Four Color #1247 - Walt Disney's Daisy Duck's Diary
(December 1961-February 1962)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1961-09-14
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 DAISY DUCK'S DIARY, No, 1247." Code number is DAISY D.D. O.S. #127-6111. Copyright 1961 by Walt Disney Productions, Inc. 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.
An alternate version of this issue exists. See the index for Four Color #1247 [ad].

Daisy Duck's Diary (Table of Contents)

Daisy Duck's Diary / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck
Synopsis
Daisy writes on her diary.
Reprints
Keywords
diaries; flowers; writing

Back in Business (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Bob Gregory
Inks
Steve Steere

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck
Synopsis
When the back of her dress is ruined by a iron, Daisy decides to alter it to a backless design.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white; pantomime story.
Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., contain an invoice dated June 1, 1961 for rough pencil visualization for this story.

Booby Prize Surprise (Table of Contents: 2)

Daisy Duck's Diary / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Bob Gregory
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

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

Indexer Notes

Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., contain an invoice dated June 1, 1961 for rough pencil visualization for this story.

Mystery Mission (Table of Contents: 3)

Daisy Duck's Diary / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Bob Gregory
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., contain an invoice dated June 15, 1961 for rough pencil visualization for this story.

Culture Craze (Table of Contents: 4)

Daisy Duck's Diary / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Bob Gregory
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck; Clarabelle Cow; Clara Cluck
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies.
Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., contain an invoice dated June 1, 1961 for rough pencil visualization for this story.

Fibber Flipper (Table of Contents: 5)

Daisy Duck's Diary / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Bob Gregory
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck; Uncle Scrooge McDuck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Clara Cluck; Clarabelle Cow
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., contain an invoice dated June 8, 1961 for rough pencil visualization for this story.

Miss Astroduck (Table of Contents: 6)

Daisy Duck's Diary / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Bob Gregory
Inks
Steve Steere
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck; Gyro Gearloose
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., contain an invoice dated June 22, 1961 for rough pencil visualization for this story.

Sweet Beak (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Bob Gregory
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This sequence is replaced by two half-page sequences in some issues: a half-page Daisy Duck story "Awfully Realistic" and a half-page ad.

Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., contain an invoice dated June 1, 1961 for rough pencil visualization for this story.

No Future (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Bob Gregory
Inks
Steve Steere
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white.
Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., contain an invoice dated June 1, 1961 for rough pencil visualization for this story.

Sir Gallant Cad (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Bob Gregory
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies.
Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., contain an invoice dated June 15, 1961 for rough pencil visualization for this story.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Daisy Duck's Diary
    Daisy Duck's Diary
  2. 1. Back in Business
    Daisy Duck
  3. 2. Booby Prize Surprise
    Daisy Duck's Diary
  4. 3. Mystery Mission
    Daisy Duck's Diary
  5. 4. Culture Craze
    Daisy Duck's Diary
  6. 5. Fibber Flipper
    Daisy Duck's Diary
  7. 6. Miss Astroduck
    Daisy Duck's Diary
  8. 7. Sweet Beak
    Daisy Duck
  9. 8. No Future
    Daisy Duck
  10. 9. Sir Gallant Cad
    Daisy Duck
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Pat Conolly
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Darrel McCann
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose