Uncle Scrooge #56

(March 1965)

Ghost Talk Spooken Here (Table of Contents)

Uncle Scrooge / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carl Barks

Pencils:

Carl Barks

Inks:

Carl Barks

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie

Synopsis:

An apparent ghost surprises the ducks in a teaser to the story.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #5 (April 1989) [on cover]
• in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #5 (April 1989) [interior]
• in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures (Gladstone, 1987 series) #21 (May 1990) [on cover]

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

Mystery of the Ghost Town Railroad (Table of Contents)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carl Barks

Pencils:

Carl Barks

Inks:

Carl Barks

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Garé Barks

Job Number:

U. S. #56-651

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Katie Mallard; Ducky Bird; Cyanide Charlie; Hardrock Joe; Copperhead McViper; Lackheed Rocket Company officials

Synopsis:

Lackheed is out to buy an old mining railroad Scrooge has shares in, so he goes to a ghost town to find the stock certificate. But an old nemesis is stealing everyone's shares, until Scrooge and some locals stop him.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Uncle Scrooge (Gold Key, 1963 series) #122 (September 1975)
• in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #5 (April 1989)
• in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures (Gladstone, 1987 series) #21 (May 1990)
• in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1996 series) #48 (August 1998)

[Torture] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bob Karp

Pencils:

Al Taliaferro

Inks:

Al Taliaferro

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Al Taliaferro

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Uncle Scrooge; Louie; Donald Duck; Adonis Barber Shop crew

Synopsis:

Uncle Scrooge has a full barber and massage crew come up to his office just to kill time, and Louie believes they're torturing Uncle Scrooge.

Reprints:

• from Donald Duck Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1960.10.02

Indexer Notes

Louie wears blue in this story.

Goofy's Swinging Idea (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Paul Murry

Inks:

Paul Murry

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy

Synopsis:

Goofy's house is cold but when he discovers it's warmer near the ceiling, he hangs a swing up there and sits in it. The idea then catches on as a fad in the neighborhood.

Indexer Notes

1 illustration

[Statue Gift] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bob Karp

Pencils:

Al Taliaferro

Inks:

Al Taliaferro

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Al Taliaferro

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Marvis; Jarvis; mayor

Synopsis:

Uncle donates a statue to the city...of himself.

Reprints:

• from Donald Duck Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1960.08.07

Bubble Trouble (Table of Contents)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

?

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Gyro Gearloose; Mrs. Moochy; Ruffie Rooster; Ernie Egret

Synopsis:

Gyro creates a bubble with a summer environment in winter, and everyone in the neighborhood shows up to use it, driving Gyro to leave.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

H. L. Anderson

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

For September 28, 1964. Lists paid circulation average of 333,558, with 318,000 for previous issue.

[The Country Place] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bob Karp

Pencils:

Al Taliaferro

Inks:

Al Taliaferro

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Al Taliaferro

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck

Synopsis:

Scrooge shows Donald around a new castle that appears to be very expensive, until Donald sees the towels came from various hotels.

Reprints:

• from Donald Duck Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1960.07.10

Nationally Famous Prizes At No Cost To You! (Table of Contents)

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for card sales club.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Make Money Get Prizes (Table of Contents)

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Jeol Ballenger; Mary Zimmerman; William Hanlin

Synopsis:

Ad for seed packet sales with testimonials from 3 children.

Indexer Notes

back cover