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Publishers / Dell / New Funnies (1942) / #91
91September 1944
$0.10

New Funnies #91

Dell · September 1944

First appearance (cover): Charlie ChickenFirst appearance: Homer PigeonFirst appearance: Red Cardinal
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Identification plate

Series
New Funnies (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#91
Publication date
September 1944
Key date
September 1944
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Charlie Chicken - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

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

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

First appearance (reprint) of Toby Bear - the earliest appearance on record is a reprinted story; the original printing may be indexed elsewhere and predate this.

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-cover1Andy Panda, Charlie Chicken First, Li'l Eight Ball, Oswald the Rabbit, Raggedy Andy, Raggedy Ann
1-comic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: John Stanley; inks: John StanleyAndy Panda, Charlie Chicken First
2-comic story6Li'l Eight Ball
3-comic story8script: Gaylord Du BoisToby Bear First, Oswald the Rabbit
4-comic story6
5Andy Panda's Orphanstext story2letters: typesetAndy Panda, Charlie Chicken First, Woody Woodpecker
6-comic story6Red Cardinal First, Homer Pigeon First, Carrie Pigeon First
7-comic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: George Kerr; inks: George KerrRaggedy Andy, Raggedy Ann
8-comic story6Billy Bee, Bonny Bee
9Special New Funnies Subscription Offerpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Walter Lantz; inks: Walter Lantz

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Series context

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Sources

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