Dotty Dripple Comics #3 for Sale - First Appearance of Dotty Dripple - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Dotty Dripple Comics (Harvey, 1948 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: December 1948
Key date: 1948-12-00
Indicia publisher: Harvey Enterprises Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dotty Dripple - 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		Dotty Dripple First
1	Meet the Artist... Buford Tune	text article	2	pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset
2	-	comic story	27	script: Buford Tune; pencils: Buford Tune; inks: Buford Tune
3	-	comic story	4	pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell
4	Inflation	comic story	2	script: Buford Tune; pencils: Buford Tune; inks: Buford Tune
5	-	comic story	1	pencils: W. Jourdain; inks: W. Jourdain
6	-	text story	1	pencils: Salo; inks: Salo
7	There's No Place Like Home	text story	1	pencils: Buford Tune; inks: Buford Tune
8	Made to Order	comic story	3	script: Buford Tune; pencils: Buford Tune; inks: Buford Tune

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

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Sources

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

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