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490August 1953
$0.10

Four Color #490

Dell · August 1953 · on sale 1953-07-07

First appearance: Jungle Jim
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#490
Issue title
Jungle Jim
Publication date
August 1953
Key date
1953-08-00
On-sale date
1953-07-07
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jungle Jim - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: ? (painting); inks: ? (painting); colors: ? (painting)Jungle Jim First
1Malayaforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1letters: typeset
2Through Devil-Devil Gorgecomic story34script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Bill Overgard; inks: Bill OvergardJungle Jim First

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Series context

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Sources

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