(September-November 1955)

Dell, 1953 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1955-07-28 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
Chase Craig (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director); Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-Sale Date from U.S. Copyright Office.

[Ironing Money Bills] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge irons his money.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on February 24, 1955.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Dell Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Great Steamboat Race (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Garé Barks

Job Number
U.S. #11 - 569
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Donald Duck and his nephews come to call on Uncle Scrooge they never know what they'll see!
Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Horseshoe Hogg
Synopsis
Scrooge and "Horseshoe" Hogg raise two steamboats from the Mississippi to finish a race that the uncles started in 1870--a race to decide the ownership of Cornpone Gables, an old Southern mansion.
Reprints
Keywords
Mississippi river; steamboats

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on Feb. 3, 1955. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

Riches, Riches, Everywhere! (Table of Contents: 3)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Garé Barks

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tell us again, Unca Scrooge, how you made all of this money!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Digger; Punter
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge, Donald and his nephews travel to Australia to find gold.
Reprints
Keywords
Australia; prospecting; uranium

[Come as You Are] (Table of Contents: 4)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Letters
Garé Barks

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Have you been invited to any come-as-you-are parties, Uncle Scrooge?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Mrs Van Richgilt
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge is invited to a "Come as you are" party.
Reprints
Keywords
bath; party

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[Roundabout Handout] (Table of Contents: 5)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge trades nuts with a squirrel.
Reprints
Keywords
nuts; squirrel

Indexer Notes

Back cover; pantomime story. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents".

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Ironing Money Bills]
    Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. ["Dell is proud to present one of its many awards...."]
    Dell Comics
  3. 2. The Great Steamboat Race
    Uncle Scrooge
  4. 3. Riches, Riches, Everywhere!
    Uncle Scrooge
  5. 4. [Come as You Are]
    Uncle Scrooge
  6. 5. [Roundabout Handout]
    Uncle Scrooge
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  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Robert Copeman
  • Peter Croome
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Jim Van Dore