Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #403
403June 1952
$0.10

Four Color #403

Dell · June 1952 · on sale 1952-04-29

First appearance: Brer Bear
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#403
Issue title
Walt Disney's Li'l Bad Wolf
Publication date
June 1952
Key date
1952-06-00
On-sale date
1952-04-29
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Brer Bear - 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
0Eating the Piggy Bankcover1pencils: Gil Turner; inks: Gil Turner; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopZeke Wolf, Li'l Bad Wolf
1Noisy Frogscomic story1pencils: Gil Turner; inks: Gil Turner; letters: Gil TurnerZeke Wolf, Li'l Bad Wolf
2Talking Through His Hatcomic story12pencils: Gil Turner; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopZeke Wolf, Peg-Leg Pete, Fiddler Pig, Fifer Pig, Li'l Bad Wolf, Pluto, Practical Pig
3Pretends to Stealcomic story6pencils: Gil Turner; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopZeke Wolf, Brer Bear First, Li'l Bad Wolf, Practical Pig
4The Shell Gamecomic story6pencils: Gil Turner; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopZeke Wolf, Li'l Bad Wolf
5Good Thoughtscomic story8pencils: Gil Turner; inks: Gil Turner; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Gil TurnerZeke Wolf, Brer Bear First, Li'l Bad Wolf
6Crane Bootscomic story1pencils: Gil Turner; inks: Gil Turner; letters: Gil TurnerLi'l Bad Wolf
7The Perfect Dogcomic story1pencils: Gil Turner; inks: Gil Turner; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Gil TurnerLi'l Bad Wolf

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #8 (356)1970On eBay ›
Walt Disney Showcase #211974On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #6041996On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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