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1April 1972
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The Jungle Twins #1

Western · April 1972 · on sale 1972

First appearance: KonoFirst appearance: TonoFirst appearance: BakaliOrigin: Kono1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Jungle Twins (Western, 1972 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1972
Key date
1972-04-00
On-sale date
1972
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Kono, Tono.

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: George Wilson; inks: George Wilson; colors: George WilsonKono First, Tono First
2Royal Warriorscomic story25script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Paul Norris; inks: Paul NorrisBakali First, Kono First, Chief Molo First, Tono First
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
20ยขprice 0.20 USD

Where to read it

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The Jungle Twins #181982On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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