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12November 1943
$0.10

Joker Comics #12

Marvel · November 1943 · on sale 1943-08-15

First appearance: Doris LarimeeFirst appearance: Julia
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Identification plate

Series
Joker Comics (Marvel, 1942 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
November 1943
Key date
1943-11-00
On-sale date
1943-08-15
Indicia publisher
Current Detective Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Julia - 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-cover1Skidsy, Tessie Tender
1-comic story8script: Basil Wolverton; pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil Wolverton; letters: Basil WolvertonPowerhouse Pepper
2-comic story1Julia First, Doris Larimee First, Tessie Tender
3-comic story1Tessie Tender
4-comic story1Tessie Tender
5-comic story1Skidsy, Tessie Tender
6-comic story1Julia First, Doris Larimee First, Tessie Tender
7-comic story5
8-comic story7
9-comic story4
10Horse Meat?text story2letters: typeset
11-comic story5
12-comic story5
13-comic story5
14-comic story8script: Ernie Hart; pencils: Ernie Hart; inks: Ernie Hart

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Series context

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Sources

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