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44March 1947
$0.10

Red Ryder Comics #44

Dell · March 1947 · on sale 1947-02-14

First appearance: Po-ko
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Identification plate

Series
Red Ryder Comics (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
March 1947
Key date
1947-03-00
On-sale date
1947-02-14
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Po-ko - 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: Fred Harman; inks: Fred HarmanLittle Beaver, Po-ko First
1News From Red Ryder Ranchphoto story1script: Fred HarmanCirila Martinez
2-comic story16script: Fred Harman; pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred Harman
3-comic story10script: Zane Grey; pencils: Jim Gary; inks: Jim Gary
4Little Beaver Braves the Stormtext story3letters: typeset
5-comic story9
6-comic story4
7-comic story6script: Fred Harman; pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred Harman
8Cowboyscomic story1script: Fred Harman; pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred Harman
9-photo story1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typeset

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Series context

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Sources

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