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1October 1964
$0.12

Walt Disney's the Phantom Blot #1

Western · October 1964 · on sale 1964-07-16

First appearance: The Phantom Blot
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Identification plate

Series
Walt Disney's the Phantom Blot (Western, 1964 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1964
Key date
1964-10-00
On-sale date
1964-07-16
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Phantom Blot - 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
0The Phantom Blot Meets the Mysterious Mr. Xcover1pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopChief O'Hara, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, The Phantom Blot First, Scrooge McDuck
1Cast of Charactersillustration1pencils: Paul Murry, Carl Barks; inks: Paul Murry, Carl Barks; letters: Paul MurryMickey Mouse; The Phantom Blot; Uncle Scrooge; Goofy; Donald Duck; Chief O'Hara; The Mysterious Mr. X
2The Phantom Blot Meets the Mysterious Mr. Xcomic story32script: Del Connell, Bob Ogle; pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Paul MurryThe Phantom Blot; Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy; Uncle Scrooge; Chief O'Hara; The Mysterious Mr. X
3You're Next! The Blotillustration1letters: ?; typeset
4Gold Key Comic Pixillustration1pencils: Tony Strobl, Paul Murry, Carl Barks; inks: Paul Murry, Carl Barks, Steve Steere, John Liggera; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopChip; Dale; Donald Duck; Goofy; Uncle Scrooge; Mickey Mouse; Pluto; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Three Little Pigs; Big Bad Wolf

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Comics Digest #11987On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse The New Adventures of The Phantom Blot
ISBN 978-1-68396-411-7		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q1753119 (The Phantom Blot), first-appearance property (CC0)

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