Publishers / Western / Mickey Mouse Magazine (1935) / #1 [1]
1 [1]June-August [Summer] 1935
$0.25

Mickey Mouse Magazine #1 [1]

Western · June-August [Summer] 1935

First appearance: Donald DuckFirst appearance: Practical PigFirst appearance: Fiddler Pig
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Identification plate

Series
Mickey Mouse Magazine (Western, 1935 series)
Issue
#1 [1]
Publication date
June-August [Summer] 1935
Key date
1935-06-00
Price
$0.25
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Donald Duck - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Practical Pig - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Fiddler Pig - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Fifer Pig - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Donald Duck First, Fiddler Pig First, Fifer Pig First, Goofy, Horace Horsecollar, Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Practical Pig First
1Table of Contentscredits, title page1
2Jokestext article1
3'Sno Usetext article1letters: typeset
4Dot's Dotactivity1
5Professor Goof's Useful Inventionstext article2
6Mickey and the Corn Storkstext story3letters: typeset
7Didja Ever Try / Didja Ever Seecartoon1
8Color Up This Pageactivity1
9Mickey Mouse in Blunderlandtext story2
10Now For Schoolcomic story2
11Around the Clock With Mickeycartoon1Mickey Mouse
12Crossword Puzzleactivity1
13-cartoon1
14Mimickey Mickey Mimics the Starstext story1letters: typeset
15Let's Draw Minnie!activity1letters: typeset
16Taking the Blunders Out of Blunderlandtext story1
17A Good Sport That's Mickeycomic story1letters: typeset
18The Fun Book Frolicscomic story2
19Donald Duck's Bootblock-Headscartoon1Donald Duck
20Lost By A Haretext story3letters: typeset
21Over the Mickeyphonetext story2letters: typeset
22Jest Jinglescomic story1letters: typeset
23Barnum and Gaily's Side Showcomic story2
24Treasure Smile-landtext story3letters: typesetMickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy; Horace Horsecollar
25Do You Know?text article1letters: ?1
26Pluto the Pup's Barkin' Countercomic story2
27Horacescopetext article1letters: typeset
28Hi Diddle Diddle the Cat and the Riddletext story1

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q6550 (Donald Duck), first-appearance property (CC0)

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