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Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #418
418August 1952
$0.10

Four Color #418

Dell · August 1952 · on sale July 1, 1952

First appearance (cover): Rusty RileyFirst appearance (cover): FlipFirst appearance (reprint): Patty Miles
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#418
Issue title
Rusty Riley, a Boy, a Horse, and a Dog
Publication date
August 1952
Key date
August 1952
On-sale date
July 1, 1952
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance (reprint) of Patty Miles - the earliest appearance on record is a reprinted story; the original printing may be indexed elsewhere and predate this.

First appearance (reprint) of Quentin Miles - the earliest appearance on record is a reprinted story; the original printing may be indexed elsewhere and predate this.

First appearance (reprint) of Tex Purdy - the earliest appearance on record is a reprinted story; the original printing may be indexed elsewhere and predate this.

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
0A Boy, a Horse, and a Dogcover1pencils: Sam Savitt; inks: Sam Savitt; colors: Sam SavittFlip First, Rusty Riley First
1Rusty becomes a stable boy at Milestone Farmcomic story35script: Rod Reed; pencils: Frank Godwin; inks: Frank GodwinFlip First, Patty Miles First, Quentin Miles First, Tex Purdy First, Rusty Riley First

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Series context

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Sources

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