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36October 1939
$0.10

The Funnies #36

Dell · October 1939 · on sale 1939-09-15

First appearance: SolaFirst appearance: Dak Kova
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Identification plate

Series
The Funnies (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
October 1939
Key date
1939-10-00
On-sale date
1939-09-15
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Dak Kova - 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: John Coleman Burroughs; inks: John Coleman BurroughsJohn Carter
1Famous Books Contestpromo (ad from the publisher)1colors: ? (red tones); letters: typeset
2-comic story6script: V. T. Hamlin; pencils: V. T. Hamlin; inks: V. T. Hamlin
3-comic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
4-activity1letters: typeset
5-comic story2script: Wood Cowan; pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill Zaboly
6-comic story4script: Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Coleman Burroughs; pencils: John Coleman Burroughs; inks: John Coleman BurroughsJohn Carter, Sola First, Dejah Thoris, Dak Kova First
7-comic story0.5script: C. D. Small; pencils: C. D. Small; inks: C. D. Small
9The Famon Gang [part 2]text story3pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould
10The Hand of Horror [Part 1]comic story4script: Russ Winterbotham; pencils: Jim Gary; inks: Jim Gary
11-comic story4script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Al Micale; inks: Al Micale
12-comic story4script: Hugh Harman; pencils: Rudolf Ising; inks: Rudolf Ising
13-comic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
14Find the Errorsactivity2letters: typeset
15-comic story6script: Roy Crane; pencils: Roy Crane; inks: Roy CraneWash Tubbs; Captain Easy
16-comic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyBruce McKay (intelligence agent)
17-comic story1script: C. D. Small; pencils: C. D. Small; inks: C. D. Small
18"Legs" Diamondcomic story4pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams
19-comic story4script: L. Frank Baum, Walt Spouse; pencils: Walt Spouse; inks: Walt Spouse
20-activity0.67pencils: Win Smith; inks: Win Smith
21Solutions to Crossword Puzzlesactivity0.22letters: typeset
22The Funniespromo (ad from the publisher)0.11letters: typeset
23Stamp Storytext article1.27letters: typeset
25-comic story1script: Wood Cowan; pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill Zaboly
26-comic story2script: C. D. Small; pencils: C. D. Small; inks: C. D. Small
27-comic story4pencils: Erwin Hess; inks: Erwin Hess
28The Famous Books in the Famous Size!promo (ad from the publisher)1colors: ? (red tones); letters: typeset

Plus 2.23 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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