Publishers / Harvey / Blondie Comics Monthly (1950) / #47
47October 1952
$0.10

Blondie Comics Monthly #47

Harvey · October 1952

First appearance: Colonel PotterbyFirst appearance: The DuchessFirst appearance: Tootsie Woodley
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Identification plate

Series
Blondie Comics Monthly (Harvey, 1950 series)
Issue
#47
Publication date
October 1952
Key date
1952-10-00
Indicia publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Colonel Potterby - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Tootsie Woodley - 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-cover1script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic Young; letters: Chic YoungBlondie Bumstead, Cookie Bumstead, Dagwood Bumstead
1-table of contents1script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic Young; letters: Chic YoungBlondie Bumstead, Dagwood Bumstead
2Queen for a Day!comic story10script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic Young; letters: Chic YoungAlexander Bumstead, Blondie Bumstead, Cookie Bumstead, Dagwood Bumstead
3"Z-Z-Z"comic story0.5script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic Young; letters: Chic YoungThe Duchess First, Colonel Potterby First
4-comic story0.5
5"Today 2 p.m. Duchess will go over the falls in a barrel"comic story0.5script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic Young; letters: Chic YoungThe Duchess First, Colonel Potterby First
6-comic story0.5script: George Swanson; pencils: George Swanson; inks: George Swanson
7How to Make...activity1pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic YoungAlexander Bumstead, Blondie Bumstead, Cookie Bumstead, Daisy
8The Huntertext story0.75letters: typesetUncle Jim Brent; Alice
9Big Bendcomic story4script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic Young; letters: Chic YoungAlexander Bumstead, Blondie Bumstead, Dagwood Bumstead, Herb Woodley
10Fresh Fishcomic story0.5script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic Young; letters: Chic YoungThe Duchess First, Colonel Potterby First
11-comic story0.5
12-comic story1script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic Young; letters: Chic YoungAlexander Bumstead, Blondie Bumstead, Dagwood Bumstead
13Movie Mysterycomic story4script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic Young; letters: Chic YoungAlexander Bumstead, Blondie Bumstead, Cookie Bumstead, Dagwood Bumstead, Daisy, Herb Woodley, Tootsie Woodley First
14Somebody Else!text story1letters: typeset
15Frameupcomic story0.5script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic Young; letters: Chic YoungBlondie Bumstead, Dagwood Bumstead
16False Alarmcomic story0.5script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young; inks: Chic Young; letters: Chic YoungBlondie Bumstead, Dagwood Bumstead

Where to read it

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Series context

‹ #4632 of 126#48 ›

Sources

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