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Famous Funnies #1

Eastern Color 1934 Vol. 1
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First ongoing monthly comic book to be sold on newsstands

Famous Funnies #2

Eastern Color 1934 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Joe Palooka in comic books, previously appeared in comic strips

Famous Funnies #3

Eastern Color 1934 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Buck Rogers in comic books

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Third Mickey Mouse comic series in magazine format

Famous Funnies #5

Eastern Color 1934 Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Santa Claus on a standard comic book

First Christmas story in a standard comic book, a reprinted story called 'Fanny Takes Advantage of Santa' from the comic strip Simp O'Dill

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First comic book published by National which would later become DC comics

1st appearance of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, preceded Mickey Mouse but eventually fell into obscurity

1st appearance of Jack Woods

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Scarce

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First science fiction themed cover art in comics

First interior color pages in comics (partial)

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First glossy cover

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First 44 page issue

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Premiere issue of early Golden Age series

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Prototype of Superman

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1st appearance of Dick Tracy in comic books

1st appearance of Don Winslow and Terry & the Pirates

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First standard-sized comic book

Tip Top Comics #1

St. John 1936 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Tarzan

1st appearance of Bronco Bill and Li'l Abner

Tip Top Comics #2

St. John 1936 Vol. 1
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2nd appearance of Tarzan

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1st appearance of Scribbly

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Early Doctor Occult story

Ka-Zar #1

Manvis 1936 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Ka-Zar, David Ryan, in a Pulp Magazine

The Funnies #1

Dell 1936 Vol. 2
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1st appearance of Alley Oop, Captain Easy, Mutt & Jeff and Tailspin Tommy

The Funnies #2

Dell 1936 Vol. 2
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1st appearance of Scribbly

Funny Picture Stories #1

Comics Magazine Company 1936 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of the Clock, simultaneously released with Funny Pages #6

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First time an issue number appears on a comic book cover

Cover art depicting Christmas

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1st appearance of Slam Bradley, Ching Lung and Speed Saunders

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Formerly titled "New Comics"

New Year's Eve was a popular cover motif in the early days of comic books but past 1950 were rarely seen

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Star Comics #1

Chesler Dynamic 1937 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Dan Hastings, a fighter pilot for Earth against aliens

Famous Funnies #32

Eastern Color 1937 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Phantom Magician

New Adventure Comics #14

DC 1937 Vol. 1
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2nd appearance of Slam Bradley

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3rd appearance of Slam Bradley

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Early Doctor Occult story

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1st appearance of Captain Nelson

Feature Funnies #1

Chesler Dynamic 1937 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Dixie Dugan and Mickey Finn

As of December 2023 there are16 graded copies on the census - the highest two issues graded are 9.2 and 9.6

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Classic cover art by Creig Flessel

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1st cover and 3rd appearance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

Funny Pages #6

Centaur 1938 Vol. 2
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Full page interior advertisement for Action Comics #1 with black and white cover art that is believed to be the first published image of Superman

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Includes an advertisement for Action Comics #1

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1st appearance of Gene Autry in a comic book

6-page adaptation of Old Barn Dance (1938)

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Full page interior advertisement for Action Comics #1 with black and white cover art

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Premiere issue of early Golden Age comic book

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Full page interior advertisement for Action Comics #1

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Includes an advertisement for Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman

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1st appearance of Fu Manchu

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Cover art by Creig Flessel featuring Fu Manchu

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First cover art in the comic book industry by Bill Everett

1st appearance of Skyrocket Steele, the first character created by Bill Everett

Jumbo Comics #1

Fiction House 1938 Vol. 1
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First professionally published interior art by Jack Kirby, as Jack Curtiss

1st appearance of Sheena Queen of the Jungle

First adaptation of the Count of Monte Cristo in a U.S. publication - reprinted from Wags (UK, 1938)

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1st appearance of Lieutenant Bob Neal of the U.S. Navy

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Origin of Sheena Queen of the Jungle

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