Publishers / DC / Movietown's Animal Antics (1950) / #40
40September-October 1952
$0.10

Movietown's Animal Antics #40

DC · September-October 1952 · on sale 1952-07-07

First appearance: Montmorency J. Wiggle
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Identification plate

Series
Movietown's Animal Antics (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
September-October 1952
Key date
1952-09-00
On-sale date
1952-07-07
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Montmorency J. Wiggle - 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 FeuerCheesy Mouse, Custer Cat
1Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner
2-comic story5.75pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerMuggsy Mole, Rollo Raccoon, Rudy Raccoon
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1
6-activity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
7-comic story5.75script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerButtons Bunny, Doodles Duck
8Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.25letters: typeset
9-activity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
11-comic story4pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerBernard the Brave, Montmorency J. Wiggle First
12Raccoon Kids Fun Shopactivity2script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
13-activity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
15-comic story4pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerChip, Nip
16The Homeless Pigeontext story2letters: typeset
17-comic story4pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerUncle Percy, Rollo Raccoon, Rudy Raccoon

Plus 3.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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