Four Color #1267 - Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose
(December 1961-February 1962)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1961-10-03
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

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.

[Gyro Makes His Mark] (Table of Contents)

Gyro Gearloose / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Helper; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck
Reprints
Keywords
sign painting; unicycles

Indexer Notes

Cover art submitted on April 8, 1961.

Heat 'n' Eat (Table of Contents: 1)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose
Reprints

Asking for Trouble (Table of Contents: 2)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Uncle Scrooge McDuck
Reprints

Buffaloed by Buffaloes (Table of Contents: 3)

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; Mr. Quacksoap
Synopsis
Gyro, sent to Farbakishan as a "Brain Corpsman," tries to put idle water buffaloes to work.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on June 19, 1961. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).

Money Matters (Table of Contents: 4)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge McDuck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck

The Rage Cage (Table of Contents: 5)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

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

The Great Dish-covery (Table of Contents: 6)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

Patent Problem (Table of Contents: 7)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose
Reprints

Fountain of Youth Goof (Table of Contents: 8)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Uncle Scrooge McDuck
Reprints

Written Proof (Table of Contents: 9)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose
Reprints

Battle of Brains (Table of Contents: 10)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose
Reprints

Crow Foe (Table of Contents: 11)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Grandma Duck

Bright Idea (Table of Contents: 12)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Gyro Makes His Mark]
    Gyro Gearloose
  2. 1. Heat 'n' Eat
    Gyro Gearloose
  3. 2. Asking for Trouble
    Gyro Gearloose
  4. 3. Buffaloed by Buffaloes
    Gyro Gearloose
  5. 4. Money Matters
    Uncle Scrooge
  6. 5. The Rage Cage
    Gyro Gearloose
  7. 6. The Great Dish-covery
    Gyro Gearloose
  8. 7. Patent Problem
    Gyro Gearloose
  9. 8. Fountain of Youth Goof
    Gyro Gearloose
  10. 9. Written Proof
    Gyro Gearloose
  11. 10. Battle of Brains
    Gyro Gearloose
  12. 11. Crow Foe
    Gyro Gearloose
  13. 12. Bright Idea
    Gyro Gearloose
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  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Pat Conolly
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Darrel McCann
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose