Walt Disney Comics Digest #4

(October 1968)

Jiminy's Cricket Collage Art (Table of Contents)

Jiminy Cricket / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Jiminy Cricket

Indexer Notes

In black and white on inside front cover.

Walt Disney Comics Digest Contents (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Mickey Mouse (cameo); Donald Duck (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents and indicia.

The Titanic Ants! (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carl Barks

Pencils:

Carl Barks

Inks:

Carl Barks

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Garé Barks

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge

Reprints:

• from Donald Duck (Dell, 1952 series) #60 (July-August 1958)

Indexer Notes

Split in two parts, pages 5-16 and 121-128.

The Small-time Crime (Table of Contents)

Super Goof / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

?

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Super Goof

Pirate Plunder Blunder (Table of Contents)

The Seven Dwarfs / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carl Fallberg

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

?

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

The Seven Dwarfs [Doc; Sneezy; Sleepy; Grumpy; Dopey; Bashful; Happy]; Captain Hook; Mr. Smee

Reprints:

• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet, 1948 series) #19/1973 (8. mai 1973) [1 panel removed, new layout]

Wings over the Desert (Table of Contents)

True Life Adventures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick Huemer

Pencils:

George Wheeler

Inks:

George Wheeler

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints:

• from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1964.00.00

Marquee Mess (Table of Contents)

Pinocchio / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Vic Lockman

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Pinocchio

The Reckless Rescuer (Table of Contents)

Jiminy Cricket / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Hubbard

Inks:

Al Hubbard

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Jiminy Cricket; Pluto

Reprints:

• from Silly Symphonies (Dell, 1952 series) #7 (February 1957)

Doom Island (Table of Contents)

The Adventures of Captain Nemo / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan Spiegle

Inks:

Dan Spiegle

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

historical; science fiction

Characters:

Captain Nemo

Synopsis:

Captain Nemo uses the Nautilus to destroy a sadistic prison on a remote island.

Reprints:

• from World of Adventure (Western, 1963 series) #1 (April 1963)

Keywords:

1866; island; penal colony; submarine

The Sister Sitter (Table of Contents)

Scamp / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Hubbard

Inks:

Al Hubbard

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Lady; The Tramp; Scamp; Scamp's siblings [Ruffy, Fluffy and Scooter]; Trusty

Reprints:

• from Scamp (Dell, 1958 series) #8 (December 1958)

Picnic (Table of Contents)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carl Barks

Pencils:

Carl Barks

Inks:

Carl Barks

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Garé Barks

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper

Reprints:

• from Picnic Party (Dell, 1955 series) #8 ([July] 1957)

Grandma's Tool Shed (Table of Contents)

Grandma Duck / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Vic Lockman

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Grandma Duck

Pic-an-exit (Table of Contents)

Horace Horsecollar / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Vic Lockman

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Horace Horsecollar

Down on the Farm (Table of Contents)

The Marvelous Mad Madam Mim / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

Steve Steere

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Madam Mim; Grandma Duck; Gus Goose

Synopsis:

When city people attribute her magic to science, Mim goes to Grandma Duck's farm to find someone she can scare.

Keywords:

farm

Indexer Notes

Two vertical panels per page.

Reluctant Dragon (Table of Contents)

Reluctant Dragon / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don R. Christensen

Pencils:

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks:

John Liggera

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Reprints:

• from Silly Symphonies (Dell, 1952 series) #7 (February 1957)

Indexer Notes

pages 79-92 + 182-192

Pony Trap (Table of Contents)

Little Hiawatha and Thumper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Pete Alvarado

Inks:

?

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Little Hiawatha; Thumper; Sunflower

Synopsis:

Hiawatha and Sunflower use Thumper to attract a wild pony into a trap.

Reprints:

• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet, 1948 series) #24/1973 (12. juni 1973) [1 panel removed, new layout]

Keywords:

Indians; pony; rabbit

Indexer Notes

Thumper is treated like a real rabbit and doesn't talk.

