Publishers / Dell / The Funnies (1936) / #61
61November 1941
$0.10

The Funnies #61

Dell · November 1941 · on sale 1941-09-30

First appearance: Andy Panda
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Identification plate

Series
The Funnies (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#61
Publication date
November 1941
Key date
1941-11-00
On-sale date
1941-09-30
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Andy Panda - 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: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan Gormley; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopJim Albright, Captain Midnight
1-comic story1pencils: John Hermann; inks: John Hermann
3-comic story10pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan Gormley; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopJim Albright, Captain Midnight, Chuck Ramsay
4-comic story8pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. Stoner; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop
5Chapter XIItext story2colors: Western Publishing Production ShopMac Harmon; Frank Blade
6A NEW Life Begins for Andy Pandacomic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jim Pabian; inks: Jim Pabian; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Jim PabianAndy Panda First
7-comic story5colors: Western Publishing Production ShopLt. Robert Steele USN; Captain Frank Vernon USN; "Red" Malone Seaman First Class; LT "Bill" Sheridan USN; Tommy Andrews Gunner's Mate First Class
8-cartoon0.3colors: Western Publishing Production Shop
11-comic story6pencils: Maurice Kashuba; inks: Maurice Kashuba; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopMr. District Attorney
12-comic story6script: Gordon Petersen; pencils: Erwin L. Hess; inks: Erwin L. Hess; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop
13-comic story6pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom Hickey; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopRex, King of the Deep; Nan; Butch; Tim; Captain Wolfe (German U-boat commander); German U-boat crew
14Philo Vance and the Crossword Puzzle Mysterycomic story6script: S. S. Van Dine; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopPhilo Vance
15-comic story7script: Vic Bloom; pencils: Bob Hebbert; inks: Bob Hebbert; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopSpeed Martin; Judy Jackson
16Can You Draw a Villain?activity1colors: ? (red tones); letters: typeset

Plus 2.7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Mr. District Attorney1942On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #6061 of 64#62 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2849160 (Andy Panda), first-appearance property (CC0)

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