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26November 1952
$0.10

Walt Disney's Donald Duck #26

Dell · November 1952

First appearance: Witch Hazel
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Identification plate

Series
Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Dell, 1952 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
November 1952
Key date
1952-11-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Witch Hazel - 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
0Trick or Treatcover1pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Witch Hazel First
1A Prank Abovecomic story1script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; letters: Carl BarksDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
2Trick or Treatcomic story23script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Witch Hazel First
3Hobblin' Goblinscomic story9script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDewey Duck, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, Gyro Gearloose, Grandma Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
4Frightful Facecomic story1script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; letters: Carl BarksDonald Duck; Daisy Duck
5Donald Duck-maskactivity1colors: Western Publishing Production Shop

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Walt Disney Comics Digest #161969On eBay ›
Donald Duck #1601974On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library #21986On eBay ›
Donald Duck #2491987On eBay ›
Gladstone Comic Album #23
ISBN 0-944599-23-0		1990On eBay ›
Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #21
ISBN 1-57460-013-3		1995On eBay ›
Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #25
ISBN 1-57460-021-4		1996On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Donald Duck and Friends #3322005On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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