Publishers / Harvey / Little Dot (1953) / #23
23May 1957
$0.10

Little Dot #23

Harvey · May 1957 · on sale May 16, 1957

First appearance: Mrs. PolkaFirst appearance: Mrs. Plump
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Identification plate

Series
Little Dot (Harvey, 1953 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
May 1957
Key date
May 1957
On-sale date
May 16, 1957
Indicia publisher
Harvey Enterprises Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Little Dot
1-comic story1Little Dot
2Dot and Jotcomic story5Little Dot
3-comic story1Little Lotta, Little Dot
4-comic story1pencils: Steve Muffatti; inks: Steve MuffattiRichie Rich; Harkins; unnamed boys
5Little Dot Meets Uncle Slycomic story5Little Dot, Mrs. Polka First
6Urge to Splurgecomic story5Little Lotta, Mrs. Plump First
7Double Effort!text story1letters: ?; typesetPeggy; Patsy; Mademoiselle LaBarre
8The Patriotstext story1letters: ?; typesetFreddie; Millie; Grandpa Randolph
9The Good Sportcomic story5Richie Rich, Reggie Van Dough Jr.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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The Friendly Ghost, Casper #1311969On eBay ›
Little Dot's Uncles & Aunts #61963On eBay ›
Little Lotta Foodland #61964On eBay ›
Little Lotta Foodland #111966On eBay ›
Blondie Comics Monthly #1191958On eBay ›
Blondie Comics Monthly #1331960On eBay ›
Blondie & Dagwood Family #31965On eBay ›
Richie Rich Success Stories #111966On eBay ›
Richie Rich Digest Stories #31979On eBay ›
Harvey Comics Classics #2
ISBN 978-1-59307-848-5; 1-59307-848-X		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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