Walt Disney's Comics and Stories
#v24#3 (279)
(December 1963)
Western,
1962 Series
- Volume
- 24
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-10-17
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 10011-312
- Printer
- Western Printing & Lithographing Co.
- Editing
- Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
No interior ads in this issue. Ads are limited to inside and back covers. All 32 interior pages are comics or comics-related text material.
No interior ads in this issue. Ads are limited to inside and back covers. All 32 interior pages are comics or comics-related text material.
Once Upon a Carnival; A Chip in the Dale; Undercover Mountie
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Carl Barks; Tony Strobl
- Inks
- Carl Barks; John Liggera
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Daisy Duck; Chip; Dale; Mickey Mouse; Black Pierre [Black Pete]
- Synopsis
- Composite cover highlighting the Donald Duck, Daisy Duck's Diary, and Mickey Mouse features therein.
- Reprints
-
in The Complete Carl Barks (Luigi Olmeda, 1981 series) #28 ([1985]) [part - Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie], #32 ([1985]) -
in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #10 (August 1990) -
in Carl Barks samlede verk (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) #25 ([desember] 2008) [part]
-
- Keywords
- composite cover
[There's Exciting Adventure Every Month in the All New Walt Disney's Comics and Stories!]
Gold Key Comics; Walt Disney's Comics and Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Once Upon a Carnival
Donald Duck / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're getting good at throwing baseballs, men!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; big bruiser; pompous clown
- Synopsis
- At a carnival, Donald operates a crooked baseball-throw booth.
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #88 (Aprile 1964) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #5/1965 (27. januar 1965) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck Jorden rundt med rakett ... og andre historier [Donald Duck album] [Tegneserie Bokklubben] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1993 series) #[nn] ([desember] 1993) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Carl Barks samlede verk (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) #25 ([desember] 2008) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[71] - 1965 del 1 ([juli] 2009)
-
in Donald Duck (Geïllustreerde Pers, 1952 series) #9/1965 (27 februari 1965) which is reprinted - in De beste verhalen van Donald Duck (Geïllustreerde Pers, 1985 series) #87 - Als valsspeler
- in Donald Duck (Geïllustreerde Pers, 1990 series) #7/1991 (februari 1991)
- in Donald Duck Alle klassieke verhalen (Geïllustreerde Pers, 1992 series) #16 (1992)
- in The Complete Carl Barks (Luigi Olmeda, 1981 series) #28 ([1985])
- in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1986 series) #267 (October 1988)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #10 (August 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color (Gladstone, 1992 series) #48 (December 1995)
-
- Keywords
- baseballs; buyer beware; carnival; crooked attractions
The Day Lunch Ran Away
Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Bradbury
- Inks
- Jack Bradbury
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thanks a lot for helping us dig this wolf trap in case your pop comes sneaking around!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf [Zeke Wolf]; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]; Aunt Prissy (Three Little Pigs' aunt)
- Synopsis
- The Three Little Pigs's Aunt Prissy comes to visit, and she doesn't approve of wolves - even friendly ones like Li'l Wolf.
- Reprints
-
in Le Journal de Mickey (Hachette, 1952 series) #632 (5 juillet 1964) - in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #45/1964 (4. november 1964) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #16/1982 (20. april 1982)
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[69] - 1964 del 6 ([april] 2009)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2014 series) #[4] - En god, gammeldags høst ([august] 2016)
- in Donald Duck (Geïllustreerde Pers, 1952 series) #52/1964 (26 december 1964) which is reprinted
-
- Keywords
- forest setting; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; pigs; visiting relatives; wolves
The Foxy Scheme
Morty and Ferdie / text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Got any money? I'm broke," Foulfellow the Fox said to his friend, Giddy.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Morty; Ferdie; John Worthington Foulfellow; Gideon; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Dumbo
[Brer Rabbit's Homing Pigeons]
Brer Rabbit / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Stallings
- Pencils
- Dick Moores
- Inks
- Dick Moores
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Dick Moores
- Editing
- Frank Reilly
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One time Brer Rabbit got hisself sum pigeons... an' th' fam'ly b'gun to grow...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Brer Rabbit; Brer Bear; Brer Fox; flock of pigeons
- Synopsis
- Brer Bear and Brer Fox steal Brer Rabbit's homing pigeons.
- Reprints
- from Uncle Remus and His Tales of Brer Rabbit Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1950.04.30
- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; forest setting; newspaper strip reprint; pigeons; theft
Indexer Notes
Runs across the two pages of the centerfold.
A Chip in the Dale
Daisy Duck's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl
- Inks
- John Liggera
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Diary: Today I saw a set of golf clubs on sale, so I decided to take up the game of golf!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Daisy Duck; Chip; Dale; bear
- Synopsis
- Daisy takes up golf, aided by Chip 'n' Dale disguised as a golf pro.
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #9/1965 (24. februar 1965) which is reprinted
-
- Keywords
- bear; disguise; golf
Undercover Mountie, Episode III
Mickey Mouse / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Carl Fallberg
- Pencils
- Paul Murry
- Inks
- Paul Murry
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Paul Murry
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Goofy; Mickey Mouse; Black Pierre [Black Pete][Peg-leg Pete]; Scuttle
- Reprints
- in Topolino (Mondadori, 1949 series) #438 (19 aprile 1964) [new layout] which is reprinted
- in I Grandi Classici Disney (Mondadori, 1980 series) #11 (Marzo 1984)
- in Le Journal de Mickey (Hachette, 1952 series) #637 (9 août 1964)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #42/1965 (13. oktober 1965) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #29/1984 (17. juli 1984)
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[76] - 1965 del 6 ([januar] 2010)
-
- Keywords
- Mounties
Indexer Notes
part 3 of 3
[For Whom the Tree Falls]
Scamp / comic story / 0.25 page
- Script
- Bill Berg
- Pencils
- Bob Grant
- Inks
- Manuel Gonzales
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Frank Reilly
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cutting down trees is easy -- except for one thing!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Scamp; beaver
- Synopsis
- Scamp learns one of the hazards of being a beaver.
- Reprints
- in Donald Ducks Show (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1957 series) #[11] - Store show [1966] ([1966])
- from Scamp daily (King Features Syndicate) 1960.00.00
-
- Keywords
- beaver; dog; newspaper strip reprint; tree
Indexer Notes
On final interior page of the comic.
[Sewer Grate Save]
Scamp / comic story / 0.25 page
- Script
- Bill Berg
- Pencils
- Bob Grant
- Inks
- Manuel Gonzales
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Frank Reilly
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chico! How come you carry that stick... when we go walking?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Scamp; Chico
- Synopsis
- Scamp learns why it is wise for a chihuahua to carry a stick while walking.
- Reprints
- in Donald Ducks Show (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1957 series) #[11] - Store show [1966] ([1966])
- from Scamp daily (King Features Syndicate) 1958.00.00
-
- Keywords
- chihuahua; dogs; newspaper strip reprint; sewer grate
Indexer Notes
On final interior page of the comic.
[When Hot Dogs Fly]
Scamp / comic story / 0.25 page
- Script
- Bill Berg
- Pencils
- Bob Grant
- Inks
- Manuel Gonzales
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Frank Reilly
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Scamp; Albert
- Synopsis
- Scamp is in perfect position to catch Albert's flying frankfurter.
- Reprints
- in Donald Ducks Show (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1957 series) #[11] - Store show [1966] ([1966])
- from Scamp daily (King Features Syndicate) 1961.00.00
-
- Keywords
- boy; dog; hot dog; newspaper strip reprint
Indexer Notes
Pantomime with sound effects. On final interior page of the comic.
[Pointing Pointers]
Scamp / comic story / 0.25 page
- Script
- Bill Berg
- Pencils
- Bob Grant
- Inks
- Manuel Gonzales
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Frank Reilly
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See, Scamp! A pointer poses like this!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Scamp; Albert
- Synopsis
- Scamp is befuddled by Albert's pointer pose.
- Reprints
- from Scamp daily (King Features Syndicate) 1961.00.00
- Keywords
- boy; dog; newspaper strip reprint; pointer
Indexer Notes
On final interior page of the comic.
[Fixing a Knotty Problem]
Donald Duck / comic story / 0.25 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; complaint department clerk
- Synopsis
- Donald returns a broken rope to a store's complaint department where the clerk supplies a quick fix.
- Reprints
- from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1960.00.00
- Keywords
- complaint department; dissatisfied customer; newspaper strip reprint; rope
Indexer Notes
Pantomime. Black and white on inside back cover.
[Barbershop Backhead Gallery]
Donald Duck / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fine!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; barbershop customer
- Synopsis
- Barber Donald employs a unique method of covering his mistakes.
- Reprints
- from Donald Duck Daily (King Features Syndicate) 1956.09.15
- Keywords
- barbershop; buyer beware; haircut; newspaper strip reprint; satisfied customer; trickery
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside back cover.
[Golf is a Game of Inches]
Donald Duck / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, talk about tough luck!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey
- Synopsis
- Donald's wildly errant golf shot falls just inches short of a hole-in-one, yet he complains.
- Reprints
- from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1956.03.08
- Keywords
- golf; never satisfied; newspaper strip reprint
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside back cover.
[Burglar? What Burglar?]
Donald Duck / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Huey, Dewey, wake up!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Synopsis
- When the boys hear sounds in the house at night, Donald denies that a burglar might be downstairs... from underneath his bed.
- Reprints
- from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1960.00.00
- Keywords
- burglar; denial; newspaper strip reprint; night
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside back cover.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Once Upon a Carnival; A Chip in the Dale; Undercover Mountie
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse -
1.
[There's Exciting Adventure Every Month in the All New Walt Disney's Comics and Stories!]
Gold Key Comics; Walt Disney's Comics and Stories -
2.
Once Upon a Carnival
Donald Duck -
3.
The Day Lunch Ran Away
Li'l Bad Wolf -
4.
The Foxy Scheme
Morty and Ferdie -
5.
[Brer Rabbit's Homing Pigeons]
Brer Rabbit -
6.
A Chip in the Dale
Daisy Duck's Diary -
7.
Goofy Jokes
Goofy Jokes -
8.
Undercover Mountie, Episode III
Mickey Mouse -
9.
[For Whom the Tree Falls]
Scamp -
10.
[Sewer Grate Save]
Scamp -
11.
[When Hot Dogs Fly]
Scamp -
12.
[Pointing Pointers]
Scamp -
13.
[Fixing a Knotty Problem]
Donald Duck -
14.
[Barbershop Backhead Gallery]
Donald Duck -
15.
[Golf is a Game of Inches]
Donald Duck -
16.
[Burglar? What Burglar?]
Donald Duck -
17.
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- Alberto Becattini
- Steve Coates
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Darrel McCann
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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