Dell Giant #26 for Sale - First Appearance of Brer Rabbit - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series)
Issue: #26
Issue title: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade
Publication date: December 1959
Key date: 1959-12-00
On-sale date: 1959-10-15
Indicia publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 84

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Brer Rabbit - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Brer Owl - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Brer Possum - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Christmas Carols with Elephant	cover	1	pencils: Tony Strobl; inks: Norm McGary; colors: Norm McGary	Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, Ferdie, Goofy, Morty, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse
1	Gifts for the Gang	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Christine Lyttle Smith, Tony Strobl	Dewey Duck, Daisy Duck, Ferdie, Goofy, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Morty, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Scrooge McDuck
2	The Christmas Cha Cha	comic story	16	script: Carl Barks, Bob Gregory; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Garé Barks	Dewey Duck, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Scrooge McDuck
3	What Will Santa Do ?	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Dewey Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
4	Roly-poly Santa	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop
5	The Moose Head Mystery	comic story	14	script: Nick George; pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Paul Murry	Chief O'Hara, Ferdie, Goofy, Morty, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse
6	Santa's Yule School	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Ferdie, Morty, Mickey Mouse
7	Christmas Crossword	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Mickey Mouse
8	The Topsy-turvy Tree	comic story	8	script: Vic Lockman; pencils: Al Hubbard; inks: Al Hubbard; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Chip, Dale
9	Grandma's Eggshell Mosaic	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Grandma Duck
10	A Gift for Santa	comic story	8	script: Del Connell; pencils: Pete Alvarado; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Zeke Wolf, Fiddler Pig, Fifer Pig, Gyro Gearloose, Li'l Bad Wolf, Practical Pig, Santa Claus
11	Minnie's Spiral Christmas Tree	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Minnie Mouse
12	The Gullible Guard	comic story	8	script: Del Connell; pencils: Jack Bradbury; inks: Jack Bradbury; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Gus Goose, Grandma Duck, Pluto
13	Pluto's Popping Present	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Pluto
14	The Bear Claus	comic story	8	pencils: Al Hubbard; inks: Al Hubbard; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Brer Bear, Brer Owl First, Brer Possum First, Brer Rabbit First
15	Morty and Ferdie's Snow Scene	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Ferdie, Morty
16	Christmas Around the World	comic story	8	pencils: Al Hubbard; inks: Al Hubbard; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	José Carioca, Jiminy Cricket, Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Pinocchio, Tinker Bell
17	Daisy's Picture Windows Christmas Cards	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Daisy Duck
18	Goofy's Package Riddles	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Goofy
19	Stocking Wishes	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Dewey Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
20	From All of Us to All of You!	activity	1	script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Tony Strobl, Christine Lyttle Smith; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Chip, Clarabelle Cow, Dale, Dewey Duck, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, Ferdie, Goofy, Grandma Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Morty, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Walt Disney Comics Digest #38	1972	On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Christmas Treasury #[nn] ISBN 0-89659-004-6	1978	On eBay ›
Walt Disney Chip 'n' Dale #55	1978	On eBay ›
Donald Duck #201	1978	On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library #6	1990	On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Holiday Parade #1 ISBN 1-56115-094-0	1990	On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Holiday Parade #2 ISBN 1-56115-243-9	1991	On eBay ›
Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #23 ISBN 1-57460-017-6	1995	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #256 of 35#27 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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