(March-May 1962)

Dell, 1953 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1961-12-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[Mending Money Bags] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge sews-up some old leaking money bags
Reprints
Keywords
money bags; sewing

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on March 27, 1961. Barks only did the cover art, the idea was from someone else.

The Windy Story (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Letters
Garé Barks

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Scrooge tells the nephews how he saved his gold from outlaws by using flypaper.
Reprints
Keywords
flypaper; gold dust; tall-tales

Indexer Notes

Black and white on inside front cover. Art submitted on October 31,1957. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

Cave of Ali Baba (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 16 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
Uncle Scrooge is on a tour of his faraway oil pipelines! He and his nephews camp beside an ancient caravan trail in the foothills of one-time Persia!
Feature Logo
Uncle Scrooge Western Logo # 1 Single Tier Name
Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; troupe of whirling acrobats; Professor Dustdiver
Synopsis
The Ducks are touring Scrooge's oil pipelines in Persia when they are joined by an archeologist carrying clay tablets that tell of Ali Baba's cave. Their donkeys are soon stolen by giant rocs that lead them to the cave itself.
Reprints
Keywords
acrobats; ancient treasure; desert setting; donkeys; exploring; Persia; pipelines; rocs

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on July 7, 1961. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

Amateur Artist (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie
Reprints

The Great Pop Up (Table of Contents: 4)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Looks as if Duckburg's super rocket is about ready to blast off for the moon!
Feature Logo
Gyro Gearloose Dell Logo 3 [Single Line]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper; a bunch of bluebirds; two astronauts
Synopsis
Gyro frustrates himself trying to repair his old toaster - then invents a new one that, with a little help from a lightning bolt, far exceeds expectations.
Reprints
Keywords
astronauts; bluebirds; doing-something-their-own-way; frustration; inventor; moon landing; toaster

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on August 22, 1961. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

Deep Down Doings (Table of Contents: 5)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 9 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
Hi, Uncle Scrooge! You sent for us! What's up on this dank foggy morning?
Feature Logo
Uncle Scrooge Western Logo # 1 Single Tier Name
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; The Beagle Boys; salmon hatchery worker
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge ties pearls to the tails of a migrating school of salmon to avoid them being found by the Beagle Boys.
Reprints
Keywords
migration; pearls; salmon; salvage

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on July 13, 1961.

Cash-cart (Table of Contents: 6)

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
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge keeps his money in his car's hood.
Reprints

Can't Take It With You (Table of Contents: 7)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.9 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A Dell Pledge to Parents fills out the page.

Night Out (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Reprints

Over Weight (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Mending Money Bags]
    Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. The Windy Story
    Uncle Scrooge
  3. 2. Cave of Ali Baba
    Uncle Scrooge
  4. 3. Amateur Artist
    Mickey Mouse
  5. 4. The Great Pop Up
    Gyro Gearloose
  6. 5. Deep Down Doings
    Uncle Scrooge
  7. 6. Cash-cart
    Uncle Scrooge
  8. 7. Can't Take It With You
    Uncle Scrooge
  9. 8. Night Out
    Uncle Scrooge
  10. 9. Over Weight
    Uncle Scrooge
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