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8September 1936
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New Comics #8

DC · September 1936 · on sale 1936-08-04

First appearance: The ChiefFirst appearance: Ralph VentorFirst appearance: 4K-11
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Identification plate

Series
New Comics (DC, 1935 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
September 1936
Key date
1936-09-00
On-sale date
1936-08-04
Indicia publisher
National Allied Newspaper Syndicate Inc.
Price
$0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Chief - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ralph Ventor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of 4K-11 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jean Dennis - 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: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney Ellsworth
2The Train Robbery, Part 7comic story3script: Homer Fleming; pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer FlemingCaptain Jim; Jane; Johnny; Uncle Bob
3-comic story2script: Bill Patrick; pencils: Bill Patrick; inks: Bill Patrick
4A Lesson in Englishcomic story2script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger
5Episode 7comic story2script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Sven Elven; inks: Sven ElvenKendal Quick; Marjorie; Captain Rodriguez; Pierre Dufoe
6The Drew Mystery [Part 5]comic story2script: Dick Ryan; pencils: Dick Ryan; inks: Dick RyanDale Daring; Dick; the old hermit
7Episode 6comic story2pencils: Rafael Astarita; inks: Rafael Astarita
8Episode 1comic story4script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: PAD; inks: PADBaslyn (villain); Dato Penang; Tsao-Chung's daughter
9Oswald, the Lucky Rabbittext article1script: I. W. MagovernOswald the Rabbit
10The Story of Tartanscartoon1Katherine Hepburn
11The St. Pierre Mystery, Part 5comic story2script: Babe Mather; pencils: Babe Mather; inks: Babe Mather
12Heading South, Part 7comic story2script: Tom Cooper; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom Cooper
13Falling off the Roofcomic story2script: Leo; pencils: Leo; inks: Leo
14Episode 3comic story2script: H. Rider Haggard; pencils: Sven Elven; inks: Sven Elven
15Barbara Frietchie, by John Greenleaf Whittiercomic story4script: Henry Kiefer; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry Kiefer
16Vacation Dazecartoon1script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney Ellsworth
172 Weeks with Paycartoon1script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin Sullivan
18On Dolorosa Isle [Part 4]comic story2script: Creig Flessel; pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselSteve Conrad; Devachan (villain); Myra; Captain Judd; Sam; Keith Roland
19-comic story2script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger
20Episode 7comic story2script: Tom Cooper; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom CooperLarry; MacDougal; Blackface (villain); Sally
21Episode 3comic story2script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyIan; Murphy; Torgadoff (villain); Ken; Doris Willis
2217-20 on the Black [Part 8]comic story2script: Billy Weston; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom CooperJim Gale; Kim
23-comic story2script: A. Leslie Ross; pencils: A. Leslie Ross; inks: A. Leslie Ross
24-comic story1script: Dick Ryan; pencils: Dick Ryan; inks: Dick Ryan
25-text article1script: Andrini; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth, Russell Cole; inks: Whitney Ellsworth, Russell Cole
26Rajah Marajah, Part 4comic story2script: Homer Fleming; pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer FlemingRajah Maharajah (villain)
27-comic story2script: Bill Patrick; pencils: Bill Patrick; inks: Bill Patrick
28Episode 5comic story2script: Merna Gamble, Charles Dickens; pencils: Merna Gamble; inks: Merna Gamble
29The Secret Cruise, Part 7comic story2script: Clemens Gretter; pencils: Clemens Gretter; inks: Clemens GretterSir Gaut; Captain Gewgaw; Lady Forge; Ray; Gail; Willie
30Episode 8comic story2script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Anthony; inks: Anthony
31-comic story2script: Ellis Edwards; pencils: Ellis Edwards; inks: Ellis Edwards
32-comic story4script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster4K-11 First, Steve Carson, The Chief First, Jean Dennis First, Ralph Ventor First
33-comic story1script: Bill Patrick; pencils: Bill Patrick; inks: Bill Patrick
34-credits, title page0.25letters: typeset

Plus 2.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Cavalier Comics #21945On eBay ›
DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics #[nn]
ISBN 9781613451649		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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