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40December 1948
$0.10

Funny Stuff #40

DC · December 1948 · on sale 1948-10-06

First appearance: Blabber MouseFirst appearance: Tom CatFirst appearance: Freddie
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Identification plate

Series
Funny Stuff (DC, 1944 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
December 1948
Key date
1948-12-00
On-sale date
1948-10-06
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Gordon - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerDunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog
2-comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerDunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6-comic story6pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube GrossmanBlackie Bear
8-cartoon0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
10-comic story6pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube GrossmanJ. Rufus Lion, Mortimer Ratt
12The Whale Who Wanted to Flycomic story5script: Howie Post; pencils: Howie Post; inks: Howie PostZiggy Updike
14-comic story6pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube GrossmanFreddie First, Gordon First, Blabber Mouse First, Tom Cat First
15-cartoon0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
17Monkey Shinestext story2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
19Want a Barrel of Laughs?promo (ad from the publisher)1
20The Law of the Mountiescomic story7pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerDunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog
21-cartoon0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

‹ #3940 of 79#41 ›

Sources

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