Zoot Comics #7 - First Appearance of Rulah, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Zoot Comics (Fox, 1946 series)
Issue: #7
Publication date: June 1947
Key date: June 1947
On-sale date: April 4, 1947
Indicia publisher: Fox Feature Syndicate Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Rulah - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Jane Dodge - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen	Rulah First, Jane Dodge First
1	Unsung Sports Heroes	comic story	1	letters: ?; typeset
2	The Origin of Rulah	comic story	12	pencils: Matt Baker; inks: Matt Baker	Jane Dodge First, Rulah First
3	Janie Runs For Mayor	text story	2	letters: typeset
4	Girl Trouble!	comic story	6
5	-	comic story	10		Joan Mason

Where to read it

Collection	Year
My Little Margie #13	1956	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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