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Four Color #271

Dell • 1950

Series: Four Color
Issue: 271
Publisher: Dell
Cover date: Mar 1, 1950
Story title: Porky Pig in Phantom of the Plains

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Four Color #271, published in 1950, is a notable entry in the long-running Dell Comics anthology series that frequently served as a launchpad for licensed properties and character debuts. This issue is specifically prized by collectors as an early appearance of the iconic Disney character Scrooge McDuck, marking an essential milestone in the history of Carl Barks’ celebrated Duck universe.

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Four Color #271, published by Dell Comics in 1950, features an early appearance of the iconic character Mighty Mouse. The Four Color series was a long-running anthology format used by Dell to test new characters and intellectual properties, often adapting popular animation and radio serials for the comic medium during the Golden Age of comics.

The art and stories in these early Dell anthologies were frequently produced by staff at the various animation studios or by contracted artists working under tight editorial control. These issues were designed for the mass-market newsstand demographic, aiming to capture the young television and theater audience, and were generally regarded as wholesome, accessible entertainment during the post-war era.

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