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2August 1953
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Wendy Parker #2

Marvel · August 1953 · on sale 1953-05-10

First appearance: Bruce Wallace Jr.First appearance: Mrs. ParkerFirst appearance: Phyllis
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Identification plate

Series
Wendy Parker (Marvel, 1953 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
August 1953
Key date
1953-08-00
On-sale date
1953-05-10
Indicia publisher
Official Magazine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bruce Wallace Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Phyllis - 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: Christopher Rule; inks: Christopher Rule; colors: Stan GoldbergWendy Parker, Bruce Wallace Jr. First
2-comic story5.67pencils: Christopher Rule; inks: Christopher RuleTimmy Foster, Mrs. Parker First, Wendy Parker, Phyllis First
3America's Most Wonderful Girls' Magazinepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al JaffeePatsy Walker; Hedy Wolfe; Buzz Baxter; Nancy Brown
5-comic story5pencils: Christopher Rule; inks: Christopher RuleTimmy Foster, Mrs. Parker First, Wendy Parker
8Quiet, Please!text story2pencils: Frank Frazetta; inks: Frank FrazettaRhoda; Stephen Waters; Charlie; Marilyn; Jim
11-comic story5pencils: Morris Weiss; inks: Morris WeissBuzz Baxter, Tom Hale, Patsy Walker, Joshua Walker
13-comic story7pencils: Christopher Rule; inks: Christopher RuleTimmy Foster, Laura Lee, Joe Parker, Wendy Parker

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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Series context

‹ #12 of 8#3 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q97009677 (Phyllis), first-appearance property (CC0)

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