The Comics #10 for Sale - First Appearance of Tex Ritter - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Comics (Dell, 1937 series)
Issue: #10
Publication date: September 1938
Key date: 1938-09-00
On-sale date: 1938
Indicia publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Tex Ritter - 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: Victor Pazmiño; inks: Victor Pazmiño	Clancy the Cop
1	-	comic story	1	script: Charles Payne; pencils: Charles Payne; inks: Charles Payne	Ambrose
2	-	comic story	4	script: Al Carreño; pencils: Al Carreño; inks: Al Carreño	Ted Strong; Dud; Dynamo; Jack Baldwin; Josie Baldwin; Sheriff Tom Drake
3	Salesman Sam Just Lost Another Sale	comic story	0.5	script: C. D. Small; pencils: C. D. Small; inks: C. D. Small	Sam Howdy
4	Even-Stephen!	comic story	0.5	script: C. D. Small; pencils: C. D. Small; inks: C. D. Small	Sam Howdy
5	-	comic story	3	script: Tex O'Reilly; pencils: Jack Warren; inks: Jack Warren	Pecos Bill
6	Pull Together, Boys!	comic story	0.5	script: C. D. Small; pencils: C. D. Small; inks: C. D. Small	Sam Howdy; E. Duzzem
7	It's All His Fault!	comic story	0.5	script: C. D. Small; pencils: C. D. Small; inks: C. D. Small	Sam Howdy; E. Duzzem
8	-	cartoon	1	script: Norman Fallon; pencils: Norman Fallon; inks: Norman Fallon
9	Cowboy Comics	cartoon	1	script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
10	-	comic story	1	script: Tack Knight; pencils: Tack Knight; inks: Tack Knight	Sammy
11	-	comic story	1	script: Tack Knight; pencils: Tack Knight; inks: Tack Knight	Sammy; Steve
12	-	cartoon	1	script: Courtney Dunkel; pencils: Courtney Dunkel; inks: Courtney Dunkel
13	A Page for Little Artists	activity	1	script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
14	-	comic story	2	script: Augustus J. Robinson; pencils: Augustus J. Robinson; inks: Augustus J. Robinson	John Paul Jones
15	Sailors' Knots and Seaman's Ways	comic story	1	script: Augustus Robinson; pencils: Augustus Robinson; inks: Augustus Robinson
16	-	comic story	3	script: James P. McCague; pencils: James P. McCague; inks: James P. McCague	Bill Bilson; Captain Lash; Davey; Dreary; Miss Trew; Pedro; Tuan
17	Idea	comic story	1	script: Norman Fallon; pencils: Norman Fallon; inks: Norman Fallon	Li'l Firewater
18	How to Make the "Balsa Bullet"	activity	1
19	-	comic story	4	script: Paul Jepsen; pencils: Paul Jepsen; inks: Paul Jepsen	Rod Rian; Andres; Chan; Commandant Elmus; Karin; Taro; Unicors; Chan
20	-	comic story	3	script: Bob Moore; pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: Carl Pfeufer	Captain Gordon Fife; Baltos [Count Baltha]; Carol; Nicky [Nicholas]; Rognal
21	It Makes a Lot of Difference	comic story	0.5	script: C. D. Small; pencils: C. D. Small; inks: C. D. Small	Sam Howdy
22	She Needs Plenty!	comic story	0.5	script: C. D. Small; pencils: C. D. Small; inks: C. D. Small	Sam Howdy; Mrs. Zuptf
23	50 Big Ca$h Prizes and Two Swell Bicycles!	activity	2	pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer
24	Riders of the Rockies	comic story	6	pencils: Norman Fallon; inks: Norman Fallon	Tex Ritter First
25	-	comic story	2	script: Adolphe Barreaux; pencils: Adolphe Barreaux; inks: Adolphe Barreaux	Meg; Mickey; Sun
26	-	activity	1.15	script: Raynell Godfrey, Miller Laud Jr.
27	Duck Hunting	comic story	1	script: Courtney Dunkel; pencils: Courtney Dunkel; inks: Courtney Dunkel	Bachelor Bowers
28	-	comic story	2	script: Boody Rogers; pencils: Gordon Rogers; inks: Gordon Rogers	Jack; Pete; Rover (a dog)
29	-	cartoon	1	script: Walter Galli; pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli	Uncle Sam
30	Snubbin' Post	text article	1	pencils: Jack Warren; inks: Jack Warren
31	-	comic story	2	script: Robert Weinstein; pencils: Robert Weinstein; inks: Robert Weinstein	Cap'n Cloud; Charlie
32	Comic Puzzles	activity	1	script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
33	-	comic story	0.85	script: Victor Pazmiño; pencils: Victor Pazmiño; inks: Victor Pazmiño	Clancy the Cop
34	Victorious Valor	text story	2	script: James B. McLean	Bill Boyle; Johnny Valor
35	Oh, Well That's Different?	comic story	0.5	script: C. D. Small; pencils: C. D. Small; inks: C. D. Small	Sam Howdy
36	That's Telling Him!	comic story	0.5	script: C. D. Small; pencils: C. D. Small; inks: C. D. Small	Sam Howdy; Otto
37	The Comics Stamp Club	text article	1	script: Montgomery Mulford
38	The Story of the Stuttering Stick-Up Artist	comic story	4	pencils: Hal Arbo; inks: Hal Arbo	Don Ramey; Laurine Foster; Louis Colombo (villain)
39	Read Popular Comics, the Funnies and the Comics for Real Fun	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer
40	Chas. Grimm	cartoon	0.67	pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen	Charles Grimm; Dizzy Dean
41	Cowboy Comics	cartoon	1	script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
42	Paul Charles	cartoon	0.67	pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen	Paul Charles
43	Catcher	cartoon	0.66	pencils: Ed Cronin; inks: Ed Cronin
44	-	comic story	1	script: Charles Payne; pencils: Charles Payne; inks: Charles Payne
45	-	text article	1	script: Walter Galli; pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli	Buffalo Bill Cody
46	Follow the Adventures of Your Comic Favorites in These Four New Fast-Action Books	promo (ad from the publisher)	1

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

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Sources

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

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