Publishers / DC / Movietown's Animal Antics (1950) / #38
38May-June 1952
$0.10

Movietown's Animal Antics #38

DC · May-June 1952 · on sale 1952-03-03

First appearance: Amster the Hamster
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Identification plate

Series
Movietown's Animal Antics (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
May-June 1952
Key date
1952-05-00
On-sale date
1952-03-03
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Amster the Hamster - 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 FeuerRollo Raccoon, Rudy Raccoon
1Happy Hobby Time!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superboy
2-comic story5.75pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerRollo Raccoon, Rudy Raccoon
5-cartoon1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
6-comic story5.75script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerAmster the Hamster First, Dizzy Dog
9-activity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
10The Raccoon Kids Fun Shopactivity2script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
11-comic story5.67pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube GrossmanCheesy Mouse, Custer Cat, Nutsy Squirrel
13-activity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
14Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15The Unhappy Bluebirdtext story2letters: typeset
16-comic story5.67pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerUncle Percy, Rollo Raccoon, Rudy Raccoon
18-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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