ft88 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I wouldn't mind knowing what folks consider the 1st of a genre is. And if there is debate, all the better. 1st Comic:Famous Funnies 1 (?) 1933 1st Superhero: Action 1 1938 1st female lead character?: Wonder Woman in All Star 8? 1st Horror: Eerie 1 (?) 1947 1st Western: Crackajack Funnies #9 (?) 1939 - 1st cover and app of Red Ryder? or is it Hi Yo Silver w Lone Ranger? or something else. 1st Sci Fi: Strange Adventures 1? I doubt it, isn't one of the LB Cole classics earlier than 1950? 1st Cheesecake? (what's the first real headlights, or female suggestive cover? Phantom Lady? Junior?, a Fiction House?) 1st Romance: Venus 1 (?) 1st or earliest classic gruesome cover? Bullet hole in the head, acid to face etc. And any other of the major categories that folks collect. 1st Paratrooper cover: Action 2? A couple others that aren't as collected as they once were. 1st photo cover: 1st TV comic: 1st Funny Animal cover/story: Is it still Famous Funnies 1. 1st WWII cover? - this might be tough to nail down 1st Hitler cover? Here's a few other oddballs that might be fun to search for. 1st Motorcycle cover 1st Statue of Liberty cover 1st cover with a television on it 1st cover with Vampire (or Dracula), Werewolf, Mummy, Frankenstein (Classics?) Zombie, Alien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameri Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Some of this was covered in previous Overstreet guides. I found this one: szav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 1st Hitler cover? Captain America Comics #1 (thumbs u 1st Statue of Liberty cover? Could be All American Comics #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I wouldn't mind knowing what folks consider the 1st of a genre is. And if there is debate, all the better. 1st Comic:Famous Funnies 1 (?) 1933 1st female lead character?: Wonder Woman in All Star 8? 1st Western: Crackajack Funnies #9 (?) 1939 - 1st cover and app of Red Ryder? or is it Hi Yo Silver w Lone Ranger? or something else. I am sure that others could probably come up with earlier appearances, but for the above, I would say: 1) Funnies on Parade from 1933 for the comic book; 2) Shenna in Jumbo #1 from 1938 for the first female lead; and 3) Western Picture Stories #1 or Star Ranger #1 from February of 1937 for the first Western book. Any ideas as to the first hero book as opposed to first super-hero book? Would it be Dr. Occult in New Fun #6 from 1935? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratrooper Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I wouldn't mind knowing what folks consider the 1st of a genre is. And if there is debate, all the better. 1st Comic:Famous Funnies 1 (?) 1933 1st Superhero: Action 1 1938 1st female lead character?: Wonder Woman in All Star 8? 1st Horror: Eerie 1 (?) 1947 1st Western: Crackajack Funnies #9 (?) 1939 - 1st cover and app of Red Ryder? or is it Hi Yo Silver w Lone Ranger? or something else. 1st Sci Fi: Strange Adventures 1? I doubt it, isn't one of the LB Cole classics earlier than 1950? 1st Cheesecake? (what's the first real headlights, or female suggestive cover? Phantom Lady? Junior?, a Fiction House?) 1st Romance: Venus 1 (?) 1st or earliest classic gruesome cover? Bullet hole in the head, acid to face etc. And any other of the major categories that folks collect. 1st Paratrooper cover: Action 2? A couple others that aren't as collected as they once were. 1st photo cover: 1st TV comic: 1st Funny Animal cover/story: Is it still Famous Funnies 1. 1st WWII cover? - this might be tough to nail down 1st Hitler cover? Here's a few other oddballs that might be fun to search for. 1st Motorcycle cover 1st Statue of Liberty cover 1st cover with a television on it 1st cover with Vampire (or Dracula), Werewolf, Mummy, Frankenstein (Classics?) Zombie, Alien Nope, earliest comic paratrooper I've found was in Famous Funnies Series 1 #1 (1934) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluechip Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Some of the overstreet info is wrong. frinstance, Hawkgirl predates wonder woman, and Owl girl predates hawkgirl, and black widow (anti-heroine) predates owl girl. Readcomix and Phill the Governor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinthecity Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 What's the difference between a Movie Comic and movie adaptation? Some time back someone posted about Tim McCoy Police Car being the earliest movie in a comic, not the title listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinthecity Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I'm still curious about these "first of a genre" books. I thought this thread could provide an interesting look at the early days of comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Nope, earliest comic paratrooper I've found was in Famous Funnies Series 1 #1 (1934) Doesn't matter. Nobody collects that crud anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Nope, earliest comic paratrooper I've found was in Famous Funnies Series 1 #1 (1934) Doesn't matter. Nobody collects that crud anyway. you're giving crud a bad name. waaaghboss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratrooper Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 you guys suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 First atom bomb cover is Terry Toons # 39 (second Mighty Mouse). December 1945 cover date--would have been on the stands within 60 days after Pearl Harbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'm still curious about these "first of a genre" books. I thought this thread could provide an interesting look at the early days of comics. How about first baseball cover? golf cover? poker(cards) cover? chess cover? war bonds cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Star Ranger #1 (February, 1937) seems to have been the first dedicated Western comic book. waaaghboss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Timely publisher Martin Goodman produced a Hitler cover before Captain America Comics #1 with his Pulp publishing line: Dynamic Science Stories (Feb, 1939 issue). I believe the consensus was it was the first Hitler pulp cover. It'd a Pulp, i know, but it's a cool tidbit that both first Hitler covers (Pulp and Comic) both came from a Martin Goodman publishing arm, and only two years apart. DSS (2/39) seems vastly undervalued in this regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) The various covers I’ve seen be called horror covers before Eerie Comics #1 (January, 1947) came out. Edited July 7, 2020 by Electricmastro IngelsFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Electricmastro said: Star Ranger #1 (February, 1937) seems to have been the first dedicated Western comic book. I believe the Star Rangers 1 is actually tied with this book here as the first dedicated Western comic book as they both came out way back in February 1937: Edited July 7, 2020 by lou_fine Electricmastro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Possibly the first cover to show a head getting chopped off (Fight Comics #31, April 1944). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngelsFan Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 22 hours ago, sagii said: Timely publisher Martin Goodman produced a Hitler cover before Captain America Comics #1 with his Pulp publishing line: Dynamic Science Stories (Feb, 1939 issue). I believe the consensus was it was the first Hitler pulp cover. It'd a Pulp, i know, but it's a cool tidbit that both first Hitler covers (Pulp and Comic) both came from a Martin Goodman publishing arm, and only two years apart. DSS (2/39) seems vastly undervalued in this regard. The April issue was the Hitler cover. February was an outer space cover. VERY cool to know that this is the first Hitler cover. Here are both sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 @IngelsFan Thanks for the correction! It kind of looks like it could have inspired elements for the cover of Great Comics #3 also! Norman Saunders masterwork! IngelsFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