[Whale and Hoop] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

?

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Moby Duck; Porpy

Synopsis:

After seeing Porpy jump through a hoop held by Moby, a whale decides he want to try it, too.

Keywords:

whale

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story.

Made for Each Other (Table of Contents)

Huey, Dewey and Louie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Vic Lockman

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge

Proof Picker (Table of Contents)

Clarabelle Cow / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Vic Lockman

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Clarabelle Cow

[Mini-Scooter] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

?

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Uncle Scrooge

Synopsis:

Uncle Scrooge decides to trade his limousine for a scooter.

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story.

The Roamin' Romans (Table of Contents)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carl Fallberg

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

?

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Mickey Mouse (as Mickius); Goofy (as Goofius); Minnie Mouse (as Miss Minerva); Queen Cleocatra

Synopsis:

Mickey, Goofy, and Minnie as Roman citizens whose boat is washed ashore in Queen Cleocatra's Egypt.

Keywords:

crocodiles; Egypt; fishermen; Rome

Indexer Notes

No framing sequence, the characters just play their roles in Roman times.

Booby-Trapped House (Table of Contents)

Three Little Pigs / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks:

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]; Big Bad Wolf

Reprints:

• from Chip 'n' Dale (Dell, 1955 series) #15 (September 1958)

Mobile Marauder (Table of Contents)

True Life Adventures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick Huemer

Pencils:

George Wheeler

Inks:

George Wheeler

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints:

• from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1964.00.00

The Honey Hop (Table of Contents)

Brer Rabbit / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Vic Lockman

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Brer Rabbit

A Dream Come True (Table of Contents)

Mowgli / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Hubbard

Inks:

Al Hubbard

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Mowgli; Bagheera; Kaa; Baloo

Easy Does It (Table of Contents)

Chip 'n' Dale / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks:

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Chip 'n' Dale; Witch Hazel

Reprints:

• from Chip 'n' Dale (Dell, 1955 series) #15 (September 1958) [new layout]

Indexer Notes

New layout, original pagecount 4.

The Giraffe (Table of Contents)

Animal Autobiographies / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jesse Marsh

Inks:

Jesse Marsh

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints:

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #727 (September 1956)

Silly Circus (Table of Contents)

Dumbo / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Vic Lockman

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Dumbo; Scamp

[the painting] (Table of Contents)

Goofy TV Tickler / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

?

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Content Information

Characters:

Goofy

Treacherous Trail (Table of Contents)

Bambi / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Vic Lockman

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Bambi

Otter in the Family (Table of Contents)

text story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nat Edson

Inks:

Nat Edson

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

typeset

[Do Not Feed Animals] (Table of Contents)

Ludwig Von Drake / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

?

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Ludwig Von Drake

Synopsis:

When Ludwig disobeys a sign, a gorilla reminds him to "not feed the animals."

Keywords:

gorilla; zoo

Indexer Notes

Pantamime story

Greener Waters (Table of Contents)

True Life Adventures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick Huemer

Pencils:

George Wheeler

Inks:

George Wheeler

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints:

• from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963.00.00

Coded Diary (Table of Contents)

Daisy Duck's Diary / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

Steve Steere

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Daisy Duck; April, May and June; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Pluto

Sixty-second Search (Table of Contents)

Clara Cluck / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Vic Lockman

Content Information

Characters:

Clara Cluck

Creepy Creatures (Table of Contents)

Figaro / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Colors:

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters:

Vic Lockman

Content Information

Characters:

Figaro

The Flycatcher (Table of Contents)

Pluto / activity / 0.7 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Lockman

Pencils:

Vic Lockman

Inks:

Vic Lockman

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Pluto

Indexer Notes

Game; in black and white, on inside back cover.

[Retail Display Program] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Bottom of inside back cover. Blurb alerting retailers to the availability of a "service allowance" for full-cover display of the digests.

["Now you're old enough for Matchbox."] (Table of Contents)

Matchbox / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for Matchbox miniature cars.