Funny Stuff #61 for Sale - First Appearance of Dizzy Dog - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Funny Stuff (DC, 1944 series)
Issue: #61
Publication date: July-August 1951
Key date: 1951-07-00
On-sale date: 1951-05-09
Indicia publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of McSnurtle the Turtle - 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: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer	Dunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog
1	Now More Than Ever!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: Ira Schnapp
2	Samson and Delilah	comic story	12	pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer	Dunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog
5	-	activity	0.5	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
6	-	comic story	6	pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman	Blackie Bear
8	-	comic story	7	pencils: Howie Post; inks: Howie Post	J. Rufus Lion, Mortimer Ratt
10	-	comic story	7	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer	Crawford Crow, Dizzy Dog First, Fenimore Frog, McSnurtle the Turtle First
11	-	activity	0.5	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
13	Little Arthur's Scrambled Squares	activity	0.75	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
15	Dodo of Distinction	text story	2	pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer	Fenimore Frog; Dunbar Dodo
16	Keyword: Penguin	activity	0.67	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
18	Clue Cartoon	activity	0.5	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
19	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
20	-	comic story	6	pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer	Dunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog
21	Look for the Real Reason!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Binky Biggs; Peggy

Plus 5.58 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #6061 of 79#62 ›

Sources

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

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