Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #256
256December 1949
$0.10

Four Color #256

Dell · December 1949 · on sale 1949-10-18

First appearance: Gladstone Gander
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#256
Issue title
Walt Disney's Donald Duck in "Luck of the North"
Publication date
December 1949
Key date
1949-12-00
On-sale date
1949-10-18
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gladstone Gander - 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
0Luck of the Northcover1pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
1Toasty Toyscomic story1pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
2Luck of the Northcomic story32script: Carl Barks, Dana Coty; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Gladstone Gander First, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
3No Place to Hidecomic story1pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
4Tied-Down Toolscomic story1pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Walt Disney the Best of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge #21967On eBay ›
Walt Disney Comics Digest #441973On eBay ›
Donald Duck Best Comics #[nn]
ISBN 0-89659-006-2		1978On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library #21986On eBay ›
Gladstone Comic Album Special #2
ISBN 0-944599-27-3		1990On eBay ›
Gladstone Comic Album #25
ISBN 0-944599-26-5		1990On eBay ›
Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #12
ISBN 0-944599-95-8		1994On eBay ›
Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #25
ISBN 1-57460-021-4		1996On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #255256 of 1332#257 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q854212 (Gladstone Gander), first-appearance property (CC0)

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