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Certainly that is Tweety and Sylvester #1 but Sylvester has appeared prior and as early as FC 271 on the cover. Wikipedia only discusses the comics with Sylvester on the title showing 406 as his first comic. Technically true but not his first appearance which in comcland is all important. Still the #1 is such a good cover of both characters and a 9.4 is pretty awesome. Anyway, His first cartoon was in 1945 Life with Feathers where the cat is unnamed and the bird isn't Tweety. Tweety Pie is probably the first real appearance of both in 1947 but Tweety fist showed in a 1942 cartoon. I can't remember if he was named but he did utter his infamous line, so it clearly is Tweety. The other interesting thing about many of these funny animal comics is that the first appearances are so unknown and uncared about. The general population might put Tweety and Sylvester or Yosemite Sam as in the top 50 most recognized cartoon figures but in comic land, they get no respect. Disney has all the minor characters broken out: Beagle boys, Gladstone, Gyro etc. Overstreet can breakout Archie Pureheart, Sabrina the Witch, or Little Max and many others. Yet it forgets about the Warner Brother cartoon characters??? Seems weird that's all. Add Tazmanian Devil, Speedy Gonzales, Granny, and the Orange Monster to the mix of first appearances I'd be interested in.

How many sets of covers 2-4 are there?

Hey, I'll ask again the experts here. Anyone know the first comic appearance of the following Yosemite Sam Tweety and Sylvester Road Runner and Coyote (I think this is the RR Four Color but I don't know if he showed up earlier in LTMM) Other minor characters Michigan P Frog Marvin the Martian Foghorn OK, you get the theme I think. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Four color 331 has a card cover. There have to be more.

So how many "bug on face, about to get smacked" covers are there. I can think of a WDCS cover off hand on top of this one. Great gag, always a favorite.

Congratulations to BZ, he gets to keep it..... News Link

This one and the Four Color 16 (Porky) sold for a song on the comiclink auction a few weeks ago.

Awesome book, and hard to find! Is this the missing issue no one can ever seem to find. By no one, I mean the two people trying to complete the run.

What would this thread be without some Cole.

A few more.

TT 38 with first Might Mouse cover and interior.

Front and back

A few of my favorites.

So you out bid me on this one last year. Sorry to run up the price, but it really didn't go that high. Ed

Just received this copy off a boardie.

Ronald Reagan cover?

Was wondering who picked that book up...I was going to bid. Yep me too. I got home late from work and missed out! What the heck is she wearing and where do i get one? For my wife I mean.

Not to disagree but 12 is a typical gag cover (car in water) but 11 13 14 are more oddball scenic. I've never even understood the gag for issue 10. Link to issue 10 cover