Publishers / Fawcett / Rocky Lane Western (1949) / #3
3July 1949
$0.10

Rocky Lane Western #3

Fawcett · July 1949

First appearance: Rocky LaneFirst appearance: Black Jack
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Identification plate

Series
Rocky Lane Western (Fawcett, 1949 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
July 1949
Key date
1949-07-00
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Black Jack - 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: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)Rocky Lane (photograph of Allan Lane)
1Range Justicecomic story22pencils: Ralph Carlson; inks: Ralph CarlsonRocky Lane
3Haunted Ranchtext story2script: Rod Reed
4The Clothes Horsecomic story4Slim Pickins
5Roping 'n' Ridingtext article1Allan "Rocky" Lane; Black Jack (his horse)
6Space!comic story1
7The Unknown Assailantcomic story10Rocky Lane
8Potatoescomic story0.5
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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