Four Color #1073 - Walt Disney's Grandma Duck's Farm Friends
(January-March 1960)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1959-12-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig ? (story editor); Del Connell ? (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

Issue Notes

Credits based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994). On-sale date from 1960 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[Chicken in Egg] (Table of Contents)

Grandma Duck's Farm Friends / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Gus Goose
Reprints
Keywords
chicks; cooking; dining; eggs; potbellied stoves; skillets

Indexer Notes

Cover art submitted on July 18, 1959.

Mopping Up (Table of Contents: 1)

Grandma Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Gus Goose
Synopsis
Grandma puts down fly paper to keep Gus from tracking up her kitchen floor.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Art submitted on July 28, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).

Bored of Agriculture (Table of Contents: 2)

Grandma Duck's Farm Friends / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Steve Steere
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

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

Turtle Waddle Game (Table of Contents: 3)

Huey, Dewey and Louie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Christine Lyttle Smith ?
Pencils
Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

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

Touché Toupeé (Table of Contents: 4)

Grandma Duck's Farm Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Farmer Bumpkin
Synopsis
After Grandma's horse eats some of his hay and apples, her neighbor Si Bumpkin accuses her of stealing his eggs.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on July 15, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).

What's a Grandma? (Table of Contents: 5)

Grandma Duck / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Christine Lyttle Smith ?
Pencils
Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck
Reprints

The Snow Chaser (Table of Contents: 6)

Grandma Duck's Farm Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Gyro Gearloose; Helper
Synopsis
Gyro uses a "snow chaser" to vaporize snow on Grandma's farm, but through a series of misadventures, the vaporized snow builds up in storm clouds overhead.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on July 28, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).

Grandma's Pin Pals (Table of Contents: 7)

Grandma Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck

Free Ski Spree (Table of Contents: 8)

Grandma Duck's Farm Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Uncle Scrooge McDuck
Synopsis
Scrooge tries winter sports at Grandma's, but has little luck at ice skating, tobogganing, or skiing.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on July 15, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).

Barnyard Palaver (Table of Contents: 9)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Christine Lyttle Smith ?
Pencils
Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Return the Strays (Table of Contents: 10)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Christine Lyttle Smith ?
Pencils
Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Play Grandma's Duck-a-luck (Table of Contents: 11)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Christine Lyttle Smith ?
Pencils
Tony Strobl (pencils)
Inks
?
Colors
Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout); Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Chicken in Egg]
    Grandma Duck's Farm Friends
  2. 1. Mopping Up
    Grandma Duck
  3. 2. Bored of Agriculture
    Grandma Duck's Farm Friends
  4. 3. Turtle Waddle Game
    Huey, Dewey and Louie
  5. 4. Touché Toupeé
    Grandma Duck's Farm Friends
  6. 5. What's a Grandma?
    Grandma Duck
  7. 6. The Snow Chaser
    Grandma Duck's Farm Friends
  8. 7. Grandma's Pin Pals
    Grandma Duck
  9. 8. Free Ski Spree
    Grandma Duck's Farm Friends
  10. 9. Barnyard Palaver
  11. 10. Return the Strays
  12. 11. Play Grandma's Duck-a-luck
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  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Darrel McCann
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore