(March 1961)

Dell, 1940 Series
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Volume
21
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1961-01-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig (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 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[Blanket Efficiency] (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald's nephews share the same blanket over their three bunks.
Reprints
Keywords
blanket; bunk beds; efficiency

Lost Frontier (Table of Contents: 1)

Donald Duck / comic story / 10 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
Look out, Captain Gadabout! That snowman will get you!
Feature Logo
Walt Disney Donald Duck ["Walt Disney" in cursive]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Captain Gadabout; mesa-dwelling cavemen
Synopsis
On a remote high mesa, Donald and the nephews discover cavemen.
Reprints
Keywords
cavemen; exploring; mesa

Heroic Pup (Table of Contents: 2)

Scamp / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! I wonder how it feels to be famous?
Feature Logo
Walt Disney's Scamp [serifs]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Scamp; Lady; Tramp: firefighters; little girl; baseball umpire; golfer; Benny the Dip; various police; witness; members of police line-up
Synopsis
Scamp attempts to help people with less than successful results.
Reprints
Keywords
best of intentions; dogs; helpfulness; heroic ambition; series of mishaps

Dull Kinda Danger (Table of Contents: 3)

Chip 'n' Dale / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Another post card from your gran'daddy, Chip 'n' Dale, and, as usual, he writes the usual-type message!
Feature Logo
Walt Disney Chip 'n' Dale
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Chip; Dale; rabbit postman; Wicked Witch; Chip 'n' Dale's Gran'daddy
Synopsis
Chip 'n' Dale visit their Gran'daddy who lives in the Wicked Witch's territory, but in a magical witch-proof tree that keeps him safe from harm.
Reprints
Keywords
abounding oddities; forest setting; magic; tree; witch

Figaro's Deal (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"You should see how nicely my garden is growing," said Minnie Mouse proudly.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Minnie Mouse; Clarabelle Cow; Grandma Duck; Mickey Mouse; Figaro; seven other cats
Synopsis
Minnie makes a deal with her pet cat Figaro that, if the cat keeps Minnie's strawberries safe from birds until her garden party, she will supply Figaro with plenty of cream. Figaro enlists the help of seven more cats to assist, forcing Minnie to come up with more payment-cream than she expected.
Reprints
Keywords
cats; cream; deal; garden party; getting-more-than-you-bargained-for; strawberries

[Too Tall Sodas] (Table of Contents: 5)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Al Taliaferro
Editing
Frank Reilly (editor of original newspaper strip)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Three chocolate sodas, please!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Huey; Dewey; Louie; sodajerk
Synopsis
At a soda fountain, Huey, Dewey, and Louie place their tall sodas on the stools and drink them from the counter.
Reprints
Keywords
doing-something-their-own-way; newspaper strip reprint; soda fountain; sodas

Indexer Notes

Top half of page.

[Borrowed Library Card as Birthday Present] (Table of Contents: 6)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Al Taliaferro
Editing
Frank Reilly (editor of original newspaper strip)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Happy Birthday, Unca Donald!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald's nephews give Donald a set of bookends and Huey's library card for his birthday.
Reprints
  • From Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1959-02-18
Keywords
birthday; birthday present; bookends; library card; making-the-best-of-it; newspaper strip reprint

Indexer Notes

Lower half of page.

The Moon-Blot Plot, Episode I (Table of Contents: 7)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Paul Murry

First Line of Dialogue or Text
(Yawn!...) Of all the businesses Goofy picked to go into, why did it have to be a fixit shop?
Feature Logo
Walt Disney Mickey Mouse [Dell/Western Modern Logo - Two Lines]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Gyro Gearloose; The Rover Rogue Boys; two railroad police officers
Synopsis
Repeatedly foiled when committing their crimes under the shining light of the full moon, The Rover Rogue Boys force Gyro Gearloose to prepare a super-spreading dye with which they intend cover the Moon, blotting out its light.
Reprints
Keywords
black dye; character analogs; character art inconsistencies; inventor; Moon

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3.

The Rover Rogue Boys, who only appeared in this one story, would seem to be a "substitute for The Beagle Boys", as discussed in the text article "The Winds (and Fog) of Change" by Joe Torcivia, appearing in Disney Masters (Fantagraphics, 2018 Series) #21 - Walt Disney Mickey Mouse: The Monster of Sawtooth Mountain (October 2022). https://www.comics.org/issue/2443125/#3600025

Like The Beagle Boys, The Rover Rogue Boys are a trio of burglar-masked, dog-face crooks, only of different and individualized physical dimensions.

In Episode I, Paul Murry draws Gyro Gearloose with hair (or a hairpiece) atop his head - and down the back and sides of his head. In Episodes II and III, the inventor is drawn more conventionally with just a "birds-nest" of hair or toupee between his dome and his hat.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Blanket Efficiency]
    Donald Duck
  2. 1. Lost Frontier
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. Heroic Pup
    Scamp
  4. 3. Dull Kinda Danger
    Chip 'n' Dale
  5. 4. Figaro's Deal
    Minnie Mouse
  6. 5. [Too Tall Sodas]
    Donald Duck
  7. 6. [Borrowed Library Card as Birthday Present]
    Donald Duck
  8. 7. The Moon-Blot Plot, Episode I
    Mickey Mouse
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Robert Copeman
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore