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A Whitman Comic Book #4

Western · 1962 · on sale 1962-09-17

First appearance: Fred FlintstoneFirst appearance: Barney Rubble
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Identification plate

Series
A Whitman Comic Book (Western, 1962 series)
Issue
#4
Issue title
Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones
Publication date
1962
Key date
1962-09-17
On-sale date
1962-09-17

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Fred Flintstone - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Barney Rubble - 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-cover1Fred Flintstone First, Barney Rubble First

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Series context

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Sources

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