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37November 1939
$0.10

The Funnies #37

Dell · November 1939 · on sale 1939-10-13

First appearance: Kantos Kan
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Identification plate

Series
The Funnies (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#37
Publication date
November 1939
Key date
1939-11-00
On-sale date
1939-10-13
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Kantos Kan - 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
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1colors: ? (red tones); letters: typeset
2-comic story5.5script: Roy Crane; pencils: Roy Crane; inks: Roy Crane
4The Hand of Horror [Part 2]comic story5script: Russ Winterbotham; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom Hickey
5-comic story8script: Bob Gaylord; pencils: Bob Gaylord; inks: Bob Gaylord
6The Cop, The Trampactivity0.5pencils: Win Smith; inks: Win Smith
7Winners of July Contestpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
8-comic story4script: Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Coleman Burroughs; pencils: John Coleman Burroughs; inks: John Coleman BurroughsJohn Carter, Dak Kova, Kantos Kan First
9-comic story1script: Wood Cowan; pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill Zaboly
10-comic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
11-comic story4script: V. T. Hamlin; pencils: V. T. Hamlin; inks: V. T. Hamlin
12$25.00 In Cash Awardspromo (ad from the publisher)2letters: typeset
13-comic story6script: Hugh Harman; pencils: Rudolf Ising; inks: Rudolf Ising
14Clyde Stevenscomic story6pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliamsClyde Stevens
15-comic story6script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams
17Mr. District Attorney; The Funniespromo (ad from the publisher)0.2letters: typeset
18-comic story4script: L. Frank Baum, Walt Spouse; pencils: Walt Spouse; inks: Walt SpouseThe Shaggy Man; Ojo; Patchwork Girl; The Scarecrow; Glass Cat; Woozy; The Sawhorse
19-comic story4pencils: Erwin Hess; inks: Erwin Hess
20Red Fordycecomic story4script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Al Micale; inks: Al Micale

Plus 3.3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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