Donald Duck
#105
(January 1966)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1965-11-24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Printer
- Designed, produced and printed in the U.S.A. by Western Printing and Lithographing Company
- Editing
- Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
Issue Notes
Cover code: 10037-601. On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
The Great Rainbow Race
Donald Duck / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Magica De Spell
- Synopsis
- The Ducks race for a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, unaware that Magica De Spell is hiding inside.
- Reprints
-
in Donald Duck (Supercomix) (RP, 1980 series) #9 -
in Donald Duck (Western, 1962 series) #215 (January 1980) -
in The Complete Carl Barks (Luigi Olmeda, 1981 series) #32 ([1985]) - in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #2 (November 1986)
-
in Carl Barks samlede verk (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) #27 (september [2007])
-
- Keywords
- impulsiveness; pot of gold; rainbow
Indexer Notes
Cover scene does not occur in the story it illustrates.
[A Complainer's Complaint]
Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a lineup!
- Feature Logo
Walt Disney Donald Duck [Carl Barks Dell Comics Logo with rounded k]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; line of curious customers; information desk attendant; line of angry customers; complaint department attendant
- Synopsis
- Finding a department store's line for information too long and slow, Donald takes his beef to the store's complaint department.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Dell, 1952 series) #64 (March-April 1959)
-
- Keywords
- department store; dissatisfied customer; frustration; long lines; slow burn; you-can’t-win
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover.
The Great Rainbow Race
Donald Duck / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Bob Ogle
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Donald! Don't just sit there! Get packed! I've got an important job for you!
- Feature Logo
Donald Duck [Western Logo 1 Donald Duck on one line]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Magica De Spell; Scrooge's pilot
- Synopsis
- Scrooge sends Donald and the boys to look for the fabled pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Their jet-plane aerial search is taken over by Magica De Spell who wants the gold for herself. The rainbow ends - and vanishes - in a far-eastern country where rain is not expected for another year, causing angry Magica to use her powers of sorcery to conjure up a "gully-washer" that produces a rainbow of its own. Under such conditions, can there be any truth to the pot of gold legend?
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #37/1966 (7. september 1966) which is reprinted
- in Donald Ducks Show (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1957 series) #[37] - Sommershow 1980 (Sommer 1980)
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[82] - 1966 del 5 ([oktober] 2010)
- in Donald Duck (Western, 1962 series) #215 (January 1980)
-
- Keywords
- desert setting; far-off land; legend; pot of gold; rainbow
Indexer Notes
Bob Ogle script credit is based on the use of his unique, telltale exclamation "Ug!" and that the story does not read like the work of any of the "regular" Donald Duck writers of the period such as Vic Lockman, Bob Gregory, or Carl Fallberg.
Mike Royer inks credit, per I.N.D.U.C.K.S.
[Butting for Bass]
Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Karp
- Pencils
- Al Taliaferro
- Inks
- Al Taliaferro
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Al Taliaferro
- Editing
- Frank Reilly (syndicate editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Drat! Ten of my best lures lost!
- Feature Logo
Donald Duck [Sunday Strip Reprint Logo 2 Without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; goat
- Synopsis
- A goat helps Donald catch a bass, in an unexpected way.
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #16/1967 (19. april 1967) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[87] - 1967 del 3 ([april] 2011)
- from Donald Duck Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1953.07.19
-
- Keywords
- fishing; goat; newspaper strip reprint
Big Bad Wolf's Piggy Treat
Li'l Bad Wolf / text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "I hope you're coming to the town social tonight, Pop," said Li'l Bad Wolf, as he packed a basket of food.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf [Zeke Wolf]; the Three Little Pigs; Clarabelle Cow; square-dance caller; town social attendees
- Synopsis
- Zeke attends a town social to grab the Three Little Pigs, who are on the event's refreshment committee.
- Reprints
- in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Western, 1962 series) #v41#11 / 491 (October 1981)
-
- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; dance; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; pie-eating contest; town social
Indexer Notes
Middle left page of centerfold.
Goofy's Lucky Star
Goofy / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Bob Ogle ?
