Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #178
178December 1947
$0.10

Four Color #178

Dell · December 1947 · on sale 1947-11-14

First appearance: Scrooge McDuck
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#178
Issue title
Walt Disney's Donald Duck
Publication date
December 1947
Key date
1947-12-00
On-sale date
1947-11-14
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Scrooge McDuck - 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
0Christmas on Bear Mountaincover1pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan Gormley; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
1Fashion in Flightcomic story1script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDaisy Duck, Donald Duck
2Christmas on Bear Mountaincomic story20script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksScrooge McDuck First, Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
3Santa Claus Landcomic story12pencils: Don Gunn; inks: Don Gunn; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Don GunnDumbo, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Santa Claus
4Turn for the Worsecomic story1script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDonald Duck
5Machine Mix-Upcomic story1script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDonald Duck

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of Walt Disney Comics #961731974On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library #11984On eBay ›
Gladstone Comic Album #13
ISBN 0-944599-13-3		1989On eBay ›
Gladstone Comic Album Special #2
ISBN 0-944599-27-3		1990On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures #91991On eBay ›
Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #8
ISBN 0-944599-87-7		1994On eBay ›
Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #25
ISBN 1-57460-021-4		1996On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #6081997On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #31965On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #177178 of 1332#179 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q11937 (Scrooge McDuck), first-appearance property (CC0)

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