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413August 1952
$0.10

Four Color #413

Dell · August 1952 · on sale 1952-06-24

First appearance: Little JohnFirst appearance: Prince JohnFirst appearance: Maid Marian
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#413
Issue title
Walt Disney's Robin Hood
Publication date
August 1952
Key date
1952-08-00
On-sale date
1952-06-24
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of The Sheriff of Nottingham - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Alan-a-Dale - 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
0Robin Hoodcover1colors: Western Publishing Production ShopRobin Hood
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typesetPrince John First, Little John First, Maid Marian First, Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood, The Sheriff of Nottingham First
2Robin Hoodcomic story32script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Morris Gollub, Jon Small; inks: Morris Gollub, Jon Small; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopPrince John First, Little John First, Maid Marian First, Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood, The Sheriff of Nottingham First
3Maid Marian Is Rescued from the Dungeonillustration1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typesetMaid Marian First, Robin Hood
4-illustration1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typesetAlan-a-Dale First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Walt Disney's Robin Hood1955On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Robin Hood #[nn]1965On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Comics Digest #41987On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q3291275 (Maid Marian), first-appearance property (CC0)

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