This section contains various miscellaneous "firsts" including: famous firsts (first comic of a specific genre or theme), first prototypes (where now familiar characters were first conceptualized before they became what they are today), first comic created by a specific publisher, first appearance of an animal sidekick or superpet, and lastly some very first crossovers (under construction).
FAMOUS FIRSTS
#2 in comics - Famous Funnies #2, 8/34
3-D comic - Mighty Mouse 3-D #1, 9/53
5 cent comic - Nickel Comics #1, 1938
10 cent comic - Famous Funnies Series 1, 3-5/34
15 cent comic - New York World's Fair, 1940
25 cent comic - New York World's Fair, 1939
100 page comic - Century of Comics, 1933
100th issue - Famous Funnies #100, 11/42
Annual - Big Book of Fun Comics #1, Spr., 1936
Aviation - Wings Comics #1, 9/40
Comic Book - Funnies On Parade, 1933
Comic Book (metallic logo) - Silver Streak #1, 12/39
Comic Book (original material) - New Fun Comics #1, 2/35
Costumed Hero Battle - Marvel Mystery #9, 7/40
Costumed Hero (strip) - Ace Comics #11, 2/38 (The
Phantom)
Costumed Hero (original material) - Funny Pages V2/10
9/38 (The Arrow)
Costumed Hero Sidekick - Detective Comics #38, 4/40
(Robin)
Crime - Crime Does Not Pay #22, 6/42
Crossover - Marvel Mystery #9, 7/40
Detective - Detective Picture Stories #1, 12/36
Disney Single Character (b/w) - Donald Duck, 1938
Disney Single Character (color) - Donald Duck
4-Color #4, 3/40
Educational Theme - Classic Comics #1, 10/41
Flying Saucer - Spirit Section 9/28/47
Funny Animal (series) - Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #1, 10/40
Funny Animal (solo character) - Donald Duck, 1938
Giveaway - Funnies on Parade, 1933
Golden Age comic - Action Comics #1, 6/38
Heroine (single theme) - Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #1,
Spr, 1942
Horror (one shot) - Eerie Comics #1, 1/47
Horror (series) - Adventures into the Unknown #1, Fall,
1948
Jungle - Jumbo Comics #1, 9/38
Large Sized - New Fun Comics #1, 2/35
Love (one-shot) - Romantic Picture Novelettes #1, 1946
(Mary Worth strip-r)
Love (series) - Young Romance Comics #1, 10/47
Magician - Super Magic Comics #1, 5/41
Magician (series) - Super Magician Comics #2, 9/41
Masked Hero - Funny Pages #6, 11/36 (The Clock)
Movie - Movie Comics #1, 4/39
Negro - Negro Heroes, Spr., 1947
Newsstand - Famous Funnies #1, 7/34
One Shot Series - Feature Book, 1937
Patriotic Hero - Pep Comics #1, 1/40 (The Shield)
Prototype - The Comics Magazine #1, 5/36 (Superman)
Public Event - New York World's Fair 1939
Religious Theme - Topix Comics #1, 11/42
Reprint - Funnies on Parade, 1933
Reprint (endless reprints) - Classic Comics #1,
10/41
Satire - Mad #1, 10-11/52
Science Fiction - Planet Comics #1, 1/40
Sidekick Group - Young Allies #1, Sum, 1941
Silver Age Archie - Double Life of Private Strong #1, 6/59
Silver Age comic - Showcase #4, 9-10/56
Silver Age DC Annual - Superman Annual #1, 10/60
Silver Age Marvel Annual - Strange Tales Annual #1, 1962
Silver Age Marvel - Fantastic Four #1, 11/61
Single Character - Skippy's Own Book of Comics, 1934
