The Big Book of Fun Comics
DC · 1935 · 1 issue
About the series
A single oversized issue from 1935, The Big Book of Fun Comics was DC's inaugural foray into the comic book format, a one-shot anthology of humor and adventure strips. Written and drawn entirely by Adolphe Barreaux, the issue collected reprinted newspaper material, including the first comic book appearance of the character "Sandy the Sandman." It stands as a historical landmark, preserving the transitional moment when newspaper funnies were first compiled into the periodical form that would define an industry.