Walt Disney's Weekly
#v2#48
(November 28, 1960)
Disney/Holding,
1959 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 5d [0-0-5 GBP]
- Pages
- 16
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1960
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- ?
- Editing
- ?
[TV Addict]
Goofy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse; Horace Horsecollar; Goofy
- Synopsis
- Goofy is addicted into watching his TV.
- Reprints
- From Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1959-12-13
Monster of Black Loch
Spin and Marty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Spin; Marty; Uncle Bob; Ian
- Synopsis
- Spin and Marty visit their uncle's estate in Scotland.
The Great Locomotive Chase
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Elizabeth Beecher (comic adaptation); Lawrence Edward Watkin (screenplay)
- Pencils
- John Ushler
- Inks
- John Ushler
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- historical; war
- Characters
- James Andrews; William Fuller
- Synopsis
- In 1862, Yankee agent, James Andrews capture a stream engine called "The General". Fuller, conductor of the stolen train pursues them, travelling backwards in a steam engine that is unable to turn.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Part 10. Based on the 1956 Walt Disney motion picture "The Great Locomotive Chase," which was based on a true event in the Civil War. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Davy Crockett / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Davy Crockett; Georgie Russel; Black Eagle
- Synopsis
- davy Crockett and georgie are captured by the Chickasaw Indians.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Part ?. USA Title: The River Pirates. Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 14, no. 8 (Aug 2003)(Newman's record book).
Wow - it's Wilby
Wilby / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilby; Muriel
- Synopsis
- Wilby meets his cousin Muriel.
Captain Nemo and the Nautilus
Captain Nemo / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Jules Verne (novel); ? (movie adaptation)
- Pencils
- Frank Thorne
- Inks
- Frank Thorne
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Captain Nemo; Ned; The Black Traitor
- Synopsis
- The Nautilus is trapped in a tunnel by Captain Nemo's deadly enemy, The Black Traitor.
- Reprints
-
from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #614 - Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (February 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Part ?. USA Title: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
In a Jam
Grandma Duck / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Grandma Duck; Gus Goose; Killer Diller
- Synopsis
- Gus Goose is struck by lightning during a storm and becomes temporarily charged with electricity.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Dell, 1949 series) #2 (November 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
USA Unofficial Title: Gus Gets Charged.
[The Dream Pillow]
Brer Rabbit / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Brer Rabbit; Miz Goose
- Synopsis
- Brer Rabbit finds money in a dream pillow.
- Reprints
- From Uncle Remus and His Tales of Br'er Rabbit Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1960-05-01
Puzzle Playtime
Mickey Mouse / activity / 0.25 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse
Indexer Notes
Colour the Numbers Puzzle.
Goofy's Problem
activity / 0.125 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Goofy
Indexer Notes
Maze Puzzle.
Prize Puzzle
Huey, Dewey and Louie / activity / 0.125 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Huey; Dewey; Louie
Indexer Notes
Music Makers Contest.
The Vanishing Texans
Texas John Slaughter / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- John Slaughter; Doctor Nostrum; Marco
- Synopsis
- While investigating the wide-scale disappearance of Texan ranching families, John Slaughter becomes suspicious of a doctor called Nostrum and follows him to a fair.
Indexer Notes
Part ?.
Mickey's News
Mickey Mouse / letters page / 0.5 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse
Indexer Notes
News and Letters Section.
[Building a Boat]
Mickey Mouse / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Bill Walsh
- Pencils
- Manuel Gonzales
- Inks
- Manuel Gonzales
- Letters
- Manuel Gonzales
- Editing
- Frank Reilly
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humour
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse
- Synopsis
- Mickey builds a boat, which immediately sinks after Minnie christens it.
- Reprints
- from Mickey Mouse (Western, 1962 series) #105 (February 1966) which is reprinted
- From Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1960.05.01
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Power of Gold
Zorro -
1.
[TV Addict]
Goofy -
2.
Monster of Black Loch
Spin and Marty -
3.
The Great Locomotive Chase
-
4.
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Davy Crockett -
5.
Wow - it's Wilby
Wilby -
6.
Mickey Mouse Theatre
Mickey Mouse Theatre -
7.
[Win a Radio]
Win a Radio -
8.
Captain Nemo and the Nautilus
Captain Nemo -
9.
In a Jam
Grandma Duck -
10.
You go to Work Like a Real Builder
Bayko -
11.
[It's Transonic - it's the Navy's Latest Jet]
Transonic -
12.
[Dinky Toy Petrol Pumps]
Dinky Toy -
13.
[The Dream Pillow]
Brer Rabbit -
14.
Puzzle Playtime
Mickey Mouse -
15.
Goofy's Problem
-
16.
Prize Puzzle
Huey, Dewey and Louie -
17.
The Vanishing Texans
Texas John Slaughter -
18.
Mickey's News
Mickey Mouse -
19.
[Building a Boat]
Mickey Mouse -
20.
The Power of Gold
Zorro
This issue was modified by
- Doug Brain
- Robert Copeman
- Peter Croome
- Jim Van Dore
- James Zee
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