All-American Comics #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Skippy Skinner - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: May 1939
Key date: 1939-05-00
On-sale date: 1939-04-01
Indicia publisher: All-American Comics Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Skippy Skinner - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Jimmy Stone - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hoiman - 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: Jon L. Blummer, Harry Lampert, Sheldon Mayer	Red Dugan, Hop Harrigan, Jeff, Dinky Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet, Skippy Skinner First, Whitey Smith, Prop Wash
2	-	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bill Smith; inks: Stan Asch; letters: Harry Lampert	Blooey Blue, Red Dugan, Whitey Smith, Doris West
3	-	comic story	0.6	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Bud Fisher	Jeff, Mutt
4	An Unexpected Shower	comic story	0.4	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher	Desdemona
5	-	comic story	2	pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert	Spot Savage; Bill Clark (editor), Foto (introduction); The Duchess (introduction); Diana Kingsley (introduction)
6	-	comic story	0.6	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes	Jimmie Dugan; Pinhead Duffy; Puddinhead Duffy; Bullseye the dog; Bump Hudson; Ma Duffy; Professor Magico
7	-	comic story	0.4	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene Byrnes	Daisybelle
8	-	cartoon	1	script: Robert L. Ripley; pencils: Robert L. Ripley; inks: Robert L. Ripley; letters: Robert L. Ripley
9	-	comic story	0.4	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Northrup First
10	-	comic story	0.6	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Skippy Skinner First
11	-	comic story	0.4	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Northrup First
12	-	comic story	0.6	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Skippy Skinner First
13	-	activity	1	script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent; letters: A. W. Nugent
14	-	comic story	0.6	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes	Jimmie Dugan; Pinhead Duffy; Puddinhead Duffy; Bump Hudson; Ma Duffy; Bullseye the dog
15	-	comic story	0.4	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene Byrnes	Daisybelle; Daisybelle's mom; Raymond
16	Joe Louis, Don Budge, Glen Cunnigham	cartoon	1	pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli; letters: Walter Galli	Joe Louis; Don Budge; Glen Cunningham
17	-	text article	0.85	colors: ? (red tones); letters: typeset
19	-	comic story	0.6	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Bud Fisher	Cicero, Jeff, Mutt
20	Whistling Tea-Kettle	comic story	0.4	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher	Desdemona
21	He Will Stand Just So Much	comic story	1	script: Edwina; pencils: Edwina; inks: Edwina; letters: Edwina	Tippie; Cap Stubbs; Sara Bailey
22	-	comic story	2	script: Jon Elby; pencils: Jon Elby; inks: Jon Elby; letters: Jon Elby	Hop Harrigan, Ikky Tinker, Prop Wash
23	-	comic story	2	script: Jon Elby; pencils: Jon Elby; inks: Jon Elby; letters: Jon Elby	Hop Harrigan, Ikky Tinker, Prop Wash
24	-	comic story	0.9	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon Mayer	Dinky Jibbet, Ma Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet
25	-	cartoon	0.1	script: Scribbly; pencils: Scribbly; inks: Scribbly; letters: Scribbly	Dinky Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet
26	-	comic story	0.9	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon Mayer	Dinky Jibbet, Ma Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet
27	-	cartoon	0.1	script: Scribbly; pencils: Scribbly; inks: Scribbly; letters: Scribbly	Daphne Dimples, Dinky Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet
28	-	comic story	0.9	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon Mayer	Daphne Dimples, Dinky Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet
29	-	cartoon	0.1	script: Scribbly; pencils: Scribbly; inks: Scribbly; letters: Scribbly	Dinky Jibbet
30	-	comic story	0.9	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon Mayer	Dinky Jibbet, Ma Jibbet
31	-	cartoon	0.1	script: Scribbly; pencils: Scribbly; inks: Scribbly; letters: Scribbly	Dinky Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet
32	The Mystery Men of Mars [Part 2]	comic story	6	script: Carl Claudy; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan Asch	Ted Dolliver; Alan Kane; Professor Lutyens
