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1March-April 1956
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The Three Mouseketeers #1

DC · March-April 1956 · on sale January 17, 1956

First appearance: Ol' WhiskersFirst appearance: Hamilton HawkFirst appearance: Herman Hop-Toad
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Identification plate

Series
The Three Mouseketeers (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
March-April 1956
Key date
March 1956
On-sale date
January 17, 1956
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ol' Whiskers - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Herman Hop-Toad - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerFatsy, Minus, Patsy
2-comic story6script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon MayerFatsy, Minus, Ol' Whiskers First, Patsy
3Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
4Air-Minded!comic story6script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerFatsy, Minus, Patsy, Hamilton Hawk First
5Say It with Musiccomic story1script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerDizzy Dog
6Temper! Temper!comic story2script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerMinus, Herman Hop-Toad First
7Ma Nature's Curiosity Shopcartoon1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
8The Problemcomic story4script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerFatsy, Minus, Patsy
9Comicodeactivity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
10Your "Pen" Paltext article2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
11The Explorerscomic story6script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerFatsy, Minus, Patsy

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #491984On eBay ›
The Three Mouseketeers #11970On eBay ›
The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-8109-5730-5		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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