Publishers / Fawcett / Bob Steele (1950) / #2
2February 1951
$0.10

Bob Steele #2

Fawcett · February 1951

First appearance: Bob SteeleFirst appearance: BulletFirst appearance: Mead Jameson
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Identification plate

Series
Bob Steele (Fawcett, 1950 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
February 1951
Key date
1951-02-00
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Bob Steelecover1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)
1Strike One!comic story1
2Dynamite Death, Chapter 1: Poisonous Fangscomic story9Bullet First, Ben Howland First, Mead Jameson First, Don Jose First, Bob Steele First
3Blaze Trailercomic story1
4The New Jobcomic story4
5Dynamite Death, Chapter 2: Stampeding Terrorcomic story7Bullet First, Mead Jameson First, Don Jose First, Bob Steele First
6Bugle Call for Couragetext story2script: Max Manton; letters: typeset
7Right Under His Nose Too!comic story0.67
8Dynamite Death, Chapter 3: Six-Gun Explosioncomic story8Bullet First, Mead Jameson First, Don Jose First, Bob Steele First
9Smart Cookie!comic story1script: Al Zere; pencils: Al Zere; inks: Al Zere; letters: Al ZereBetsy; Ma

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Series context

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Sources

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