Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #446
446January 1953
$0.10

Four Color #446

Dell · January 1953 · on sale December 2, 1952

First appearance: Peter Pan
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#446
Issue title
Walt Disney's Peter Pan and Captain Hook
Publication date
January 1953
Key date
January 1953
On-sale date
December 2, 1952
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Peter Pan - 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
0Fencing Fightcover1pencils: Bob Grant; inks: Bob Grant; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopCaptain Hook, Peter Pan
1Treasure Mapactivity1letters: typesetCaptain Hook, Peter Pan First
2Treasure Huntcomic story32pencils: Bob Grant; inks: Bob Grant; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Vic LockmanJohn Darling, Michael Darling, Wendy Darling, Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Smee, Tinker Bell
3Captain Hook and Peter Pan Cutoutsactivity1pencils: Bob Grant; inks: Bob GrantCaptain Hook, Peter Pan
4Fighting on the Shipillustration1pencils: Bob Grant; inks: Bob Grant; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopCaptain Hook, Peter Pan

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Series context

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Sources

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