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23July 1947
$0.10

Funny Stuff #23

DC · July 1947 · on sale 1947-05-07

First appearance: Mortimer RattFirst appearance: J. Rufus LionFirst appearance: Blackie Bear
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Identification plate

Series
Funny Stuff (DC, 1944 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
July 1947
Key date
1947-07-00
On-sale date
1947-05-07
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of J. Rufus Lion - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Blackie Bear - 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: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerDunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog
2-comic story7script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerDunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog
3Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
4Flash Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
6-comic story7pencils: Harris Steinbrook; inks: Harris SteinbrookAmouse; Porterhouse; Aramouse
9-comic story6pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube GrossmanJ. Rufus Lion First, Mortimer Ratt First
12-comic story6pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube GrossmanBlackie Bear First
15-comic story6pencils: Harris Steinbrook; inks: Harris SteinbrookHenry Hyena; Elmo
16-text story2pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer
17-comic story4script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerDunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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