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4April-June 1943
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War Heroes #4

Dell · April-June 1943 · on sale 1943-03-02

First appearance: Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Identification plate

Series
War Heroes (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
April-June 1943
Key date
1943-04-00
On-sale date
1943-03-02
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dwight D. Eisenhower - 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
0-cover1
1Dogs of Wartext article1pencils: Worth Carnahan; inks: Worth Carnahan
2Our General Eisenhowercomic story2pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyWinston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower First
3Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark. Modern "Messenger go Garcia"comic story8pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. StonerLt. General Mark W. Clark; General Dwight D. Eisenhower; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; General Giraud; Captain Wright
4Captain Eddie Flies Againcomic story9pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersCaptain Edward V. Rickenbacker; General John Pershing; General Mitchell; Henry L. Stimson; Mrs. Rickenbacker; Colonel Adamson; Captain William T. Cherry
5Smitty Holds the Fordcomic story10pencils: Tom Gill; inks: Tom GillPrivate Albert A. Schmidt; Johnny Rivers; Corp. Lee Diamond; Whitey Jacobs; Japanese (villains)
6The Gremlinscomic story6pencils: ? [as Walt Disney]; inks: ? [as Walt Disney]Gremlins [Gremlin Gus (first appearance); Widget (first appearance)]; Gus (first appearance); Stuffy (first appearance)
7Honorable Knockout Navy Stylecomic story6pencils: Robert Jenney; inks: Robert JenneyAdmiral William F. Halsey; Admiral Daniel Callaghan (death); Admiral W.A. Lee, Jr.; Captain Young (death); Lt. Commander Bruce McCandless; Pete; Japanese (villains)
8North African Surprise Partycomic story6Lt. Colonel J.F. Ordyce; General George S. Patton, Jr.; Admiral Michelier; Jim; Hank
9Davey Jone's Vestibuletext story4pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasCaptain King; Sub-Lieutenant Harold Lawrence; Stoker Petty Officer Arthur Powell; Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia; Nazis (villains)
10General Henri Giraud .. Hero and Leader of the Frenchcomic story5pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyGeneral Henri Giraud; General Dwight D. Eisenhower; General DeGaulle; Marshal Petain
11Viking of the Skiescomic story3pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneySwede [Lt. Stanley Vejtassa]; Lt. Tex Harris; Lt. Reuhlow; Ensign Leder; Japanese (villains)
12War Birds Over Greenlandcomic story5Dick Parunak [Lt. Aram Y. Parunak]; Bernt Balchen
13Parachutestext article1pencils: Worth Carnahan; inks: Worth CarnahanMickey Morgan
14Till We Meet Againillustration1

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2544561 (Dwight D. Eisenhower), first-appearance property (CC0)

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