Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #101
101[March or April 1946]
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Four Color #101

Dell · [March or April 1946]

First appearance: April KaneFirst appearance: KlangFirst appearance: Captain Blaze
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#101
Issue title
Terry and the Pirates
Publication date
[March or April 1946]
Key date
1946-03-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of April Kane - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Captain Blaze - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Milton CaniffTerry Lee, Pat Ryan
1Traveling with the Dragon Ladycomic story51script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank EngliConnie, The Dragon Lady, Terry Lee, Pat Ryan, Big Stoop, Captain Blaze First, April Kane First, Klang First

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Series context

‹ #100101 of 1332#102 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q3815794 (Klang), first-appearance property (CC0)

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