Four Color #1201 - Walt Disney's Goofy
(August-October 1961)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1961-05-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
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

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's GOOFY, No. 1201." Code number is GOOFY O.S. #1201-628. (Note code date has wrong year, should be "-618.") Copyright 1961 by Walt Disney Productions. Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994).
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.

Goofy and His Goof-Kart (Table of Contents)

Goofy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy
Reprints
Keywords
armchairs; carts; coffee

Sounding Off (Table of Contents: 1)

Goofy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy
Synopsis
Goofy causes a disruption in the library, until he is given a book of "Dull Stories," which puts him to sleep.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

Goofy and His Goof-Kart (Table of Contents: 2)

Goofy / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; sports
Characters
Goofy; Mickey Mouse
Synopsis
Goofy builds his own go-kart out of an overstuffed chair, a lawn mower, and other assorted parts from his backyard. He accidentally wins a go-kart race, then with Mickey's help sets up a cross country kart race.
Reprints

Read Those Racing Flags (Table of Contents: 3)

Goofy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; sports
Characters
Goofy
Synopsis
A primer on different colored flags used in racing and their meaning.
Reprints

The Side-Kart Caper (Table of Contents: 4)

Goofy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy; Mickey Mouse; Clarabelle Cow
Synopsis
Goofy adds a sidecar to his Goof-Kart, made out of a bathtub. He accidentally ruins Clarabelle's hat and has to get her another one.
Reprints

The Goof-Kart Kid (Table of Contents: 5)

Goofy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; western-frontier
Characters
Goofy
Synopsis
Goofy takes a trip on his Goof-Kart and ends up in an old-fashioned cow town.
Reprints

The Safety Seeker (Table of Contents: 6)

Goofy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy; Gilbert
Synopsis
Gilbert makes improvements to the Goof-Kart, with unintended results.
Reprints

Tow Trip (Table of Contents: 7)

Goofy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy
Synopsis
When the Goof-Kart won't start, Goofy calls a tow truck.
Reprints

Smoke Beater (Table of Contents: 8)

Goofy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy
Synopsis
Goofy uses a diver's mask and snorkel to escape exhaust fumes in heavy traffic.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white.

New Finish (Table of Contents: 9)

Goofy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy

Indexer Notes

Back cover. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See Sequence 10.

Win a "Diamond Hunting" Trip (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Goofy and His Goof-Kart
    Goofy
  2. 1. Sounding Off
    Goofy
  3. 2. Goofy and His Goof-Kart
    Goofy
  4. 3. Read Those Racing Flags
    Goofy
  5. 4. The Side-Kart Caper
    Goofy
  6. 5. The Goof-Kart Kid
    Goofy
  7. 6. The Safety Seeker
    Goofy
  8. 7. Tow Trip
    Goofy
  9. 8. Smoke Beater
    Goofy
  10. 9. New Finish
    Goofy
  11. 10. Win a "Diamond Hunting" Trip
    Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Pat Conolly
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose