Publishers / Quality Comics / Kid Eternity (1946) / #8
8Winter 1948
$0.10

Kid Eternity #8

Quality Comics · Winter 1948

First appearance: Harry HoudiniFirst appearance: Lemuel Gulliver
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Identification plate

Series
Kid Eternity (Quality Comics, 1946 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
Winter 1948
Key date
1948-02-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Lemuel Gulliver - 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: Pete Riss; inks: Pete RissKid Eternity, Mr. Keeper
1Mr. Mole and the Terreborecomic story12pencils: Pete Riss; inks: Pete RissKid Eternity, Mr. Keeper, George Washington
2Zero the Midgetcomic story11pencils: Pete Riss; inks: Pete RissLemuel Gulliver First, Sherlock Holmes, Kid Eternity, Mr. Keeper, Dr. Watson
3Dynamite Brown's Last Blastcomic story8
4Paul Bunyan Returnstext story2letters: typesetPaul Bunyan, Kid Eternity, Mr. Keeper
5One-Eye Gootchcomic story14Harry Houdini First, Kid Eternity, Mr. Keeper

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q1068229 (Lemuel Gulliver), first-appearance property (CC0)

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