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Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #228
228May 1949
$0.10

Four Color #228

Dell · May 1949 · on sale March 29, 1949

First appearance (cover): ZorroFirst appearance (cover): Don Diego de la Vega
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#228
Issue title
The Mark of Zorro
Publication date
May 1949
Key date
May 1949
On-sale date
March 29, 1949
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Zorro - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Don Diego de la Vega - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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 Mark of Zorrocover2pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill ElyDon Diego de la Vega First, Zorro First
1Characters in the Storycharacter profile2pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill ElyDon Diego de la Vega First, Zorro First
2The Mark of Zorrocomic story32script: Steve Dubin, Mick Dubin, Johnston McCulley; pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill ElyDon Diego de la Vega First, Zorro First
3-illustration1pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill ElyDon Carlos de Pulido; Lolita de Pulido; Captain Ramon

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Lone Ranger #201950On eBay ›
Zorro - The Complete Dell Pre-Code Comics Adventures #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61345-066-6		2014On eBay ›
Mark of the Swordsman: Volume 1
ISBN 979-8578057847		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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