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3December 1948-January 1949
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Scribbly #3

DC · December 1948-January 1949 · on sale 1948-10-27

First appearance: Clover CooleyFirst appearance: Mr. Birdnest
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Identification plate

Series
Scribbly (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
December 1948-January 1949
Key date
1948-12-00
On-sale date
1948-10-27
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Clover Cooley - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mr. Birdnest - 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: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet, Red Rigley
2-comic story13script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerSisty Hunkel, Scribbly Jibbet, Dinky Jibbet, Mr. O'Hara, Red Rigley
3-comic story1script: Hy Rosen; pencils: Hy Rosen; inks: Hy Rosen
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
7-comic story6script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerMr. Birdnest First, Scribbly Jibbet, Mr. O'Hara, Red Rigley
9-comic story0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
11-comic story3script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerSisty Hunkel, Dinky Jibbet
12Keep in Tune with the Teens!promo (ad from the publisher)1
13-comic story8script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerClover Cooley First, Scribbly Jibbet, Mr. O'Hara, Red Rigley
15Dotcomic story0.5script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert
17Time Stands Stilltext story2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
19-comic story5script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet, Mr. O'Hara, Red Rigley
21-comic story0.5script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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