Publishers / Marvel / Sherry the Showgirl (1956) / #5
5April 1957
$0.10

Sherry the Showgirl #5

Marvel · April 1957 · on sale 1957

First appearance: Sherry the Showgirl
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Identification plate

Series
Sherry the Showgirl (Marvel, 1956 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
April 1957
Key date
1957-04-00
On-sale date
1957
Indicia publisher
Leading Magazine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sherry the Showgirl - 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: Al Hartley; inks: Al Hartley; colors: Stan GoldbergSherry the Showgirl First
1-comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Al Hartley
2Sherry's Fashion and Color Pageactivity1pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Al Hartley
3-comic story3script: Stan Lee; pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Al Hartley
4-comic story1
5-comic story1
6Patty Powerscomic story1
7-comic story4script: Stan Lee; pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Al Hartley
8-statement of ownership0.33script: Monroe Froehlich Jr.
9Beautiful Redheadtext story1.67letters: typesetFreddie Nelson
10Sherry's Fashion and Color Pageactivity1pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Al Hartley
11-comic story1
12-comic story1pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Al Hartley
13-comic story4script: Stan Lee; pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Al Hartley

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Series context

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Sources

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