(November 1964)

Western, 1964 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
1964-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Chase Craig (editor)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 30022-411. Publication date is derived from the cover code (411 = 11/1964). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (648 = 8/1964). No cover date appears on cover or in indicia.

Except for a new front cover, the comic contents and back cover illustration are all reprints. No ads in this issue. All 68 pages are comics or comics-related text material.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Old Castle's Secret (Table of Contents)

Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two famous Disney Classics
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
At the old Castle McDuck, a ghostly skeletal arm, complete with sword, menaces the ducks.
Reprints
Keywords
castle; ghost; mystery; redrawn cover; sword

Indexer Notes

New cover illustrating a reprinted interior story.

Redrawn version of Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #189. http://www.comics.org/issue/6471/

[A Pair of Old Crows] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll take you kids into the woods and teach you about nature!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; bobolink; chickadee; nuthatch; worm; two angry old ladies
Synopsis
Donald takes his nephews birdwatching and provides one description too many.
Reprints
Keywords
best of intentions; birds; birdwatching; forest setting; nature; wrong impression

Indexer Notes

Carl Barks provides some very detailed and realistic illustrations of the various birds observed by Donald and the boys.

Black and white on inside front cover.

The Old Castle's Secret (Table of Contents: 2)

Donald Duck / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Carl Barks

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, kids, our rich old uncle Scrooge McDuck wants us to drive over and see him!
Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge (second appearance); Diamond Dick
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge and the ducks go to Scotland to find the treasure hidden in the walls of the old McDuck castle, and there they encounter a "ghost" that is invisible except for the shadow cast by its skeleton. The "ghost" soon steals the treasure and traps the ducks on a balcony a hundred feet above the ground. The nephews get down safely, find a secret entrance to the castle through an old graveyard, and expose the ghost as a thief.
Reprints
Keywords
castle; early version of a famous character; exploring; frequently reprinted story; fright; ghost; graveyard; mystery; Scotland; secret passage; skeleton; suits of armor; sword; treasure

Indexer Notes

This early version of Scrooge may not yet be "The World's Richest Duck", as he says to Donald: "The McDuck fortune is in bad shape! I must raise several million dollars immediately!"

This story profoundly influences portions of "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" by Don Rosa, particularly so in its first chapter - appearing in the United States in Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone, 1993 Series) #285 (April 1994). https://www.comics.org/issue/54814/

The Golden Helmet (Table of Contents: 3)

Donald Duck / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Carl Barks

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Donald is the assistant guard in the museum at Duckburg!
Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; butterfly-seeking museum guest; lace and tatting-seeking museum guest; Azure Blue; museum curator; Lawyer Sharky; Azure Blue's ship's captain and crew; curator's helicopter pilot; embroidered lampshade-seeking museum guest
Synopsis
The ducks and a museum curator race Azure Blue, a descendant of the Vikings, to the coast of Labrador to find a golden helmet, left by a Viking explorer, that will give Blue title to all of North America. Once the helmet is saved from Blue, the curator, Donald, Lawyer Sharky - and even one of Donald's nephews (!) - have visions of ruling the continent.
Reprints
Keywords
desperate search; frequently reprinted story; golden helmet; museum; ruler of North America; sea or island setting; Vikings

[Horseshoe Luck] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, well, a horseshoe! If some jerk found that, he'd think it was a sign of good luck!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; doctor
Synopsis
Donald refuses to believe that finding a horseshoe brings good luck.
Reprints
Keywords
hard lesson learned; horseshoe; luck

Indexer Notes

"Unca'" is lettered with an ending apostrophe. Black and white on inside back cover.

The Golden Helmet (Table of Contents: 5)

Donald Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two famous Disney Classics
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
In Labrador, Donald uncovers the fabled Golden Helmet of Viking Olaf the Blue.
Reprints
Keywords
golden helmet; Labrador; map; Vikings

Indexer Notes

The front cover image of Four Color (Dell, 1942 Series) #408 (July-August 1952) is reprinted on the back cover of this issue, sans logo and all original cover copy. Color on back cover.

xrefd: CB OIL 5; CB OIL 18; CB OIL 35

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Old Castle's Secret
    Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. [A Pair of Old Crows]
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. The Old Castle's Secret
    Donald Duck
  4. 3. The Golden Helmet
    Donald Duck
  5. 4. [Horseshoe Luck]
    Donald Duck
  6. 5. The Golden Helmet
    Donald Duck
This issue was modified by, among others
  • CTGarry
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Per Sandell
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore