Publishers / Dell / Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics (1941) / #2
2November 1941
$0.10

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #2

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

First appearance: Chester Turtle
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Identification plate

Series
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics (Dell, 1941 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
November 1941
Key date
1941-11-00
On-sale date
1941-09-30
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chester Turtle - 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-cover1letters: typesetBugs Bunny, Porky Pig
1Contents pagecredits, title page1
2-comic story10pencils: Chase Craig; inks: Chase CraigBugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Porky Pig
3Tortoise Beats Harecomic story8Bugs Bunny, Chester Turtle First
4-comic story10script: Chase Craig; pencils: Chase Craig; inks: Chase Craig
5-comic story6pencils: Chase Craig; inks: Chase CraigBugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd
6-comic story8pencils: Win Smith; inks: Win Smith
7-comic story10pencils: Roger Armstrong; inks: Roger Armstrong
8Little Blabber-Mouse (Secret Six)text story3letters: typeset
9-comic story8pencils: George Storm; inks: George Storm
10Porky's Hollywood Sketch Bookcomic story2
11That's all folks!illustration1pencils: ? [as A]; inks: ? [as A]Elmer Fudd, Sniffles

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CollectionYear
Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn]
ISBN 9781606994948		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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