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456[March] 1953
$0.10

Four Color #456

Dell · [March] 1953 · on sale 1953-01-23

First appearance: Glittering Goldie
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#456
Issue title
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge, Back to the Klondike
Publication date
[March] 1953
Key date
1953-03-00
On-sale date
1953-01-23
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Glittering Goldie - 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
0Back to the Klondikecover1pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Glittering Goldie First, Scrooge McDuck
1Fare Delaycomic story1script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; letters: Carl BarksScrooge McDuck
2Back to the Klondikecomic story27script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Glittering Goldie First, Scrooge McDuck
3Somethin' Fishy Herecomic story5script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Scrooge McDuck
4The Money Laddercomic story1script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; letters: Carl BarksScrooge McDuck
5The Checker Gamecomic story1script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksScrooge McDuck

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Walt Disney the Best of Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck #11966On eBay ›
Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #1421977On eBay ›
Uncle Scrooge, His Life and Times #1
ISBN 0890872902		1981On eBay ›
Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #1561978On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library #31984On eBay ›
Gladstone Comic Album #41988On eBay ›
Disney's DuckTales #121990On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures #201990On eBay ›
Disney Comics Album #2
ISBN 1-56115-021-5		1990On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #254
ISBN 1-56115-145-9		1991On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color #11992On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #272
ISBN 1-56115-314-1		1992On 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, Q1064787 (Glittering Goldie), first-appearance property (CC0)

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