The Flintstones #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Dynomutt - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Flintstones (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: October 1977
Key date: 1977-10-00
On-sale date: 1977-07-19
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.30
Pages: 36
Barcode: 0714860208110
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Bingo - 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	From Rocks to Riches!	cover	1	pencils: Roger Armstrong; inks: Joe Prince	Yogi Bear, Bingo First, Dino, Scooby-Doo, Dynomutt First, Fred Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone, Magilla Gorilla, Huckleberry Hound, Jabberjaw First, Quick Draw McGraw, Mumbly First, Barney Rubble, Wimper First
1	From Rocks to Riches	comic story	5	script: Mark Evanier; pencils: Roger Armstrong; inks: Joe Prince; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Roger Armstrong	Fred Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone, Barney Rubble
2	The Terrible Pterograbber	comic story	4	script: Mark Evanier; pencils: Roger Armstrong; inks: Joe Prince; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Roger Armstrong	Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Dino, Fred Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone, Betty Rubble
3	Glueshoes' Big Race	comic story	5	script: Mark Evanier; pencils: Roger Armstrong; inks: Joe Prince; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Roger Armstrong	Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble
4	Dog Days	comic story	2	script: Mark Evanier; pencils: Roger Armstrong; inks: Joe Prince; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Roger Armstrong	Dino, Fred Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone, Betty Rubble
5	It's A Cat's World	text article	1	script: Chase Craig
6	Ghastly Grotto	comic story	3	script: Mark Evanier; pencils: Pete Alvarado; inks: Joe Prince; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Bill Spicer	Boo Boo Bear, Yogi Bear
7	-	letters page	1	script: Chase Craig; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Carl Gafford	Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Yogi Bear, Thor Odinson, Daredevil, Doctor Doom, Doctor Strange, Scooby-Doo, Yakky Doodle, Victor Von Doom, Dynomutt First, Fred Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
35¢	price 0.35 USD

Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q138711101 (Dynomutt), first-appearance property (CC0)
Wikidata, Q139889499 (Jabberjaw), first-appearance property (CC0)

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