Origins, Debuts and Guest Appearances 0

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Felix was looking good on the cover of his first issue. I seem to remember very strange cartoons featuring this character. He often seemed a faded version of Krazy Kat but he survived in the Caplin family's Toby Comics line without Lil Abner.

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First Donald Duck book

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First time Barks was allowed to sign his work.

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Crossover Spider Widow in Phantom Lady story.

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Wildfire origin story

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First Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason. Well maybe that was the first DC Jackie book.

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Sometimes the story is an origin, a debut or guest appearance and sometimes a "Legend is Born".

 

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A sizzling crossover

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Great posts BB-GUN.

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First Woody Woodpecker from Funnies 64

 

 

Anyone have a pic of the cover to this book? What "Funnies" book is this?

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I agree, some of the Terry Toons covers are pretty tasty, especially for funny animal.

Issue 42 and 58 come to mind.

 

Forgot to list this one. Terry Toons 50 interior page - 1st Heckle Jeckle.

 

 

 

Really would like a copy of that book!

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Wildfire origin story

I think the Firebrand name was used for a Quality character and the costume was used by the MLJ character Inferno but the riding pants and plane seem to be a copy of Blackhawk. Art by Edd Ashe.

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The plane was a Lockheed P-38 Lightning although Fokker made a plane with a similar design. It was eventually replaced by the P-51 Mustang at the end of the war.

Edited July 17, 2010 by BB-Gun

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First Woody Woodpecker from Funnies 64

 

 

Anyone have a pic of the cover to this book? What "Funnies" book is this?

 

Funnies was an early Dell line that had typical mindless newspaper funnies up to issue 34 then had John Carter, Phantasmo and Captain Midnight up to issue 63. Then they came out with issue 64 which had the cartoon theme cover. Changed the name to New Funnies with issue 65 (another tough issue to find) which was an Andy Panda / Woody Woodpecker themed book from then on.

 

4 copies of this book have been graded, this being the highest at 6.0. Though most of the issues usually have less than 5 graded as well, at least those are Mile High or other pedigree types 9.0 and better.

 

There have been a few bound books of New Funnies with issues 66 to 77 which tells me that 65 didn't have normal distribution. I believe the same is true for issues 52-63 on the Funnies side where 64 is missing.

 

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First Phantasmo by E.C. Stoner

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Origin of the Wraith from Mystery Men 27. I think it is listed incorrectly in Overstreet but Keltner has it right.

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The cover of MM 27 also mentions the first appearance of the Wraith.

That looks like Hitler in the bottom right hand corner but he seems rather jaundice due to a liver infection,

I guess.

Cover by Patenaude

Edited July 16, 2010 by BB-Gun

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Or an attempt to illustrate their cowardice...i.e. "he's yella"

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The Flame had an interesting origin but he had even more dramatic entrances.

 

His first appearance.

His Origin

Dramatic entrance by Lou Fine

Scans from GA.UK