Publishers / Dell / Kona (1962) / #6
6April-June 1963
$0.12

Kona #6

Dell · April-June 1963 · on sale 1963

First appearance: Kona
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Identification plate

Series
Kona (Dell, 1962 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
April-June 1963
Key date
1963-04-00
On-sale date
1963
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Kona - 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: Vic Prezio; inks: Vic Prezio; colors: Vic PrezioKona First
1The Loch Ness Monstertext article1pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman; letters: Charlotte Jetter
2Dragon of the Depthscomic story27script: Don Segall; pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman; letters: Charlotte Jetter
3Atlantistext story1letters: typeset
4-comic story4script: Don Segall; pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman; letters: Charlotte JetterAnak; Thoth; Sarabaya (beetle)
5The Tower of Babeltext article1pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman; letters: Charlotte Jetter

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q135264413 (Kona), first-appearance property (CC0)

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