33	-	comic story	1	script: Fontaine Fox; pencils: Fontaine Fox; inks: Fontaine Fox; letters: Fontaine Fox	Little Stanley
34	-	comic story	1	script: George Storm; pencils: George Storm; inks: George Storm; letters: George Storm
35	-	comic story	1	script: George Storm; pencils: George Storm; inks: George Storm; letters: George Storm
36	-	comic story	1	script: George Storm; pencils: George Storm; inks: George Storm; letters: George Storm
37	Oh, Well -- If That's the Way She Feels About It	comic story	1	script: Edwina; pencils: Edwina; inks: Edwina; letters: Edwina	Tippie; Cap Stubbs; Sara Bailey
38	-	comic story	0.6	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Bud Fisher	Jeff, Mutt
39	Hitching a Ride	comic story	0.4	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher	Desdemona
40	Death's Sweepstakes, Part One	text story	2	script: Loring Dowst; pencils: Ben Flinton; inks: Ben Flinton	Jimmy Stone First
41	-	comic story	0.6	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes	Jimmie Dugan; Puddinhead Duffy; Curley; Bump Hudson; Bullseye the dog; Ma Dugan; Pa Dugan; milkman
42	-	comic story	0.4	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene Byrnes	Daisybelle; Raymond
43	-	activity	1	script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent; letters: A. W. Nugent
44	Gramophone Doesn't Work	comic story	0.4	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby	Northrup First
45	-	comic story	0.6	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Skippy Skinner First
46	-	comic story	0.35	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Hoiman First, Northrup First
47	The Kick Off	cartoon	0.05	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Skippy Skinner First
48	-	comic story	0.6	script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby; letters: Percy Crosby	Skippy Skinner First
49	-	cartoon	1	script: Robert L. Ripley; pencils: Robert L. Ripley; inks: Robert L. Ripley; letters: Robert L. Ripley
50	-	comic story	0.6	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes	Jimmie Dugan; Pinhead Duffy; Puddinhead Duffy; Ma Dugan; Bullseye the dog
51	-	comic story	0.4	script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene Byrnes	Daisybelle; Raymond
52	All-American Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	colors: ? (red tones)	Jeff, Dinky Jibbet, Scribbly Jibbet, Mutt, Northrup First, Uncle Sam
53	Frank Rusoti	text article	0.8	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset	Frank Rusoti (photo)
55	-	comic story	0.6	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Bud Fisher	Jeff, Mutt
56	Alarm Clock	comic story	0.4	script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Bud Fisher	Desdemona, Mutt
57	-	comic story	1	script: Fontaine Fox; pencils: Fontaine Fox; inks: Fontaine Fox; letters: Fontaine Fox	Lem Wortle; Little Stanley
58	More Spending!	comic story	1	script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Calvin Fader; inks: Calvin Fader; letters: Edwin Alger
59	The Mysterious Stranger!	comic story	1	script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Calvin Fader; inks: Calvin Fader; letters: Edwin Alger
60	The Stranger Revealed!	comic story	1	script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Calvin Fader; inks: Calvin Fader; letters: Edwin Alger
61	Complications!	comic story	1	script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Calvin Fader; inks: Calvin Fader; letters: Edwin Alger
62	-	comic story	1	script: Lieut. Richard Rick; pencils: Lieut. Richard Rick; inks: Lieut. Richard Rick; letters: Lieut. Richard Rick
63	-	comic story	1	script: Lieut. Richard Rick; pencils: Lieut. Richard Rick; inks: Lieut. Richard Rick; letters: Lieut. Richard Rick
64	-	comic story	1	script: Lieut. Richard Rick; pencils: Lieut. Richard Rick; inks: Lieut. Richard Rick; letters: Lieut. Richard Rick
65	-	comic story	1	script: Lieut. Richard Rick; pencils: Lieut. Richard Rick; inks: Lieut. Richard Rick; letters: Lieut. Richard Rick
66	-	comic story	1	script: Fontaine Fox; pencils: Fontaine Fox; inks: Fontaine Fox; letters: Fontaine Fox	George; Truman the Terrible; Little Stanley
67	Movie Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Adler, Sheldon Mayer, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor

Plus 2.35 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #12 of 102#3 ›

Sources

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

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