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Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #9
9October 1942
$0.10

Four Color #9

Dell · October 1942 · on sale August 14, 1942

First appearance (cover): Yellow Beak
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#9
Issue title
Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold!
Publication date
October 1942
Key date
October 1942
On-sale date
August 14, 1942
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Yellow Beak - 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
0Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold!cover1pencils: Hank Porter; inks: Hank Porter; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopYellow Beak First, Donald Duck
1Our Heroes and Villainsillustration1pencils: Hank Porter; inks: Hank Porter; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopYellow Beak First, Peg-Leg Pete, Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
2Donald Duck Finds Pirate Goldcomic story64script: Bob Karp, Homer Brightman; pencils: Carl Barks, Jack Hannah; inks: Carl Barks, Jack Hannah; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopYellow Beak First, Peg-Leg Pete, Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
3When Donald Divviesillustration1pencils: Hank Porter; inks: Hank Porter; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopDonald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
4Treasure Mapillustration1pencils: Hank Porter; inks: Hank Porter; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Carl Barks Library #11984On eBay ›
Donald Duck #2501987On eBay ›
Gladstone Comic Album Special #1
ISBN 0-944599-20-6		1989On eBay ›
Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #1
ISBN 0-944599-73-7		1994On eBay ›
Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn]
ISBN 9781606994948		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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