Publishers / Western / New Terrytoons (1962) / #23
23November 1973
$0.20

New Terrytoons #23

Western · November 1973

First appearance: SaburoFirst appearance: Dr. Fuller Paine1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
New Terrytoons (Western, 1962 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
November 1973
Key date
1973-11-00
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Dr. Fuller Paine - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Heckle, Jeckle
1Time on Their Handscomic story7Dr. Fuller Paine First, Heckle, Jeckle
3In the Soupcomic story6Melvin, Merton, Silly Sidney
4Lots of Rockcomic story6Evil Cat, Hashimoto, Saburo First
5Showing Offcomic story6Heckle, Jeckle

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
New Terrytoons #471977On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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