- Pencils
- Jack Bradbury
- Inks
- Jack Bradbury
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hot ziggity! A falling star!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Goofy; Mickey Mouse; movie theatre ticket salesperson; movie theatre manager; Joe (hot dog vendor); hungry crowd of onlookers
- Synopsis
- A falling star provides Goofy with some good luck... until, abruptly, it doesn't.
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #42/1966 (12. oktober 1966) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[83] - 1966 del 6 ([november] 2010)
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #128 (Agosto 1967)
-
- Keywords
- falling star; good luck; omen
Indexer Notes
Bob Ogle credited as the possible writer, due to the nature of the ending gag. Not a typical Vic Lockman scripted Goofy story of the period.
Donald's Buzzin' Cousin
Donald Duck / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Bob Ogle
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl
- Inks
- Steve Steere
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I hope I make it in time to meet Cousin Fethry!
- Feature Logo
- Donald Duck [Western Logo 1 Donald Duck on one line]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Fethry Duck (1st in Western comics); dazed airline passengers; navy sailor on missile-firing duty; various citizens of Faroffstand; Cafe Roma delivery driver
- Synopsis
- Donald's Cousin Fethry comes to visit, and takes Donald on a wild ride to get some authentic Asian cuisine.
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #114 (Giugno 1966)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #41/1966 (5. oktober 1966) [1 page removed] which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[83] - 1966 del 6 ([november] 2010)
- in Donald Duck (Western, 1962 series) #215 (January 1980)
- in Hall of Fame (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2004 series) #[15] - Tony Strobl ([november] 2006)
-
- Keywords
- annoying visitor; doing-something-their-own-way; far-off land; first appearance of recurring character(s); impulsiveness; wild journey
Indexer Notes
This story was the first appearance of Fethry Duck in the American comic books produced by Western Publishing. Though the character was very popular overseas, Fethry would only appear twice more, in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Western, 1962 Series) #304 (January 1966) and Donald Duck (Western, 1962 Series) #106 (March 1966). Fethry would not catch-on in the USA until decades later with the dominance of material produced for (and by) foreign publishers.
Bob Ogle script credit is based on the use of his unique, telltale exclamation "Ug!", and the overall humor of the story.
Positioning this as a "first appearance" for Fethry is Donald's line on page 1, panel 1: "Gee, I haven't seen him [Fethry] since our boyhood days!".
[Toboggan and Ski-Lift]
Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; puzzled skier
- Synopsis
- Tobogganing to the bottom of a steep hill, Donald improvises a unique way to get back up.
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #4/1967 (25. januar 1967) which is reprinted
-
- Keywords
- alternative uses; doing-something-their-own-way; ingenuity; ski-lift; toboggan; winter setting
Indexer Notes
Pantomime. On final interior page of the comic.
[Best Seat in the House]
Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, chum! Would you mind removing your hat?
- Feature Logo
Walt Disney's Donald Duck [straight k]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; circus ticket taker; crowd of adults at circus; crowd of kids at circus; circus boss
- Synopsis
- At the circus, Donald loudly complains that he can't see the show from any remaining available seats. To keep the peace, the circus boss gives him the seat with the best view in the house.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Dell, 1952 series) #64 (March-April 1959)
-
- Keywords
- be-careful-what-you-wish-for; circus setting; never satisfied; seating arrangements
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside back cover.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Great Rainbow Race
Donald Duck -
1.
[A Complainer's Complaint]
Donald Duck -
2.
The Great Rainbow Race
Donald Duck -
3.
[Butting for Bass]
Donald Duck -
4.
Big Bad Wolf's Piggy Treat
Li'l Bad Wolf -
5.
[One Moose Band]
General Mills; Cheerios; Rocky and Bullwinkle -
6.
Goofy's Lucky Star
Goofy -
7.
Donald's Buzzin' Cousin
Donald Duck -
8.
[Toboggan and Ski-Lift]
Donald Duck -
9.
[Best Seat in the House]
Donald Duck -
10.
More Features! More Fun!
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- Darrel McCann
- Claus Simonsen
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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