Publishers / Fiction House / Rangers Comics (1942) / #40
40April 1948
$0.10

Rangers Comics #40

Fiction House · April 1948

First appearance: FirehairFirst appearance: Lynn CabotFirst appearance: Little Ax
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Identification plate

Series
Rangers Comics (Fiction House, 1942 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
April 1948
Key date
1948-04-00
Indicia publisher
Flying Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Prowlers of the Wildcover1pencils: Bob Lubbers; inks: Bob Lubbers
1Prowlers of the Wildcomic story10script: John Starr; pencils: Bob Lubbers; inks: Bob LubbersLynn Cabot First, Devil-Eye First, Firehair First, Little Ax First, Chief Tehama First
2-comic story9script: Eric Marlin; pencils: George Evans; inks: George EvansTiger Man [Lt. Robert Benton]
3-comic story6.67script: Skipper Martin; pencils: Frank Doyle; inks: Frank Doyle
4Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
5Zarro the Greatcomic story5.75script: Bob Hickok; pencils: Al Feldstein, John Forte; inks: Iger ShopGlory Forbes
6Pony Bob's Ridetext article2script: Henry Wysham Lanier
7The Mardi Gras!comic story6script: R. W. Colt; pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanSky Rangers
8-comic story6script: Armond Broussard; pencils: Lily Renée; inks: Lily Renée

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fight Comics #861954On eBay ›
Good Girl Art Quarterly #[3]1991On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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