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Large Feature Comic #4

Dell · 1939

First appearance: Pat PattonFirst appearance: Dick Tracy Jr.
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Identification plate

Series
Large Feature Comic (Dell, 1939 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
1939
Key date
1939-00-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
76

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pat Patton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dick Tracy Jr. - 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
0Dick Tracy Gets His Mancover1
1Dick Tracy Gets His Mancomic story72script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester GouldPat Patton First, Dick Tracy, Dick Tracy Jr. First
2Dick Tracy Gets His Manillustration1

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CollectionYear
Dick Tracy Gets His Man #[nn]1982On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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