Four Color #7 for Sale - First Appearance of Smokey Stover - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue: #7
Issue title: Smokey Stover
Publication date: 1942
Key date: 1942-00-00
Indicia publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Chief Cash U. Nutt - 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	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Spooky First, Smokey Stover First
1	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover First
2	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
3	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
4	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
5	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
6	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover First
7	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
8	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Cookie Stover First, Smokey Stover First
9	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
10	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
11	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
12	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
13	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
14	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
15	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Spooky First, Smokey Stover First
16	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
17	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
18	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
19	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First
20	It's a four alarmer, Smokey - We gotta step on it!"	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
21	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Cookie Stover First, Smokey Stover First
22	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
23	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Cookie Stover; Mrs. Nutt
24	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Beaverbush
25	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
26	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (cat) (cameo)
27	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
28	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Cookie Stover
29	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover
30	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
31	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
32	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (cat)
33	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
34	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
35	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
36	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
37	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Blazer (dog)
38	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (cat)
39	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
40	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (cat)
41	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
42	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Blazer (dog)
43	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
44	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (cat) (cameo)
45	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
46	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover
47	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (cat)
48	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
49	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
50	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Cookie Stover; Spooky (cat)
51	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
52	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
53	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
54	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (cat) (cameo)
55	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (cat)
56	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Spooky (cat)
57	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Cookie Stover; Spooky (cat)
58	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (cat)
59	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
60	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Iva Nutt
61	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
62	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Cookie Stover; Spooky (cat)
63	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
64	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (cat)
65	-	comic story	0.5	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Philip D. Skillets (cameo)
66	-	comic story	0.5	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Carlsbad Q. Cumber (cameo)
67	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (cat) (cameo)
68	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill Holman	Chief Cash U. Nutt First, Smokey Stover First

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Series context

‹ #67 of 1332#8 ›

Sources

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

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