Publishers / Fawcett / Ozzie and Babs (1947) / #4
4September 1948
$0.10

Ozzie and Babs #4

Fawcett · September 1948 · on sale 1948

First appearance: Monte Hale
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Identification plate

Series
Ozzie and Babs (Fawcett, 1947 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
September 1948
Key date
1948-09-00
On-sale date
1948
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Monte Hale - 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-cover1Ozzie Turner; Babs Forester; Glitter Gaye; Slick
2Ozzie and Babstable of contents1
3Ahiking We Will Go [sic]comic story9Ozzie Turner; Babs Forester; Dippy; Mr. Forester
5The Dough Boycomic story4Algernon Forester; Mr. Forester; Mrs. Forester; the Mayor; Mr. Hampton
6Ups and Downs!comic story1Meathead; Meathead's friends
7That's Gratitudecomic story7Ozzie Turner; Dippy; the Postman; Dippy's parents
8Oo! La! La!comic story6.67Babs Forester; Glitter Gaye; Slick; Monsieur Cheval; Ozzie Turner; Dippy; Midge
9Real Western Heroactivity0.33letters: typesetHopalong Cassidy, Monte Hale First, Tom Mix
10The Tricky Giftcomic story4Freddy; Ace; Harriet; Professor Little
11Hot Prescriptiontext story2script: R. R. SymesBlowhard McDuff; Dr. Serge T. Benson; Mr. H.T.B. Cashmore
12Go Back!comic story1Boastful Bob; Bob's friends
14Out of Tunecomic story0.5script: Howard Boughner; pencils: Howard Boughner; inks: Howard BoughnerDizzy Daisy; Mr. Forte
15In My Flying Machinecomic story9Ozzie Turner; Babs Forester; Dippy; Glitter Gaye; Slick; Mr. Forester; Mr. Turner; the Mayor; Deputy Commissioner; Bill Goodwell

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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