All-American Comics #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Hop Harrigan - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: April 1939
Key date: 1939-04-00
On-sale date: 1939-03-01
Indicia publisher: All-American Comics Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hop Harrigan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Red Dugan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Whitey Smith - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Blooey Blue - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Doris West - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ikky Tinker - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Daphne Dimples - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Prop Wash - 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: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer	Jeff, Scribbly Jibbet, Mutt
2	Canal Zone Intrigue	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bill Smith; inks: Bill Smith; letters: Harry Lampert	Blooey Blue First, Red Dugan First, Whitey Smith First, Doris West First
3	-	comic story	1	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Bud Fisher	Mutt
4	-	comic story	1	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher	Jeff, Mutt
5	-	comic story	1	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher	Cicero, Jeff, Mutt
6	-	comic story	1	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher	Cicero, Mutt
7	Hey! Move Over!!	comic story	1	script: Edwina Dumm; pencils: Edwina Dumm; inks: Edwina Dumm; letters: Edwina Dumm	Tippie; Cap Stubbs
8	-	comic story	0.4	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Hoiman; Northrup
9	-	comic story	0.6	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Skippy; Mr. Brown
10	-	comic story	0.4	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Hoiman; Northrup
11	-	comic story	0.6	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Skippy
12	-	activity	1	script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent; letters: A. W. Nugent
13	-	comic story	1	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes	Jimmie Dugan; Pinhead Duffy; Puddinhead Duffy; Bullseye the dog
14	-	comic story	1	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes	Jimmie Dugan; Bullseye the dog; Curley; Aggie Riley
15	-	comic story	1	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes	Jimmie Dugan; Bullseye the dog
16	-	comic story	1	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes	Jimmie Dugan; Puddinhead Duffy; Bullseye the dog; Pinhead Duffy
17	-	text article	0.75	script: Montgomery Mulford
19	Hop Leaves the Farm	comic story	4	script: Jon Elby; pencils: Jon Elby; inks: Jon Elby; letters: Jon Elby	Hop Harrigan First, Ikky Tinker First, Prop Wash First
20	-	cartoon	0.1	script: Scribbly; pencils: Scribbly; inks: Scribbly; letters: Scribbly	Dinky Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet
21	-	cartoon	0.9	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon Mayer	Dinky Jibbet, Ma Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet, Daphne Dimples First
22	-	comic story	0.1	script: Scribbly; pencils: Scribbly; inks: Scribbly; letters: Scribbly	Dinky Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet
23	-	comic story	0.9	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon Mayer	Scribbly Jibbet, Daphne Dimples First
24	-	cartoon	0.1	script: Scribbly; pencils: Scribbly; inks: Scribbly; letters: Scribbly	Dinky Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet
25	-	comic story	0.9	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon Mayer	Scribbly Jibbet, Daphne Dimples First
26	-	cartoon	0.1	script: Scribbly; pencils: Scribbly; inks: Scribbly; letters: Scribbly	Dinky Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet
27	-	comic story	0.9	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon Mayer	Scribbly Jibbet, Daphne Dimples First
28	The Mystery Men of Mars [Part 1]	comic story	6	script: Carl Claudy; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan Asch	Ted Dolliver; Alan Kane; Professor Lutyens
29	The Strange Instructions	comic story	1	script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Calvin Fader; inks: Calvin Fader; letters: Edwin Alger	Ben Webster; Professor Matt Mattix; Briarsie (Ben's dog)
30	The Fun Begins!	comic story	1	script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Calvin Fader; inks: Calvin Fader; letters: Edwin Alger
31	Matt Mattix's Dismay!	comic story	1	script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Calvin Fader; inks: Calvin Fader; letters: Edwin Alger
32	Money! Money! Money!	comic story	1	script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Calvin Fader; inks: Calvin Fader; letters: Edwin Alger
33	Introducing Spot Savage	comic story	0.75	pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert	Spot Savage (introduction); Bill Clark (editor, introduction); The Duchess (on picture)
35	-	comic story	0.5	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene Byrnes	Daisybelle
36	Making Skis Into a Sled	comic story	0.5	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene Byrnes	Daisybelle
37	-	comic story	0.5	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene Byrnes	Daisybelle; Raymond
38	-	comic story	0.5	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene Byrnes	Daisybelle
39	-	comic story	0.5	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Bud Fisher	Cicero, Desdemona
40	Scared of Her Shadow	comic story	0.5	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Bud Fisher	Desdemona
41	Golf Helper	comic story	0.5	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Bud Fisher	Desdemona
42	In the Fishbowl	comic story	0.5	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Bud Fisher	Desdemona
43	-	activity	1	script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent; letters: A. W. Nugent
44	-	comic story	0.4	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Hoiman; Northrup
45	-	comic story	0.6	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Skippy
46	-	comic story	0.4	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Hoiman; Northrup
47	-	comic story	0.6	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Skippy
48	All Safe! Let It Rain!	comic story	1	script: Edwina Dumm; pencils: Edwina Dumm; inks: Edwina Dumm; letters: Edwina Dumm	Tippie; Cap Stubbs; Sara Bailey
49	Hank Luisetti, Davey O'Brien, Ernie Lombardi	cartoon	1	pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli; letters: Walter Galli	Davey O'Brien; Hank Luisetti; Ernie Lombardi
50	-	comic story	1	script: Fontaine Fox; pencils: Fontaine Fox; inks: Fontaine Fox; letters: Fontaine Fox	Stanley; Stanley's mom; Estelle; Uncle Eben
51	-	comic story	1	script: Fontaine Fox; pencils: Fontaine Fox; inks: Fontaine Fox; letters: Fontaine Fox	Stanley; Stanley's mom; The Powerful Katrinka; Ezra
52	-	comic story	1	script: Fontaine Fox; pencils: Fontaine Fox; inks: Fontaine Fox; letters: Fontaine Fox	Stanley; Stanley's mom; Uncle Ben
53	-	comic story	1	script: George Storm; pencils: George Storm; inks: George Storm; letters: George Storm	Bobby Thatcher; Tubby Butler; Elmer Bowers
54	-	comic story	1	script: George Storm; pencils: George Storm; inks: George Storm; letters: George Storm	Bobby Thatcher; Tubby Butler; Elmer Bowers
55	-	comic story	1	script: George Storm; pencils: George Storm; inks: George Storm; letters: George Storm	Bobby Thatcher; Tubby Butler; Elmer Bowers
56	A Real American	text story	2	script: Loring Dowst; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer	Jimmy Stone (introduction); Mr. Hackett (introduction)
57	-	comic story	1	script: Lieut. Richard Rick; pencils: Lieut. Richard Rick; inks: Lieut. Richard Rick; letters: Lieut. Richard Rick	Bob Wiley; Mr. Knox; Dexter
58	-	comic story	1	script: Lieut. Richard Rick; pencils: Lieut. Richard Rick; inks: Lieut. Richard Rick; letters: Lieut. Richard Rick
59	-	comic story	1	script: Lieut. Richard Rick; pencils: Lieut. Richard Rick; inks: Lieut. Richard Rick; letters: Lieut. Richard Rick
60	-	comic story	1	script: Lieut. Richard Rick; pencils: Lieut. Richard Rick; inks: Lieut. Richard Rick; letters: Lieut. Richard Rick
61	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Uncle Sam; Mutt; Jeff; Scribbly Jibbet
62	Something Really New in Comic Magazines!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor

Plus 2.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Detective Comics #26	1939	On eBay ›
Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #5	1941	On eBay ›
Comic Cavalcade #1	1942	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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

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