Ben Oda
Ben Oda was a Japanese-American letterer for comic books and comic strips.
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World's Finest Comics #289
1st cameo appearance of Jason Todd
2nd cameo appearance of Killer Croc
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is cited as the first full appearance of Killer Croc but there is no difference in his depiction as a gangster in a trenchoat and fedora as first seen in Detective Comics #523, released one month before #357. In Detective Comics #524, he is revealed to have crocodile features for the first time
It should also be noted that this version of Jason Todd is not visually accurate to later versions and his origin is retconned in Batman #408
CGC recognizes this issue as the first full appearance of both Killer Croc and Jason Todd
1st cameo appearance of Jason Todd
2nd cameo appearance of Killer Croc
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is cited as the first full appearance of Killer Croc but there is no difference in his depiction as a gangster in a trenchoat and fedora as first seen in Detective Comics #523, released one month before #357. In Detective Comics #524, he is revealed to have crocodile features for the first time
It should also be noted that this version of Jason Todd is not visually accurate to later versions and his origin is retconned in Batman #408
CGC recognizes this issue as the first full appearance of both Killer Croc and Jason Todd
DC Comics Presents #59
Green Lantern #163
New Adventures of Superboy #40
New Teen Titans #30
Superman #382
Wonder Woman #302
World's Finest Comics #290
3rd full appearance of Killer Croc
1st full appearance of Jason Todd
Many sources cite Batman #357 as Jason Todd's first full appearance even though his appearance is brief and he is not introduced by name
3rd full appearance of Killer Croc
1st full appearance of Jason Todd
Many sources cite Batman #357 as Jason Todd's first full appearance even though his appearance is brief and he is not introduced by name
Flash #321
Firestorm the Nuclear Man #12
New Adventures of Superboy #41
New Teen Titans #31
Superman #383
Wonder Woman #303
World's Finest Comics #291
DC Comics Presents #57
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