Popular Comics #104 for Sale - First Appearance of Toots Hawkins - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue: #104
Publication date: October 1944
Key date: 1944-10-00
On-sale date: 1944-09-01
Indicia publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Slither - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1		Smilin' Jack, Smokey Stover
1	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover
2	-	comic story	7	script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody Rogers	Downwind Jaxon, Fat Stuff, Smilin' Jack, More Stuff First, Young Stuff First
3	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman	Cookie Stover, Smokey Stover
4	-	comic story	8	script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank Engli	Terry Lee, Connie, Pat Ryan
5	-	comic story	2	script: Cliff Sterrett; pencils: Cliff Sterrett; inks: Cliff Sterrett	Ash Perkins First, Sam'l Perkins
6	-	comic story	6	script: Elliot; pencils: McArdle; inks: McArdle	Dr. Bobbs
7	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover
8	-	comic story	5	script: Pat Sullivan; pencils: Otto Messmer; inks: Otto Messmer	Felix the Cat
9	-	comic story	3	script: King; pencils: King; inks: King	Brick; Lola; Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet; Tops
10	Plates, Crooks and Coupons	comic story	6	script: Gaylord Du Bois	Agent Charles Dean; Detective Bender; Mr. Darrow; Mr. Jones; Benny (villain); Buck (villain); Mr. Smith (villain); Monk (villain)
11	One Army Dog	text story	2	script: Gaylord Du Bois	Sgt. Jim Malley; Commando (a dog)
12	-	comic story	5	script: Jimmy Murphy; pencils: Jimmy Murphy; inks: Jimmy Murphy	Casper Hawkins First, Toots Hawkins First
13	-	comic story	2	script: Paul Robinson; pencils: Paul Robinson; inks: Paul Robinson	Etta Kett, Mr. Kett First, Mrs. Kett First
14	-	comic story	1	script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus Edson	Andy Gump, Min Gump First, Slither First
15	-	comic story	1	script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus Edson	Bim Gump First, Millie Gump First, Slither First

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Smilin' Jack	1945	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
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Series context

‹ #103104 of 145#105 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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