Events and publications January January 19: Hergé's The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko (1936-1957) debuts in Cœurs Vaillants. Famous Funnies #18 - Eastern Color More Fun the Big Comic Magazine (previously New Fun Comics) (1935 series) #7 - National Periodical Publications New Comics (1935 series) #2 - National Periodical Publications The Mickey Mouse comic strip adventure Mickey’s rival by Floyd Gottfredson runs in newspapers (Sunday tables). It marks the debut of Mortimer Mouse, five months in advance on his first apparition on the big screen. February 8 February: The first issue of Mickey Mouse Weekly (1936-1957) is published. 17 February: Lee Falk's The Phantom makes his debut. Famous Funnies #19 - Eastern Color More Fun the Big Comic Magazine (1935 series) #8 - National Periodical Publications New Comics (1935 series) #3 - National Periodical Publications Popular Comics #1 - Dell Comics March March 8: Dudley D. Watkins' Oor Wullie and The Broons debut in The Sunday Post. March 16: In E.C. Segar's Thimble Theatre Eugene the Jeep makes its debut. March 31: Frans Piët signs his first Sjors comic strip. Originally a blatant copy of Martin Branner's Winnie Winkle it now becomes completely its own thing. Big Book of Fun Comics (1936 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications Famous Funnies #20 - Eastern Color More Fun Comics (previously More Fun the Big Comic Magazine) (1935 series) #9 - National Periodical Publications, cover dated "Mar-April" New Comics (1935 series) #4 - National Periodical Publications, cover dated "Mar-April". Popular Comics #2 - Dell Comics April April 6: Lank Leonard's Mickey Finn (1936-1976) debuts. Famous Funnies #21 - Eastern Color King Comics #1 - David McKay Publications Popular Comics #3 - Dell Comics Tip Top Comics #1 - United Features: first comic book appearance of Tarzan May May 2: In the first issue of the Turkish children's magazine Yavrutürk Çocuk Gazetesi Ercüment Kalmik's comics series Çetin Kaptan makes its debut. May 3: The first issue of the Flemish comics magazine Bravo ! is published. It will run until 17 April 1951. May 7: The first issue of the Dutch comics magazine Doe Mee is published. It will run until 15 December 1949. May 15: A longer narrative unfolds in the otherwise gag-a-day comic Krazy Kat by George Herriman, lasting nearly 10 months, until 17 March 1937. Fans will later name this storyline the Tiger Tea story. The Comics Magazine (Funny Pages) #1