Publishers / Dell / Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse in Frontierland (1956) / #1
1May 1956
$0.25

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse in Frontierland #1

Dell · May 1956 · on sale 1956

First appearance: Li'l Davy1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse in Frontierland (Dell, 1956 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 1956
Key date
1956-05-00
On-sale date
1956
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
100

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Li'l Davy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Stage coachcover1pencils: Tony Strobl; inks: Norm McGary
1Bandits of Bear Gulchcomic story29script: Carl Fallberg; pencils: Phil De Lara; inks: Phil De Lara; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop
2Trapper Doncomic story28pencils: Tony Strobl; inks: John Liggera
3Bear huntcomic story10pencils: Al Hubbard; inks: Al Hubbard; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopLi'l Davy First, Little Hiawatha, Sunflower
4Frontiersdogcomic story10pencils: Jack Bradbury; inks: Jack Bradbury
5A New Adventure for Johnny Appleseedcomic story9pencils: Al Hubbard; inks: Al Hubbard; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopJohnny Appleseed, Chip, Dale
6The Peacemakerscomic story10pencils: Phil De Lara; inks: Phil De Lara
7Indian danceillustration1pencils: Tony Strobl; inks: Norm McGary

Printings and variants

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Walt Disney Comics Digest #231970On eBay ›
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Series context

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Sources

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