Single Character (original) - Superman #1, Sum, 1939
Single Theme - Detective Picture Stories #1, 12/36
Single Theme Reprint Strip - Mutt and Jeff #1, Sum, 1939
Small-sized - Little Giant Comics #1, 7/38
Sports - Champion Comics #2, 12/39
Squarebound comic - New Book of Comics #1, 1937
Squarebound series - World's Best #1, Spr., 1941
Super Hero - Action Comics #1, 6/38 (Superman)
Super Hero Death - Pep Comics #17, 7/41 (The
Comet)
Super Hero Team - All Star Comics #3, Wint., 1940-41
Super Heroine - All Star Comics #8, 11-12/41
Super Heroine (series) - Sensation Comics #1, 1/42
Superman Imitator - Wonder Comics #1, 5/39 (Wonder Man)
Teen-age - Pep Comics #22, 12/41
Teen-age (series) - Archie Comics #1, Wint., 1942-43
Television - Howdy Doody #1, 1/50
True Life - Sport Comics #1, 10/40
Villain (cover) - Detective Comics #1, 3/37; (story) - Detective Comics #17, 7/38 (both featured Fu Manchu)
Villain Cover/story (original) - Silver Streak #1,
12/39 (The Claw)
War - War Comics #1, 5/40
Weekly - The Spirit #1, 6/2/40
Western - Western Picture Stories #1, 2/37 & Star
Ranger #1, 2/37
Western (newsstand series - one character) - Red Ryder Comics
#1, 8/41
Western (photo cover) - Roy Rogers Four Color #38, 4/44
Western (series - one character) (Giveaway) - Tom Mix #1, 9/40
Western (solo character) - The Lone Ranger Comics, 1939
FIRST PROTOTYPES
Ancient One - Strange Tales #92, 1/62
Ant-Man - Strange Tales #73, 2/60; Strange Tales #78, 11/60
Aunt May - Strange Tales #97, 6/62
Doctor Doom - Tales of Suspense #31, 7/62
Doctor Strange - Journey Into Mystery #78, 3/62; Strange Tales #79, 12/60; Tales of Suspense #32, 8/62
Electro - Tales To Astonish #15, 1/61
Giant-Man - Strange Tales #70, 8/59
Hulk - Journey Into Mystery #62, 11/60; Journey Into Mystery #66, 3/61
Human Torch - Strange Tales #76, 8/60
Iron Man - Strange Tales #75, 6/60; Tales of Suspense #9, 5/60; Tales of Suspense #16, 4/61
Kamandi - Alarming Tales #1, 9/57
Lava Men - Tales of Suspense #7, 1/60
Magneto - Strange Tales #84, 5/61
Mr. Hyde - Journey Into Mystery #79, 4/62
Professor X - Amazing Adult Fantasy #14, 7/62; Strange Tales #69, 6/59
Quicksilver - Strange Tales #67, 2/59
Red Tornado - House Of Mystery #155, 9-10/65
Sandman - Journey Into Mystery #70, 7/61
Savage Dragon - Marvel Comics Presents #50, 1990
Spider-Man - Journey Into Mystery #73, 10/61
Stone Men - Tales of Suspense #28, 4/62; Tales to Astonish #5, 9/59; Tales to Astonish #16, 2/61
Superman (Dr. Mystic) - Comics Magazine #1, 5/36; More Fun Comics #14, 10/36; New Book of Comics #2, Spr '38
Toad Men - Tales to Astonish #7, 1/60
Uncle Ben - Strange Tales #97, 6/62
Watcher - Tales of Suspense #35, 11/62
FIRST OF A PUBLISHER
Ace Magazines - Sure-Fire #1, 6/40
American Comics Group - Giggle #1 & Ha Ha #1, 10/43
Atlas Comics - All Winners #11, Wint. '43/44
Avon Comics - Molly O'Day #1, 2/45
Better Publications (Standard) - Best Comics #1, 11/39
Bilbara Publishing Co. - Cyclone #1, 6/40
Brookwood Publications - Speed Comics #1, 10/39
Carlton Publishing Co. - Zoom Comics #1, 12/45
Catechetical Guild - Topix #1, 11/42
