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Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #386
386March 1952
$0.10

Four Color #386

Dell · March 1952 · on sale February 11, 1952

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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#386
Issue title
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge in Only a Poor Old Man
Publication date
March 1952
Key date
March 1952
On-sale date
February 11, 1952
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file The first appearance of Uncle Scrooge in Carl Barks' Christmas on Bear Mountain, December 1947, hiding inside Dell's endless Four Color anthology. The most valuable duck in comics debuts at issue number 386 of a series most people have never heard of.

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
0Only a Poor Old Mancover1pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Scrooge McDuck
1Osogood Silver Polishcomic story1script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; letters: Carl BarksUncle Scrooge McDuck
2Only a Poor Old Mancomic story32script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksUncle Scrooge McDuck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Beagle Boys
3Coffee for Twocomic story1script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; letters: Carl BarksUncle Scrooge McDuck
4Soupline Eightcomic story1script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksUncle Scrooge McDuck

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck #11965On eBay ›
The Best of Walt Disney Comics #961721974On eBay ›
Donald Duck Best Comics #[nn]
ISBN 0-89659-006-2		1978On eBay ›
Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #1951982On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library #31984On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #2121986On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #2141987On eBay ›
Gladstone Comic Album #20
ISBN 0-944599-19-2		1989On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color #11992On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures #331995On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color #11996On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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