Publishers / Dell / The Funnies (1936) / #52
52February 1941
$0.10

The Funnies #52

Dell · February 1941

First appearance: CarthorisFirst appearance: XodarFirst appearance: Phaidor
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Identification plate

Series
The Funnies (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#52
Publication date
February 1941
Key date
1941-02-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Issus - 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: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. Stoner
1-cartoon1colors: ? (red tones)
2-comic story10pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. Stoner
3-comic story0.5
5-comic story8pencils: Erwin Hess; inks: Erwin Hess
6-comic story4script: Roy Crane; pencils: Roy Crane; inks: Roy CraneWash Tubbs; Captain Easy
7-comic story8pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams
8-comic story8script: Edgar Rice Burroughs; pencils: John Coleman Burroughs; inks: John Coleman BurroughsJohn Carter, Carthoris First, Issus First, Phaidor First, Dejah Thoris, Xodar First
9-comic story3pencils: Erwin Greenwood; inks: Erwin Greenwood
11Professor Supermind and Son; Popular Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.6letters: typeset
12Chapter IVtext story2letters: typeset
13-comic story7pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim Chambers
14-comic story6script: Vic Bloom; pencils: Vic Bloom; inks: Vic Bloom
15-comic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob Jenney

Plus 2.9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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Series context

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Sources

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