(December 1957)

Dell, 1957 Series
 
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
100
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell A Giant Comic
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig ? (story editor); Del Connell ? (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

Issue Notes

Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994).

[Mickey at typewriter] (Table of Contents)

Mickey Mouse / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl ?
Inks
Don MacLaughlin (painting)
Colors
Don MacLaughlin (painting)

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse
Keywords
typewriter

Indexer Notes

New version in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1968 series) #57.

Pick a Number & Pick Your Future (Table of Contents: 1)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Reprints

January (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

January Jimjams (Table of Contents: 3)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse
Reprints

February (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

February Foolery (Table of Contents: 5)

Goofy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy; Wicked Witch; Brer Rabbit; Three Little Pigs (Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig)
Reprints

March (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

March Melee (Table of Contents: 7)

Grandma Duck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Gus Goose
Reprints

April (Table of Contents: 8)

activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

April Antics (Table of Contents: 9)

Chip 'n' Dale / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Chip 'n' Dale; Thumper
Reprints

May (Table of Contents: 10)

activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

May Mix-up (Table of Contents: 11)

Daisy Duck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck; Gladstone Gander; Clara Cluck
Reprints

June (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

June Junket (Table of Contents: 13)

Huey, Dewey and Louie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Huey, Dewey and Louie; Donald Duck
Reprints

July (Table of Contents: 14)

activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

July Jubilee (Table of Contents: 15)

Pluto / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Pluto; Mickey Mouse; Morty and Ferdie
Reprints

August (Table of Contents: 16)

activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

August Accident (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Helper
Synopsis
Gyro, seeking fame, invents a steam rocket ship, but it makes a lot of smoke and barely gets off the ground.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on March 21, 1957. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

September (Table of Contents: 18)

activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

September Scrimmage (Table of Contents: 19)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; sports; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Scrooge helps the Duckburg football team win against the Dogdale Barkers by using some old-time tricks, such as hiding the football in his top hat.
Reprints
Keywords
football

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on March 21, 1957. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

October (Table of Contents: 20)

activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

October Outing (Table of Contents: 21)

Scamp / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Lady; Scamp; The Tramp; Scamp's siblings (Ruffy); Boris; Trusty; Jock
Reprints

November (Table of Contents: 22)

activity / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

Table Trick (Table of Contents: 23)

Donald Duck / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Christine Lyttle Smith ?
Pencils
Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout); Lee Hooper (pencils)
Inks
Lee Hooper
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

November Nonsense (Table of Contents: 24)

Little Hiawatha / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children; western-frontier
Characters
Little Hiawatha; Sunflower; Big Chief
Reprints

December (Table of Contents: 25)

activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

December Dunking (Table of Contents: 26)

Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs (Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig); Brer Bear
Reprints

Jump for Joy (Table of Contents: 27)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Remember Important Birthdays! (Table of Contents: 28)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Mickey at typewriter]
    Mickey Mouse
  2. 1. Pick a Number & Pick Your Future
  3. 2. January
  4. 3. January Jimjams
    Mickey Mouse
  5. 4. February
  6. 5. February Foolery
    Goofy
  7. 6. March
  8. 7. March Melee
    Grandma Duck
  9. 8. April
  10. 9. April Antics
    Chip 'n' Dale
  11. 10. May
  12. 11. May Mix-up
    Daisy Duck
  13. 12. June
  14. 13. June Junket
    Huey, Dewey and Louie
  15. 14. July
  16. 15. July Jubilee
    Pluto
  17. 16. August
  18. 17. August Accident
    Gyro Gearloose
  19. 18. September
  20. 19. September Scrimmage
    Uncle Scrooge
  21. 20. October
  22. 21. October Outing
    Scamp
  23. 22. November
  24. 23. Table Trick
    Donald Duck
  25. 24. November Nonsense
    Little Hiawatha
  26. 25. December
  27. 26. December Dunking
    Li'l Bad Wolf
  28. 27. Jump for Joy
  29. 28. Remember Important Birthdays!
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  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Dan Kocher
  • Darrel McCann
  • Jim Van Dore