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12April 1947
$0.10

Rusty Comics #12

Marvel · April 1947 · on sale 1946-12-20

First appearance: Rusty RumpleFirst appearance: Johnny Rumple
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Identification plate

Series
Rusty Comics (Marvel, 1947 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
April 1947
Key date
1947-04-00
On-sale date
1946-12-20
Indicia publisher
Fantasy Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Johnny Rumple - 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-cover1Johnny Rumple First, Rusty Rumple First
2Getting Sick-nic on a Picnic!comic story7Johnny Rumple First, Rusty Rumple First
3The Well-Behaved Brat!comic story7Johnny Rumple First, Rusty Rumple First
4What Not to Do at the Zoo!comic story7Wigglepot Higgins; Mrs. Higgins; Little Vinegar Higgins; zoo employees
5City Kidtext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetTed Scott; Ted's parents; Bill Sharpe; Johnny; Buzz (city kid from Brooklyn)
6Hey, Chicks!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Cindy Smith
7These Days Who Knows If It Pays to Pose!comic story8Johnny Rumple First, Rusty Rumple First
8Seeing Stars!comic story7Mitzi Martin
9Get Hep to Miss America Teen-Lifepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustrations); ? (photograph); inks: ? (illustrations); ? (photograph); letters: ?; typesetPatsy Walker
10Tragic Magic!comic story8Johnny Rumple First, Rusty Rumple First

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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