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439December 1952
$0.10

Four Color #439

Dell · December 1952 · on sale 1952-10-28

First appearance: Little HiawathaFirst appearance: Sunflower
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#439
Issue title
Walt Disney's Little Hiawatha
Publication date
December 1952
Key date
1952-12-00
On-sale date
1952-10-28
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Sunflower - 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
0The Dog Tepeecover1pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopLittle Hiawatha First
1Sunflower's Canoeactivity1pencils: Lee Hooper; inks: Lee HooperSunflower First
2Treasure Mapcomic story10pencils: Lee Hooper; inks: Lee Hooper; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Lee HooperLittle Hiawatha First, Sunflower First
3Pupscomic story6pencils: Lee Hooper; inks: Lee Hooper; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Lee HooperLittle Hiawatha First, Sunflower First
4Heap Big Rain Dancecomic story10pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Harvey EisenbergLittle Hiawatha First, Sunflower First
5The Wolf Huntcomic story6pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Harvey EisenbergLittle Hiawatha First, Sunflower First
6The Puppycomic story1pencils: Lee Hooper; inks: Lee Hooper; letters: Lee HooperLittle Hiawatha First, Sunflower First
7Little Hiawatha's Tepee... for Heap Big Bow Wow!activity1pencils: Lee Hooper; inks: Lee Hooper; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopLittle Hiawatha First

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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