(14 August 1954)

Odhams, 1936 Series
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Volume
19
Price
4d [0-0-4 GBP]
Pages
12
Indicia Frequency
every Tuesday
On-sale Date
1954
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Odhams Press, Ltd.
Brand
?
Editing
?

[Accidental Capture] (Table of Contents)

Mickey Mouse / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Walsh
Pencils
Manuel Gonzales
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humour
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Morty
Synopsis
Mickey accidentally captures a criminal.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1952-03-06

[The Impostor] (Table of Contents: 1)

Ellsworth / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bill Walsh
Pencils
Manuel Gonzales
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Ellsworth; Goofy
Synopsis
After visiting a pet shop with Ellsworth, Goofy accidentally returns home with a Mynah Bird impostor.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1952-06-08

[Criminal Capture] (Table of Contents: 2)

Brer Rabbit / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Stallings
Pencils
Riley Thomson
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Brer Rabbit; Mr Dog
Synopsis
Brer Rabbit ambushes and captures a wanted felon.
Reprints
  • From Uncle Remus and His Tales of Br'er Rabbit Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1953-10-25

[Winning Score] (Table of Contents: 3)

Billy Brave / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Weare
Inks
Tony Weare
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Billy Brave; Mellish
Synopsis
Billy Brave scores a sixer while playing cricket.

[Pillar Fight] (Table of Contents: 4)

Popsy / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Popsy; Cupid
Synopsis
Popsy challenges Cupid into a pillow fight, but is misunderstood by Cupid as a pillar fight.

[Golden Opportunity] (Table of Contents: 5)

Li'l Wolf / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Turner
Inks
Gil Turner
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Brer Bear; Brer Fox; Three Little Pigs (Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig)
Synopsis
The Big Bad Wolf tricks Brer Bear into paying him money for running around the world in two minutes.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 5. USA Title: Pop's Easy Money

The Phantom Fisherman (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Derek McCulloch
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Nicholas Serratt; Sara; Uncle Paul; Pierre
Synopsis
Nicholas helps to lay a trap for the mystery crook.

Indexer Notes

Part ?

[Balloon Ride] (Table of Contents: 7)

Prinny / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Harry Smith
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Prinny
Synopsis
Prinny gives his dog a balloon ride to avoid him using his sore leg.

[Fishing the Carpenter] (Table of Contents: 8)

Walrus and the Carpenter / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Walrus; Carpenter
Synopsis
Walrus accidentally catches the Carpenter on his fishing line.

[Bent Lances] (Table of Contents: 9)

Pecos Bill / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Pecos Bill; Lance Patrol Captain; Lance Patrol Colonel
Synopsis
Pecos Bill accidentally bends all the Lance Patrol's lances.

[Trading Items] (Table of Contents: 10)

Pluto / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Bill Walsh
Pencils
Manuel Gonzales
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Pluto; Butch; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Morty
Synopsis
Pluto trades with other dogs, but ends up with a policeman's hat.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1954-05-16

[Waiting for Fish to Bite] (Table of Contents: 11)

Mad Hatter and the March Hare / comic story / 0.15 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mad Hatter; March Hare
Synopsis
The Mad Hatter waits for the fish to bite.

[Incoming Tide] (Table of Contents: 12)

Jaq and Gus / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Jaq; Gus
Synopsis
While Gus is swimming, the incoming tide catches up with Jaq sleeping in his deck chair on the beach.

City of Babcons (Table of Contents: 13)

Monty Carstairs / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Monty Carstairs; Phil Whittle; Doug Whittle
Synopsis
Monty Carstairs is in Africa with two young boys, Phil and Doug Whittle, searching for a lost jungle city.

Indexer Notes

Part ?

Sailing with Nelson (Table of Contents: 14)

Sailing with Nelson / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Keith Halliday; Court; Nelson
Synopsis
Young Keith Halliday of the British Mano'war Valiant, finds himself centre of a fire during a pitch battle with a small force of French ships.

Indexer Notes

Part ?

Adventure at Echo Valley (Table of Contents: 15)

Thumper / text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bambi; Thumper
Synopsis
Bambi is pinned to the ground by tree branches.

Sammy Shuteye's Castle Adventure (Table of Contents: 16)

Sammy Shuteye / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Sammy Shuteye
Synopsis
A bully destroys Sammy's sand castle at the beach.

Indexer Notes

Mars Bar advertisement included in the comic.

The Rustlers of Deepwood Ranch - The Stranger Escapes (Table of Contents: 17)

Robin Alone / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Robin Alone; Cheeki; Sergeant Mac; Ewak
Synopsis
Robin is at the mercy of the stranger and his only hope for help is from Ewak the eagle.

[All Hands on Deck] (Table of Contents: 18)

Skippy / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Evans
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humour; children
Characters
Skippy
Synopsis
Skippy causes his shipmates to fall overboard.

Holiday Club News (Table of Contents: 19)

Jungle Club / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

News page with club enrolment form coupon.

[Something to Make] (Table of Contents: 20)

Something to Make / activity / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Puzzle Section.

Jimmy and His Little Old Engine (Table of Contents: 21)

Jimmy / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Neville Main
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Jimmy
Synopsis
Jimmy meets up with some American Indians in a train tunnel.

Castle of Fear (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
?
Letters
Carl Barks

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humour
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge (second appearance); Diamond Dick
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge and the ducks go to Scotland to find the treasure hidden in the walls of the old McDuck castle, and there they encounter a "ghost" that is invisible except for the shadow cast by its skeleton. The "ghost" soon steals the treasure and traps the ducks on a balcony a hundred feet above the ground, but the nephews get down safely and find a secret entrance to the castle through an old graveyard.
Reprints
Keywords
castles; skeletons; swords

Indexer Notes

Part 7 of 14. USA Title: The Old Castle's Secret. Art submitted on December 3, 1947. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Accidental Capture]
    Mickey Mouse
  2. 1. [The Impostor]
    Ellsworth
  3. 2. [Criminal Capture]
    Brer Rabbit
  4. 3. [Winning Score]
    Billy Brave
  5. 4. [Pillar Fight]
    Popsy
  6. 5. [Golden Opportunity]
    Li'l Wolf
  7. 6. The Phantom Fisherman
  8. 7. [Balloon Ride]
    Prinny
  9. 8. [Fishing the Carpenter]
    Walrus and the Carpenter
  10. 9. [Bent Lances]
    Pecos Bill
  11. 10. [Trading Items]
    Pluto
  12. 11. [Waiting for Fish to Bite]
    Mad Hatter and the March Hare
  13. 12. [Incoming Tide]
    Jaq and Gus
  14. 13. City of Babcons
    Monty Carstairs
  15. 14. Sailing with Nelson
    Sailing with Nelson
  16. 15. Adventure at Echo Valley
    Thumper
  17. 16. Sammy Shuteye's Castle Adventure
    Sammy Shuteye
  18. 17. The Rustlers of Deepwood Ranch - The Stranger Escapes
    Robin Alone
  19. 18. [All Hands on Deck]
    Skippy
  20. 19. Holiday Club News
    Jungle Club
  21. 20. [Something to Make]
    Something to Make
  22. 21. Jimmy and His Little Old Engine
    Jimmy
  23. 22. Castle of Fear
    Donald Duck
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doug Brain
  • Robert Copeman
  • Domingos Isabelinho
  • Ramon Schenk