| Bobby Shelby | |
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Real Name |
Bobby Shelby |
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First Appearance |
Blue Bolt vol. 7 #2 (July, 1946) |
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Original Publisher |
The Shelby Cycle Company |
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Created by |
Unknown |
Origin[]
Bobby Shelby was the mascot for the Shelby Cycle Company appearing in half-page comic strips within comic books throughout the late 1940s and early 50s. Originally, he would merely teach bike safety however, he did eventually star in his own self-titled, mail-in comic.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Blue Bolt vol. 7 #2
- 4Most vol. 5 #3-4, vol. 6 #1
- Sparkler Comics vol. 6 #11
- True Comics #74
- Crown Comics #18
- Family Funnies #6
- Green Hornet, Racket Buster #45
- Humphrey Comics #5, 18-19
- Invisible Scarlet O'Neil #2
- Joe Palooka Comics #31
- Rags Rabbit #13
- Terry and the Pirates Comics #15, 22
- Bobby Shelby Comics #1
- Black Cat vol. 1 #10-11, 16
An example of a typical Bobby Shelby ad.