Publishers / Dell / The Funnies (1936) / #50
50December 1940
$0.10

The Funnies #50

Dell · December 1940 · on sale 1940-11-15

First appearance: Phil Anson
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Identification plate

Series
The Funnies (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#50
Publication date
December 1940
Key date
1940-12-00
On-sale date
1940-11-15
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. StonerPhantasmo, Phil Anson First
1Code Contestpromo (ad from the publisher)1colors: ? (red tones); letters: typeset
2-comic story9pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. StonerPhantasmo, Phil Anson First
3-comic story7pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams
5-comic story7script: Vic Bloom
6-comic story6
7-comic story8script: Edgar Rice Burroughs; pencils: John Coleman Burroughs; inks: John Coleman BurroughsJohn Carter
8-comic story5script: Roy Crane; pencils: Roy Crane; inks: Roy CraneWash Tubbs; Captain Easy
9Chapter IItext story2pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. Stoner
10-comic story5
11-statement of ownership0.1script: Helen Meyer
12-cartoon0.05
15-comic story7
16-comic story6

Plus 3.85 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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Large Feature Comic #181941On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Comics #952014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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