Feature Funnies #7 for Sale - First Appearance of The Hawk - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Feature Funnies (Quality Comics, 1937 series)
Issue: #7
Publication date: April 1938
Key date: 1938-04-00
Indicia publisher: Comic Favorites Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Sir Tyrone Neville - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Clip Chance - 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	pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
1	-	comic story	1
2	-	comic story	4	script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Mo Leff; inks: Mo Leff
3	-	cartoon	1	script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
4	-	comic story	2	script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
5	-	comic story	2	script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
6	The Mother of Mother's Day	cartoon	1	script: John Hix; pencils: John Hix; inks: John Hix
7	Navy Day	comic story	1	script: Les Marshall; pencils: Les Marshall; inks: Les Marshall
8	The Most Amazing Heavyweight Fight of All Time	comic story	1	script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew	Jack Dempsey
9	Also A Problem For the Neighbors	comic story	3	script: H. J. Tuthill; pencils: H. J. Tuthill; inks: H. J. Tuthill
10	-	cartoon	1	script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
11	Myrna Loy	comic story	1	script: Bernard Baily; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily
12	The Coming of the Gallant Knight	comic story	4	script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern Henkel	Sir Tyrone Neville First
13	-	comic story	4	script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
14	Mohammed	cartoon	1	script: John Hix; pencils: John Hix; inks: John Hix
15	The Owl	comic story	5	script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George Brenner	The Clock, Brian O'Brien
16	Pirates Ahoy! Captain Kidd Is Done To Death	text story	2	script: Charles B. Driscoll
17	-	comic story	1
18	-	comic story	3	script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
19	-	cartoon	1	script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
20	The Color Twins	activity	1	script: Donald DeConn; pencils: Donald DeConn; inks: Donald DeConn
21	-	comic story	1
22	-	comic story	3	script: J. P. McEvoy; pencils: John Striebel; inks: John Striebel
23	Episode 7	comic story	2	script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan
24	Claw Carlos	comic story	4	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	The Hawk First
25	-	comic story	1	script: George Marcoux; pencils: George Marcoux; inks: George Marcoux
26	-	comic story	1	script: Al Zere; pencils: Al Zere; inks: Al Zere
27	The Three World's Records Jesse Owens Broke In One Day	comic story	1	script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
28	The Athletic Board	comic story	4	script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
29	The Year of the Purple Curse!	comic story	1	script: John Hix; pencils: John Hix; inks: John Hix
30	Episode 7	comic story	2	script: John Welch; pencils: Jack W. McGuire; inks: Jack W. McGuire	Slim; Tubby; Benton
31	The Suspension of Clip Chance	comic story	5	script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George Brenner	Clip Chance First

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Wags [UK] #64	1938	On eBay ›
Wags [UK] #65	1938	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.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #67 of 20#8 ›

Sources

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

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