(June-August 1957)

Dell, 1953 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig ? (story editor); Del Connell ? (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

Issue Notes

The character "Moochie" reads this comic in the 1959 Walt Disney live-action film, The Shaggy Dog.
This issue has variants:

[Watering Money Tree] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge waters his money tree.
Reprints
Keywords
money tree

Indexer Notes

Art submitted August 6, 1956.

[Net Worth] (Table of Contents: 1)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page (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
Help! Fire!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Scrooge hesitates at jumping from a burning building into a net.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Art submitted on November 15, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

Land of the Pygmy Indians (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
U.S. #18 - 576
First Line of Dialogue or Text
To the land of sky-blue waters goes Uncle Scrooge to find a haven for his fortune, in this story of northern lakes and mighty warriors!
Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Sidewalk Sam; Peeweegahs
Synopsis
Scrooge buys a huge tract of land in the Canadian wilds so that the can get away from Duckburg's crowds and smoke and noise, but finds that the "unpopulated" land he has bought is actually the home of the Peeweegahs, tiny Indians who speak in the rhythms like those of Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha." The ducks are captured by the Peeweegahs, and to prove that they mean no harm, Donald must land an enormous sturgeon.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on November 15, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

The Superstitious Citizen (Table of Contents: 3)

Mickey Mouse / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Don't walk under that ladder, Unca Mickey," Morty cried, as he and Ferdie followed Mickey Mouse down the street.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie

[The Sure-Fire Gold Finder] (Table of Contents: 4)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 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
I believe this little device I have invented is what men have wanted all through history!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
Synopsis
Gyro invents a machine for finding gold and tests it in the desert.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on October 11, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

[Relative Reaction] (Table of Contents: 5)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.88 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What is it, Miss Twidley?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Scrooge dresses shabbily when a relative comes to ask for a loan.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Art submitted on May 24, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

[More Spring and Summer Fun] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Watering Money Tree]
    Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. [Net Worth]
    Uncle Scrooge
  3. 2. Land of the Pygmy Indians
    Uncle Scrooge
  4. 3. The Superstitious Citizen
    Mickey Mouse
  5. 4. [The Sure-Fire Gold Finder]
    Gyro Gearloose
  6. 5. [Relative Reaction]
    Uncle Scrooge
  7. 6. [More Spring and Summer Fun]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Robert Copeman
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Kirk House
  • Darrel McCann
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Jim Van Dore