Centaur Publications - Funny Pages V2#6, 3/38; Funny Picture Stories V2#6, 3/38; Star Comics #10, 3/38; Star Ranger V2#10, 3/38
Charlton Comics - Zoo Funnies #1, 11/45
Columbia Comics Group - Big Shot #1, 5/40
Comico - Primer #1, 10/82
Comics Magazine - Comics Magazine #1, 5/36
Dark Horse - Dark Horse Presents #1, 7/86
David McKay Publ. - King Comics #1, 4/36
DC Comics - New Fun Comics #1, 2/35
Defiant Comics - Warriors Of Plasm #1, 8/93
Dell Publishing Co. - Popular Comics #1, 2/36
Eastern Color - Funnies On Parade nn, 1933
Elliot Publications - Double Comics, 1940
Fawcett Publications - Whiz Comics #2 (#1), 2/40
Fiction House - Jumbo Comics #1, 9/38
Flying Cadet - Flying Cadet #1, 1/43
Fox Features Syndicate - Wonder Comics #1, 5/39
Funnies, Inc. - Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1, 1939
Gilberton Publ. - Classic Comics #1, 10/41
Gladstone - Disneyland Birthday Party, 8/85; Uncle Scrooge Goes To Disneyland, 8/85
Globe Syndicate - Circus Comics #1, 6/38
Great Publications - Great Comics #1, 11/41
Harry 'A' Chesler - Star Comics #1, 2/37
Harvey Comics - Pocket Comics #1, 8/41
Hawley Publications - Captain Easy, 1939
Hillman Periodicals - Miracle Comics #1, 2/40
Holyoke (Continental) - Crash Comics #1, 5/40
Hugo Gernsback - Superworld #1, 4/40
Hyper Publications - Hyper Mystery #1, 5/40
Image Comics - Youngblood #1, 4/92
K.K. Publications - Mickey Mouse Magazine #1, Sum, 1935
Lev Gleason - Silver Streak #1, 12/39
Marvel Comics Group - (see Timely)
Mirage Studios - Gobbledygook #1, no month '84
MLJ Magazines - Blue Ribbon Comics #1, 11/39
Nita Publications - Whirlwind Comics #1, 6/40
Novelty Publications - Target Comics #1, 6/40
Parents' Magazine Institute - True Comics #1, 4/41
Prize Publications - Prize Comics #1, 3/40
Progressive Publishers - Feature Comics #21, 6/39
Quality Comics Group - Feature Comics #21, 6/39
Ralston-Purina Co. - Tom Mix #1, 9/40
Standard Comics (Better Publ.) - Best Comics #1, 11/39
Street and Smith Publications - Shadow Comics #1, 3/40
Sun Publications - Colossus Comics #1, 3/40
Timely Comics - Marvel Mystery #1, 11/39
United Features Syndicate - Tip Top Comics #1, 4/36
Valiant Comics (hero) - Magnus Robot Fighter, 5/91
Warren (comics magazine) - Creepy #1, 1964
Whitman Publishing Co. - Mammoth Comics #1, 1937
Will Eisner - Spirit #1, 6/2/40
William H. Wise - Columbia Comics #1, 1943
FIRST SUPERPETS
Ace the Bat-Hound - Star Spangled Comics #100 (1/50); Batman #92, 6/55
Beppo the Supermonkey - Superboy #76, 8/59
Captain Carrot - New Teen Titans #16, 2/82
Comet the Superhorse - Adventure Comics #293, 2/62
Cosmo (Challengers Spacepet) - Challengers of the Unknown #18, 9-10/60
Krypto the Super Dog - Adventure Comics #210, 3/55
Legion of Super Pets - Adventure Comics #293, 2/62
Proty II - Adventure Comics #316 , 1/64
Rang-A-Tang the Wonder Dog - Blue Ribbon Comics #1, 11/39
Streak the Wonder Dog - Green Lantern #30, 2-3/48
Streaky the Super Cat - Action Comics #261, 2/60
Wolf (Boy Commandos mascot) - Boy Commandos #34, 7-8/49
FIRST CROSSOVERS
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