Publishers / Dell / The Funnies (1936) / #45
45July 1940
$0.10

The Funnies #45

Dell · July 1940 · on sale 1940-06-15

First appearance: PhantasmoOrigin: Phantasmo
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Identification plate

Series
The Funnies (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
July 1940
Key date
1940-07-00
On-sale date
1940-06-15
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

Origin story on record for: Phantasmo.

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
0Introducing Phantasmo Master of the Worldcover1pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. StonerPhantasmo First
1The Biggest Little Bookspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; colors: ? (red tones); letters: typeset
2-comic story10pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. StonerPhantasmo First
3-comic story7script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob Jenney
4-comic story6script: Roy Crane; pencils: Roy Crane; inks: Roy Crane
5-cartoon0.3script: Charles Hedinger; pencils: Charles Hedinger; inks: Charles Hedinger; letters: Charles Hedinger
7-comic story8pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams
8-comic story6script: Victor Bloom; pencils: Bob Hebberd; inks: Bob HebberdSpeed Martin (newsreel cameraman)
9-comic story5pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom Hickey
10-comic story8script: Edgar Rice Burroughs; pencils: John Coleman Burroughs; inks: John Coleman BurroughsJohn Carter, Kantos Kan, Dejah Thoris
11-comic story6script: Phillips H. Lord
12Attention! Junior Detectives!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
13The Test Casetext story1pencils: Rodlow Willard; inks: Rodlow Willard
14-comic story6pencils: Ken Ernst; inks: Ken Ernst
15Introducing the Voicepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersThe Voice [Tim Brant]
16Buy Your Copy Now!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersThe Voice [Tim Brant]

Plus 0.7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Large Feature Comic #181941On eBay ›
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Super Weird Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 978-1631407451		2016On eBay ›
Phantasmo - Master of the World
ISBN 978-1543285949		2017On eBay ›
Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books #[nn]
ISBN 978-1684055869		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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