Terry-Toons Comics #50 for Sale - First Appearance of Heckle - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Terry-Toons Comics (Marvel, 1942 series)
Issue: #50
Publication date: November 1946
Key date: 1946-11-00
On-sale date: 1946-09-17
Indicia publisher: Timely Comics Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Jeckle - 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		Heckle First, Jeckle First
1	The Fiendish Fiddle!	comic story	12
2	Don't Joke About Smoke!	comic story	5
3	The Balmy Swami!	comic story	7	script: Harold Straubing	Andy Cat; Bertie Mouse
4	Madcap Magicians	text story	2	letters: typeset
5	10 Easy Ways to Get a Job	comic story	6
6	Muscle Madness	comic story	6
7	C'mon Gang!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
8	-	comic story	8

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.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

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Sources

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

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