Publishers / Dell / Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (1952) / #1
1August-October 1952
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Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo #1

Dell · August-October 1952 · on sale 1952

First appearance: Mr. MagooFirst appearance: Gerald McBoing Boing
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Identification plate

Series
Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (Dell, 1952 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August-October 1952
Key date
1952-08-00
On-sale date
1952
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Gerald McBoing Boing - 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
0Fire Alarmcover1pencils: Mel Crawford; inks: Mel CrawfordMr. Magoo First, Gerald McBoing Boing First
1Magoo's umbrellacomic story1pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan GormleyMr. Magoo First
2Gerald McBoing Boingcomic story12script: Theodor Seuss Geisel; pencils: Mel Crawford, P. D. Eastman; inks: Mel Crawford, P. D. EastmanGerald McBoing Boing First
3-comic story10pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan Gormley; letters: Dan GormleyMr. Magoo First
4Invasion from Marscomic story10pencils: Cecil Surry; inks: Cecil Surry; letters: Cecil SurryMr. Magoo First
5-comic story1pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan Gormley; letters: Dan GormleyMr. Magoo First
6Gerald McBoing Boingcomic story1pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan Gormley; letters: Dan GormleyGerald McBoing Boing First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-8109-5730-5		2009On eBay ›
The Comics Journal #301
ISBN 9781606992913		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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