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49May 1946
$0.10

Modern Comics #49

Quality Comics · May 1946

First appearance: Choo Choo LaMoeFirst appearance: Cherry LaneFirst appearance: Fear
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Identification plate

Series
Modern Comics (Quality Comics, 1945 series)
Issue
#49
Publication date
May 1946
Key date
1946-05-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Gully - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Blackhawk Meets Fear!cover1pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantBlackhawk, Chop-Chop
2Blackhawk Meets Fear!comic story15pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Chuck CuideraAndre, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Fear First, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus
3The Farmerettecomic story8script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxChoo Choo LaMoe First, Cherry Lane First
4Hank's Mystery Missioncomic story4script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlBoris First, Gramps, Hank, King Hotintot, Junior First
5Visiting Home Can Be Painfulcomic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleJohnny Doughboy First
6Dogtag's Dischargecomic story9script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlPrivate Dogtag First
7Kickbacktext story2letters: typesetLew Gulliver; Henry Kells; Jake Rocket; sheriff; deputy; Jed Stebbins (dead, grave only)
8Bragg the Buildercomic story9script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonWill Bragg First, Gully First
9Ladies Daycomic story8script: Harry Sahle; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry SahleRollo Grant First, Ezra Jones First, Myrna Moore First

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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