New Comics #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Officer Walsh - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: New Comics (DC, 1935 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: January 1936
Key date: 1936-01-00
On-sale date: 1935
Indicia publisher: National Allied Newspaper Syndicate Inc.
Price: $0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages: 84

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Officer Walsh - 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: R. G. Leffingwell; inks: R. G. Leffingwell
1	-	credits, title page	0.2	letters: typeset
3	Greetings!	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Bill Cook; inks: Bill Cook
4	-	comic story	2	script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin Sullivan	Jibby Jones; Ma Jones
5	-	comic story	1.83	script: R. G. Leffingwell; pencils: R. G. Leffingwell; inks: R. G. Leffingwell	Sir Loin; Cowhide; Hash (introduction, a boy)
6	Axel	comic story	0.17	script: R. G. Leffingwell; pencils: R. G. Leffingwell; inks: R. G. Leffingwell
7	Knife Ambush, Part 2	comic story	1.83	script: R. G. Leffingwell; pencils: R. G. Leffingwell; inks: R. G. Leffingwell	Sagebrush; Cactus; Pickax Pete; Knife Ambush (villain)
8	Fanny	comic story	0.17	script: R. G. Leffingwell; pencils: R. G. Leffingwell; inks: R. G. Leffingwell	Fanny (a donkey)
9	-	comic story	2	script: Matt Curzon; pencils: Matt Curzon; inks: Matt Curzon	Dickie Duck; Farmer Gray
10	Episode 1	comic story	2	script: Tom Cooper; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom Cooper	Larry; Dot
11	-	comic story	2	script: Whit Ellsworth; pencils: Whit Ellsworth; inks: Whit Ellsworth	Billy the Kid; Butch O'Brien
12	The Stagecoach, Part 1	comic story	2	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer	J. Worthington Blimp, Esq.; Juniper Jones; Willis Blimp
13	Episode 2	comic story	2	script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Livingstone; inks: Livingstone	Sigrid; Jarl-eirik; Hagbard; Ivar son of Kol; Kol
14	Big Linda's Revenge	text story	3.33	script: Wallace Kirk; pencils: William Cook; inks: William Cook
15	Talk About Fun	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67	pencils: William Cook; inks: William Cook
16	Who's Who on the Air Waves	text article	2	pencils: ? (photos); inks: ? (photos); letters: typeset
18	-	text article	1	script: Andrini; pencils: William Cook; inks: William Cook
19	The Test of a Man	text story	2	script: Rosemary Volk
20	Getting into the Movies	comic story	2	script: Matt Curzon; pencils: Matt Curzon; inks: Matt Curzon	Freddie Bell
21	Sons of the Red Cormorant, Part 2	comic story	4	script: ? [as Thor] (credited and signed); pencils: ? [as Thor] (credited and signed); inks: ? [as Thor] (credited and signed)	"Wing" Walker; Kolar (introduction, villain); Nipper; Red Cormorant
22	-	comic story	2	script: A. D. Kiefer; pencils: H. C. Kiefer; inks: H. C. Kiefer	Abraham Lincoln; Napoleon Buonaparte
23	Pastime Page	activity	1	script: Emma McKean; pencils: Emma McKean; inks: Emma McKean
24	Live and Learn	cartoon	1	script: Joe Archibald; pencils: Joe Archibald; inks: Joe Archibald
25	The Train Robbery, Part 1	comic story	2	script: W. M. Allison; pencils: W. M. Allison; inks: W. M. Allison	Captain Bill (intro); Johnny; Jane; Uncle Bob
26	Part 2	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Swift, Walt Kelly; pencils: Walter C. Kelly; inks: Walter C. Kelly	Gulliver
27	The Secret Cruise, Part 2	comic story	4	script: Clemens Gretter; pencils: Clemens Gretter; inks: Clemens Gretter	Ray; Gail; Capt. Bill Gewgaw (Introduction); Aunt Millie (introduction); Sir Henry Ghaut; Willie Gewgaw; Joe Macula
28	Lesson 2: Comic Heads	activity	1	script: Stan Randall; pencils: Stan Randall; inks: Stan Randall
29	-	activity	1	script: Matt Curzon; pencils: Matt Curzon; inks: Matt Curzon
30	Episode 2	comic story	2	script: Jon Blummer; pencils: Jon Blummer; inks: Jon Blummer	Captain Kendal Quick; Marjorie; Lord Barlow
31	17-20 On the Black [Part 2]	comic story	2	script: Billy Weston; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom Cooper	Jim Gale; Kim; The Lady in Black
32	-	comic story	2	script: Ellis Edwards; pencils: Ellis Edwards; inks: Ellis Edwards	Chikko Chakko
33	-	text article	1.33	letters: typeset
34	Big Premium Offer	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: William Cook; inks: William Cook
36	-	activity	3	script: Danny Ryan
38	-	text article	1	pencils: ? (photos); inks: ? (photos); letters: typeset
39	-	text article	3	script: Rosemary Volk
40	-	comic story	2	script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al Stahl	Needles
41	The Time Machine, Part 2	comic story	2	script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer	Mr. Weed; Professor Mowther; Fritz; Blumel the innkeeper; Abigail Blumel (his niece)
42	-	comic story	2	script: Tom Cooper; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom Cooper	Sternpipe; Spiniker; James
43	Dare-Devil Dunk	comic story	2	script: Stan Randall; pencils: Stan Randall; inks: Stan Randall	Dare-Devil Dunk (introduction); Drizzle (introduction)
44	Beany	comic story	2	script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin Sullivan	Beany (introduction)
45	-	comic story	2	script: Liv; pencils: Liv; inks: Liv	Peter; Ho-lah-an
46	-	comic story	4	script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster	Officer Walsh First, Steve Carson
47	-	comic story	1	script: Rosemary Volk; pencils: R. G. Leffingwell; inks: R. G. Leffingwell

Plus 4.97 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
New Book of Comics #1	1936	On eBay ›
Atomic Comics #1	1946	On eBay ›
DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics #[nn] ISBN 9781613451649	2018	On eBay ›

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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

‹ #12 of 11#3 ›

Sources

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

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