Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #400
400May 1952
$0.10

Four Color #400

Dell · May 1952 · on sale 1952-04-10

First appearance: Tom Corbett
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#400
Issue title
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
Publication date
May 1952
Key date
1952-05-00
On-sale date
1952-04-10
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Tom Corbett - 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: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams; colors: Al McWilliamsTom Corbett First
1Space Academy: the University of the Planets!text article1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typesetTom Corbett First
2Space Pirates of Mercurycomic story34script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliamsTom Corbett First

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Series context

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Sources

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