FirfiresGene Autry; Champion (horse); Sheriff Tim Lake; Spud Wilson
3Black Light Tip-Offcomic story9pencils: Nicholas Firfires; inks: Nicholas FirfiresGene Autry; Champion (horse); Red Boy (dog); Tad Carter; Willie; Pete
4Paydirt and a Dreamtext story2pencils: John Ushler; inks: John UshlerMickey O'Toole; Sheriff Engle; Sharps Denton
5Henry's Hard Luck Towncomic story6pencils: Tony Sgroi; inks: Tony SgroiPanhandle Pete; Tommy; Janey
6The Best Shottext article1pencils: August Lenox; inks: August LenoxFebold Feboldson First
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typesetGene Autry

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Series context

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Sources

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