(December 1969)

Western, 1968 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
164
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1969-11-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
92301-912
Editing
Del Connell ?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Christmas in Duckburg (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Larry Mayer; Al Hubbard
Inks
Larry Mayer; Al Hubbard
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Mickey Mouse (cameo); Pongo (cameo); Perdita (cameo)
Cover Thumbnail for Walt Disney Comics Digest (Western, 1968 series) #18
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Golden Comics Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Walt Disney Comics Digest Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Donald Duck (cameo); Mickey Mouse (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents and indicia.

Christmas in Duckburg (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
Garé Barks
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Ollie Eiderduck; Beagle Boys
Reprints

Goofy's Holiday Trip to Grandma's (Table of Contents: 4)

Goofy / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
?
Characters
Goofy; Grandma Duck
Reprints

Cozy Home Hazzle (Table of Contents: 5)

Minnie Mouse; Clara Cluck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera ?
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Clara Cluck; Grandma Duck; Billy Goat; Minnie Mouse; Mickey Mouse; Pluto; Gus Goose
Reprints

Winter Magic (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Dick Huemer
Pencils
George Wheeler
Inks
George Wheeler
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
George Wheeler
Reprints
  • from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963.00.00

The First Snow (Table of Contents: 7)

Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]
Reprints

Hidden Faces (Table of Contents: 8)

Clarabelle Cow / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Vic Lockman
Inks
Vic Lockman
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
Vic Lockman
Characters
Clarabelle Cow

[The Runaway Circus Bear] (Table of Contents: 9)

Bongo / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Chase Craig
Pencils
Gil Turner
Inks
Gil Turner
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
Gil Turner
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bongo; Lumpjaw; Bambi; Thumper
Reprints

You-black-the-squares Crossword (Table of Contents: 10)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Larry Mayer
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Whale Bait (Table of Contents: 11)

Gyro Gearloose; Moby Duck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
Phil De Lara
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Moby Duck
Reprints

The Labrador Retriever (Table of Contents: 12)

Pluto's Kennel Korner / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Larry Mayer; Nat Edson
Inks
Larry Mayer; Nat Edson
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
typeset

101 Dalmatians (Table of Contents: 13)

101 Dalmatians / text story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Dodie Smith (novel); ? (adaptation)
Pencils
Roger Armstrong
Inks
Roger Armstrong
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
Typeset

Indexer Notes

pages 58-62 + 123-127. Based on the book "the Hundred and One Dalmatians" by Dodie Smith, published by The Viking Press.

On the Job (Table of Contents: 14)

Dumbo; Jiminy Cricket / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dumbo; John Worthington Foulfellow; Gideon; Jiminy Cricket
Reprints

Money of the World (Table of Contents: 15)

Uncle Scrooge / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Vic Lockman
Inks
Vic Lockman
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
Vic Lockman
Characters
Uncle Scrooge

Diamond Dust Dilemma (Table of Contents: 16)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
Paul Murry
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Seven Dwarfs [Doc; Sneezy; Sleepy; Grumpy; Dopey; Bashful; Happy]; Snow White; Wicked Witch; Beezlebub
Reprints

Nap Shack (Table of Contents: 17)

Scamp / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Scamp; Scamp's siblings [Ruffy, Fluffy and Scooter]

Merry Christmas Maze (Table of Contents: 18)

Donald Duck / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
?
Characters
Donald Duck

Old Paleface (Table of Contents: 19)

Spin and Marty / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Spiegle (signed as D. S.) (signed in splash panel)
Inks
Dan Spiegle (signed as D. S.) (signed in splash panel)
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Reprints

Daisy Doodles (Table of Contents: 20)

activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
?

Snake in the Grass (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
Dick Huemer
Pencils
George Wheeler
Inks
George Wheeler
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
George Wheeler
Reprints
  • from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963.00.00

The Capture (Table of Contents: 22)

Peter Pan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
?
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Peter Pan; Captain Hook; Tinker Bell; Mr. Smee; The Lost Boys
Reprints

The Villain Vexer (Table of Contents: 23)

Mowgli; Tinker Bell / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Tony DiPaola
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children; jungle; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mowgli; Tinker Bell; Captain Hook; Mr. Smee; Junior; Shere Kahn; King Louie; Kaa

Tree Trickery (Table of Contents: 24)

Brer Rabbit / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
Paul Murry
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Brer Rabbit; Brer Raccoon; Brer Fox; Brer Bear
Reprints
Keywords
folk tales

[Hollywood Sign] (Table of Contents: 25)

Minnie Mouse in Hollywood / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Larry Mayer
Inks
Larry Mayer
Letters
typeset

The Super Baby-Sitters (Table of Contents: 26)

April, May and June / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Carey
Inks
John Carey
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
John Carey
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
April, May and June; Beagle Boys; Junior Beagle 176 1/4
Reprints

Dalmatian Puzzle (Table of Contents: 27)

101 Dalmatians / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Vic Lockman
Inks
Vic Lockman
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
Vic Lockman

The Party Panic (Table of Contents: 28)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
Paul Murry
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Black Pete; Goofy
Reprints

From All of Us to All of You! (Table of Contents: 29)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Christine Lyttle Smith?
Pencils
Larry Mayer
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters
Larry Mayer
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Mickey Mouse; Chip 'n' Dale
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

Golden Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Real One Is Here! (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

Matchbox / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Christmas in Duckburg
    Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. ["You'll love this one, too!"]
    Golden Comics Digest
  3. 2. Walt Disney Comics Digest Contents
  4. 3. Christmas in Duckburg
    Donald Duck
  5. 4. Goofy's Holiday Trip to Grandma's
    Goofy
  6. 5. Cozy Home Hazzle
    Minnie Mouse; Clara Cluck
  7. 6. Winter Magic
    True Life Adventures
  8. 7. The First Snow
    Li'l Bad Wolf
  9. 8. Hidden Faces
    Clarabelle Cow
  10. 9. [The Runaway Circus Bear]
    Bongo
  11. 10. You-black-the-squares Crossword
  12. 11. Whale Bait
    Gyro Gearloose; Moby Duck
  13. 12. The Labrador Retriever
    Pluto's Kennel Korner
  14. 13. 101 Dalmatians
    101 Dalmatians
  15. 14. On the Job
    Dumbo; Jiminy Cricket
  16. 15. Money of the World
    Uncle Scrooge
  17. 16. Diamond Dust Dilemma
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  18. 17. Nap Shack
    Scamp
  19. 18. Merry Christmas Maze
    Donald Duck
  20. 19. Old Paleface
    Spin and Marty
  21. 20. Daisy Doodles
  22. 21. Snake in the Grass
    True Life Adventures
  23. 22. The Capture
    Peter Pan
  24. 23. The Villain Vexer
    Mowgli; Tinker Bell
  25. 24. Tree Trickery
    Brer Rabbit
  26. 25. [Hollywood Sign]
    Minnie Mouse in Hollywood
  27. 26. The Super Baby-Sitters
    April, May and June
  28. 27. Dalmatian Puzzle
    101 Dalmatians
  29. 28. The Party Panic
    Mickey Mouse
  30. 29. From All of Us to All of You!
  31. 30. ["Hi, I'm Cracky..."]
    Golden Magazine
  32. 31. The Real One Is Here!
    Matchbox
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