Military Comics #5 for Sale - First Appearance of Gramps - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Military Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: December 1941
Key date: 1941-12-00
On-sale date: 1941-10-10
Indicia publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Del van Dyne - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Captain Bill Dunn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Zazzy.

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	Scavengers of Doom	cover	1	pencils: Chuck Cuidera; inks: Chuck Cuidera	Blackhawk
1	Scavengers of Doom	comic story	11	script: Dick French; pencils: Chuck Cuidera; inks: Chuck Cuidera; letters: Sam Rosen	Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Hendrickson, Olaf, Zeg
2	Enter the Sniper	comic story	6	script: Ted Udall	The Sniper First
3	Cutting out of the Concentration Camp	comic story	4	script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus Nordling	Joseph Goebbels, Slim Shell First, Colonel Sam Shot First
4	-	comic story	5	pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom Hickey	Joan Dale, Miss America
5	The Prisoners Who Didn't Want to Be Rescued	comic story	6	script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg	Chief Chuckalug First, Gramps First, Hank First, King Hotintot First, Del van Dyne First, Zazzy First
6	The Mary Lee II	comic story	8	pencils: Bill Smith; inks: Bill Smith	Jerry Noble First, Sam First
7	The Ghost Ship	comic story	6	script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer	Captain Bill Dunn First, Boomerang Jones First
8	Abercrombie McZombie	comic story	1	script: Tex Blaisdell; pencils: Tex Blaisdell; inks: Tex Blaisdell	Abercrombie McZombie (first appearance)
9	The Seven Dragons Cafe	comic story	6	script: Bud Ernest; pencils: Bud Ernest; inks: Bud Ernest	Banks Barrows First, Loops McCann First
10	On Silent Wings	text article	2	script: Tex Blaisdell; pencils: Tex Blaisdell; inks: Tex Blaisdell
11	Floating Death	comic story	9	script: Al McWilliams; pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Blackhawk Archives #1 ISBN 1563897008	2001	On eBay ›
The Sniper ISBN 978-1543286205	2017	On eBay ›
Miss America ISBN 978-1544189864	2017	On eBay ›
Blue Tracer ISBN 978-1543287417	2017	On eBay ›
Loops & Banks ISBN 978-1544120669	2017	On eBay ›
Death Patrol ISBN 978-1543287523	2017	On eBay ›
The Complete Shot and Shell ISBN 978-1545145623	2017	On eBay ›
The Complete Yankee Eagle ISBN 978-1978291317	2017	On eBay ›
Blackhawk: Volume 1 ISBN 978-1545243107	2017	On eBay ›
The Complete Military Comics: Volume 2	2016	On eBay ›
The Complete Military Comics: Giant #1 ISBN 979-8541091885	2021	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

‹ #45 of 43#6 ›

Sources

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

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