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1November 1950
$0.10

Bob Colt #1

Fawcett · November 1950

First appearance: Bob ColtFirst appearance: BuckskinFirst appearance: Pablo Sanchez
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Identification plate

Series
Bob Colt (Fawcett, 1950 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
November 1950
Key date
1950-11-00
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Pablo Sanchez - 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
0Sensational New Western Starcover1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typesetBob Colt First
1A Misfitcomic story1Sappy Sutter; Mr. Beems
2Bob Colt Battles the Tyrant of Timbertowncomic story10pencils: George Evans; inks: George EvansBuckskin First, Bob Colt First, Pablo Sanchez First
3Roaming the Range With Bob Coltletters page1pencils: George Evans; inks: George EvansBob Colt; Tom Winton
4The Sad Dazecomic story4Rawhide Hotchkiss;
5Flying Fistscomic story8pencils: George Evans; inks: George EvansBuckskin First, Bob Colt First, Pablo Sanchez First
6Merchant of Deathtext story2script: Eando BinderOld Zeke; Cactus Ennis; Pete Bradshaw
7The Talking Treescomic story7pencils: George Evans; inks: George EvansBuckskin First, Bob Colt First
8Hard Hombrecomic story1Chuck Waggin; Bully Groves; Thompson
9Bob Coltillustration1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typesetBuckskin First, Bob Colt First

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q123581351 (Pablo Sanchez), first-appearance property (CC0)

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