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1February 1969
$0.15

George of the Jungle #1

Western · February 1969 · on sale 1968-11-07

First appearance: Ape
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Identification plate

Series
George of the Jungle (Western, 1969 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February 1969
Key date
1969-02-00
On-sale date
1968-11-07
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0George of the Junglecover1Ape First, George of the Jungle, Shep, Ursula
1The Providercomic story1George of the Jungle, Ursula
2Witch Doctorcomic story8Ape First, George of the Jungle, Shep, Ursula
3The Stolen Statecomic story6Super Chicken; Fred
4Monster Rallycomic story5Tom Slick; Marigold; Granny
5300-Pound Pearlcomic story7Ape First, George of the Jungle, Ursula
6Mini-Comicscomic story1
7Huckle Timecartoon1
8Home Improvementcomic story1Ape First, George of the Jungle
9George Takes a Showerillustration1Ape First, George of the Jungle, Shep, Ursula

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Series context

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Sources

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