(June 1955)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- Bimonthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines:
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- Charlton Comics Group
- Brand:
- A Charlton Publication
- Editing:
- Al Fago [as Al Fago Studios]
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Silver Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was ongoing
Issue Notes
Copyright 1955 by Charlton Comics Group.
Designed by Al Fago Studios.
Based on Dale Messick's comic strip.
in 
["Because of her first name, many persons think Dale is a man"]
Dale Messick / text article / 1 page
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (Photograph)
- Inks:
- ? (Photograph)
- Letters:
- Typeset
- Genre:
- biography
- Characters:
- Dale Messick (photograph)
Indexer Notes
Inside Front Cover.
["Cousin Abretha wanders dreamy eyed into the city room of The Flash."]
Brenda Starr, Reporter / comic story / 32 pages
- Script:
- Dale Messick
- Pencils:
- Dale Messick
- Inks:
- Dale Messick
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- drama; adventure
- Characters:
- Brenda Starr; Abretha; Pesky; Mr. Livwright
- Reprints:
- from Brenda Starr daily (The Chicago Tribune) ?
- from Brenda Starr Sunday (The Chicago Tribune) ?
Indexer Notes
Dale Messick's comic strip "Brenda Starr" debuted on June 30, 1940. It was an unusual blend of such diverse elements as soap-opera, adventure, mystery, fantasy, and even science fiction. Dale Messick was one of the first successful women cartoonists in the world. She retired in 1980.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Brenda Starr -
1.
["Because of her first name, many persons think Dale is a man"]
Dale Messick -
2.
["Cousin Abretha wanders dreamy eyed into the city room of The Flash."]
Brenda Starr, Reporter -
3.
For Tops in Entertainment Read the Following Approved Comics
Charlton -
4.
["Hmm... now what do you think of my red haired mistress, Brenda"]
Brenda Starr
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- Karl Wilcox
- Jerry Hillegas
- Jim Van Dore
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