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1141[October-December] 1960
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Four Color #1141

Dell · [October-December] 1960 · on sale 1960-08-11

First appearance: Yogi BearFirst appearance: Boo Boo BearFirst appearance: Huckleberry Hound1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#1141
Issue title
Huckleberry Hound for President
Publication date
[October-December] 1960
Key date
1960-10-00
On-sale date
1960-08-11
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Dixie - 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
0Huckleberry Hound for Presidentcover1pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey EisenbergYogi Bear First, Dixie First, Huckleberry Hound First, Mr. Jinks First, Pixie First
1The Treat Beatcomic story1pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg; letters: Harvey EisenbergYogi Bear First, Dixie First, Huckleberry Hound First, Mr. Jinks First, Pixie First
2Huckleberry Hound for Presidentcomic story31pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Steve SteereHuckleberry Hound; Yogi Bear; Augie Doggie; Doggie Daddy; Quick Draw McGraw; Pixie; Dixie; Mr. Jinks; Snooper; Blabber; Ranger Smith
3Make Believe Treescomic story1pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey EisenbergBoo Boo Bear First, Yogi Bear First
4Food for Thoughtcomic story1pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg; letters: Harvey EisenbergYogi Bear First, Huckleberry Hound First

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
No Ad on BackSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Huckleberry Hound #351968On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q949916 (Yogi Bear), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q2394280 (Boo Boo Bear), first-appearance property (CC0)

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