Publishers / Harvey / Playful Little Audrey (1957) / #40
40June 1962
$0.12

Playful Little Audrey #40

Harvey · June 1962 · on sale 1962-03-15

First appearance: Mrs. SmithFirst appearance: Echo
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Identification plate

Series
Playful Little Audrey (Harvey, 1957 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
June 1962
Key date
1962-06-00
On-sale date
1962-03-15
Indicia publisher
Harvey Picture Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Little Audrey
1-comic story1Little Audrey, Melvin
2Swami Rivercomic story5Echo First, Lucretia, Little Audrey, Melvin
3-comic story0.5pencils: Steve MuffattiAudrey Smith; Mrs. Smith; Aunt Agatha
4-comic story0.5pencils: Steve MuffattiAudrey Smith; Mrs. Smith
5-comic story0.5pencils: Steve MuffattiAudrey Smith
6-comic story0.5pencils: Steve MuffattiAudrey Smith
7Witch Waycomic story5Echo First, Lucretia, Little Audrey, Melvin
8Just Like Melvincomic story5Little Audrey, Mrs. Smith First, Melvin, Mrs. Wisenheimer
9Jungle Justicetext story0.75letters: typesetNorman; Leander; Jock; George; Satin; Ferdie Fox
10The Strange Animaltext story0.75letters: typeset
11Watch It!comic story5Melvin

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Little Audrey TV Funtime #251969On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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