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1September-November 1964
$0.35

The Beatles #1

Dell · September-November 1964 · on sale 1964-07-02

First appearance: Pete Best1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Beatles (Dell, 1964 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September-November 1964
Key date
1964-09-00
On-sale date
1964-07-02
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.35
Pages
72

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pete Best - 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
0Complete Life Storiescover1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph); letters: typesetGeorge Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
1John Lennonillustration1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph)John Lennon
2-illustration1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
3Paul McCartneyillustration1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph)Paul McCartney
4George Harrisonillustration1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph)George Harrison
5-illustration1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
6The Beatlescomic story64pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe SinnottPete Best First, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
7Ringo Starrillustration1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph)Ringo Starr
8-illustration1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 2'6 [0-2-6 GBP]

Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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