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2May 1939
$0.10

Movie Comics #2

DC · May 1939 · on sale 1939

First appearance: Simon TemplarFirst appearance: The Saint
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Identification plate

Series
Movie Comics (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
May 1939
Key date
1939-05-00
On-sale date
1939
Indicia publisher
Picture Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Simon Templar - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Saint - 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
0Stagecoachcover1pencils: Jack Adler, Sheldon Mayer, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorAndy Devine
2Now Showingtable of contents1script: C. Elbert; colors: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor
3Stagecoachcomic story10script: Dudley Nichols; pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorBuck (Andy Devine); Curley (George Bancroft); Peacock (Conald Meek); Dallas (Claire Trevor); Ringo Kid (John Wayne); Gatewood (Burton Churchill); Doc Boone (Thomas Mitchell); Lucy Mallory (Louise Platt); Hatfield (John Carradine)
4The Saint Strikes Backcomic story9script: Derek Twist, John Twist; pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorThe Saint First, Simon Templar First
5The Scarecomic story1script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed Wheelan
6Terrors of the Tombcomic story5script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed Wheelan
7The Inkling Kidcomic story2script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed Wheelan
8Part 2comic story3script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry LampertHorace Hope
9Screen Scoopscomic story3script: Walter Galli; pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter GalliWill Rogers; May West; Howard Hughes; Fredric March; Ken Maynard; Andy Devine; John Wayne; Claire Trevor; Dolores Costello; Adolphe Menjou; George Sandes; Wendy Barre; George OBrien; Neil Hamilton; Jonathan Hale
10To Hollywood 3000 Milescomic story1pencils: Jack Adler; inks: Jack Adler; colors: Jack Adler
11Action Cameracomic story1pencils: Smitty; inks: Smitty
12Stamps and Starstext article0.67letters: typesetDeanna Durbin; Shirley Temple
14Arizona Legioncomic story7script: Oliver Drake; pencils: Jack Adler, Sheldon Mayer, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorBoone Yeager (George O'Brien); Whopper Hatch (Chill Wills)
15Chapters 6-12comic story6script: Irving Crump, Wyndham Gittens, George Plympton, Basil Dickey, Joseph Poland; pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorBruce Scott (Jackie Cooper); Rip Rawson (Dave Durand); Skeets Scanlon (Bill Cody Jr); Mary Scanlon (Vondell Darr)
16Pinch Hitstext story3script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan Asch
17King of the Turfcomic story10script: George Bruce; pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorAdolphe Mejou; Dolores Costello; Roger Daniel; Walter Abel; William Demarest; Alan Dinehart; Harold Huber
1850 Pounds of Personalitytext article1pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorJaunita Quigley
19Thanks, Boys and Girls of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 2.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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Sources

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