Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #661

(October 2005)

[Editorial, Table of Contents, Staff Credits, Indicia] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

David Gerstein

Letters

typeset

Mythos Island: Chapter 9 Back From The Brink Part 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Mickey and Donald / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Per Hedman; Pat McGreal; Carol McGreal

Pencils

César Ferioli

Inks

César Ferioli

Colors

Egmont; Scott Rockwell

Letters

Jon Babcock

Editing

Unn Printz-Påhlson

Job Number

D 2002-266

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Minnie Mouse; Daisy Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge McDuck; Goofy; Pluto; Gyro Gearloose

Synopsis

As the island crumbles the gang ushers the island's inhabitants to higher ground while seeking a solution to the impending catastrophe.

Reprints

• from Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #48/2003

Keywords

airplane; cyclops; diamond; island; Pegasus; Quilts

Indexer Notes

Part 9 of 10

Page 5, Scrooge says "Oh, my stars and garters!" A phrase often used by Carl Barks.

The Assistant Of Dr. Frankenfur (Table of Contents: 3)

Goofy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Sarah Kinney

Pencils

Marçal Abella Brescó

Inks

Marçal Abella Brescó

Colors

Egmont; Kneon Transitt

Letters

Marshall Dillon

Job Number

D 2002-077

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Veterinarian Dr. Frankenfur has hired Goofy as an assistant, sight unseen...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Goofy; Dr. Frankenfur

Synopsis

Vet assistant Goofy becomes concerned what his master is up to in the secret project room.

Reprints

• from Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #6/2004

Keywords

Castle; forklift; hair; hairdressing; harbor; sheepdog; ship; St. Bernard

Indexer Notes

Page 7 Goofy partially quotes the closing speech from Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.

Krankenstein Gyro (Table of Contents: 4)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Barks

Pencils

Carl Barks

Inks

Carl Barks

Colors

Susan Daigle-Leach

Letters

Garé Barks

Editing

Chase Craig ?; Alice Nielsen Cobb ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That movie was so real-looking, it almost looked possible to build life from molecules!

Feature Logo

Gyro Gearloose Dell Logo 1

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper; pharmacist; hen

Synopsis

Gyro tries to emulate a "Krankenstein" movie he has seen by synthesizing life and hatching a creature of some sort from an egg.

Reprints

• from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #26 (June-August 1959)

Keywords

chemicals; chickens; doorknobs; eggs; Frankenstein; movie theaters; unexpected results

The Haunted Houses (Table of Contents: 5)

Donald Duck / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Marco Rota (story); Tony Isabella (dialogue); Gitte Zimmerman (story)

Pencils

Marco Rota

Inks

Marco Rota

Colors

Egmont; Terry Letterman

Letters

Susie Lee

Job Number

D 2003-087

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The icy hand of terror grips the entire country! There seems to be no relief from this startling infestation of marauding spirits!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck

Synopsis

Amidst a panic over ghosts Donald sets up a business to evict them. Initially he finds non-supernatural explanations for hauntings. Until he encounters a real ghost.

Reprints

• from Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #36/2004

Keywords

attic; cake; dog; fan; Ghosts; haunted house; mirror; pigeon; television program host

Zeke Meets His Match (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Gil Turner

Pencils

Gil Turner

Inks

Gil Turner

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

?

Editing

Alice Nielsen Cobb ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Practical Pig, have you seen my pop anyplace? It's getting dark, and our supper's been ready for an hour, and...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Li'l Bad Wolf; Zeke the Big Bad Wolf; Blue Fairy; Jiminy Cricket; Pinocchio

Synopsis

Jiminy Cricket becomes Zeke's conscience.

Reprints

• from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #v10#10 (118) (July 1950)

Keywords

Chickens; Little Red Riding Hood; puppet

Indexer Notes

Title from the table of contents.

Mythos Island: Chapter 10 Back From The Brink Part 2 (Table of Contents: 7)

Mickey and Donald / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Per Hedman; Pat McGreal; Carol McGreal

Pencils

César Ferioli

Inks

César Ferioli

Colors

Egmont; Scott Rockwell

Letters

Jon Babcock

Editing

Unn Printz-Påhlson

Job Number

D 2002-266

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse; Daisy Duck; Minnie Mouse; Uncle Scrooge McDuck; Goofy; Gyro Gearloose; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Pluto

Synopsis

The solution is found to the cause of the island's deterioration and is reversed just in time.

Reprints

• from Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #49/2003

Keywords

boat; centaurs; cyclops; dragons; griffin; Island; pegasus; Sphinx; teleportation; unicorn

Indexer Notes

Part 10 of 10

The eye on the prow of the boat in the last panel is a homage to the felucca in Carl Barks' "The Mummy's Ring" which has that decoration.

Hats All Folks (Table of Contents: 8)

Donald Duck / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

William Van Horn

Pencils

William Van Horn

Inks

William Van Horn

Colors

Susan Daigle-Leach

Letters

William Van Horn ?

Job Number

D 2002-091

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wind! Whereas it is a friend to those who sail boats and fly kites, it can be the nemesis to those who wear hats!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Rumpus McFowl; Uncle Scrooge

Synopsis

During a windstorm Rumpus and a criminal end up with each other's hat. The crooks needs his back as the lining has the combination to a safe with a fortune in jewels. Unfortunately it is National Derby Hat Day and they frantically search for the hat amid a sea of identical derbies blown off by the wind.

Reprints

• from Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #20/2004

Keywords

butler; derby hats; jewelry; robbery; safe; Wind

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Letters / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Joe Torcivia, Danny Horn and Chris Barat.