Magilla Gorilla #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Magilla Gorilla - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Magilla Gorilla (Charlton, 1970 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: January 1971
Key date: 1971-01-00
Price: $0.15
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Ray Dirgo; inks: Ray Dirgo	Magilla Gorilla; Mr. Peebles
1	Who's Minding the Store?	comic story	5	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Ray Dirgo	Magilla Gorilla; Mr. Peebles
2	A Slippery Customer	comic story	5	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Ray Dirgo	Magilla Gorilla
3	You Ain't No Gentleman!	comic story	3	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Ray Dirgo	Magilla Gorilla; Mr. Peebles
4	Ya Gotta Try!	comic story	1		Magilla Gorilla First
5	Magilla Gorilla Pin-up	illustration	1		Magilla Gorilla First
6	High, Neighbor!	comic story	3	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Ray Dirgo	Magilla Gorilla
7	Boners, Moaners and Groaners	text story	1	letters: typeset
8	The Tortoise and the Hair	comic story	3	pencils: Fred Himes; inks: Fred Himes	Speedy, the Tortoise; Harry, the Hare
9	Something for the Birds	comic story	4	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Ray Dirgo	Magilla Gorilla; Mr. Peebles

Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
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Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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