Suzie Comics #56 for Sale - First Appearance of Ferdie - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Suzie Comics (Archie, 1945 series)
Issue: #56
Publication date: April 1947
Key date: 1947-04-00
On-sale date: 1947-02-24
Indicia publisher: Close-Up Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ferdie - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al Fagaly	Suzie
1	-	comic story	6	pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al Fagaly	Suzie
2	Suzie Puzzle Page	activity	1	pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al Fagaly	Suzie
3	-	comic story	7	pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al Fagaly	Suzie
4	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
5	-	comic story	9	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Ferdie First, Suzie
6	-	comic story	6	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon; letters: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene, Sis, Super Duck
7	Suzie's Movie Diary	text article	1.75	letters: typeset
8	-	statement of ownership	0.25	script: Louis Silberkleit
9	The Carpenter	comic story	8		Ferdie First, Suzie
10	-	comic story	6.67		Ferdie First, Suzie
11	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al Fagaly	Super Duck

Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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