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34October-December 1955
$0.10

Popeye #34

Dell · October-December 1955

First appearance: The NothingsFirst appearance: Thunder Eagle Jr.Origin: The Nothings
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Identification plate

Series
Popeye (Dell, 1948 series)
Issue
#34
Publication date
October-December 1955
Key date
1955-10-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Thunder Eagle Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: The Nothings, Thunder Eagle Jr..

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfOlive Oyl, Popeye, Swee'pea
1Around the Worldcomic story1script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfPopeye, Swee'pea
2Nothing!comic story16script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfThe Nothings First, Olive Oyl, Popeye, Swee'pea, Wimpy
3"Uprising!" or "The Red Man Strikes Back!" or "Birds of a Feather!"comic story10script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud Sagendorf; letters: Bud SagendorfPopeye, Swee'pea, Thunder Eagle Jr. First, Wimpy
4"Stop Thief!!" or "Please Halt!" or "Burglarproof House!"comic story5.75script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud Sagendorf; letters: Bud SagendorfJohn Sappo, O. G. Wotasnozzle
5Fish Fly!text story1script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud Sagendorf
6-comic story1script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfPopeye, Swee'pea

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales by Bud Sagendorf #[nn]
ISBN 978-1600107474		2011On eBay ›
Classic Popeye #342015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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