(December 1948)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- A Dell Comic
- Editing:
- Eleanor Packer (managing editor); Alice Nielson Cobb (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in THE GOLDEN CHRISTMAS TREE, No. 203." Code number is W.D.O.S. #203-4812. Copyright 1948 by Walt Disney Productions. Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994). Can also be considered as Donald Duck #6.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet, 1948 series) #52/1960 (21. desember 1960) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co #51/1991
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet, 1948 series) #51/1991 (16. desember 1991)
- in Kalle Anka & C:o (Hemmets Journal AB, 1957 series) #2/1961 (10 januari 1961) [USA]
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet, 1948 series) #51/1991 (16. desember 1991)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet, 1948 series) #52/1991 (20. desember 1991) which is reprinted
The Golden Christmas Tree
Donald Duck / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Carl Barks
- Inks:
- Carl Barks
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animals
- Characters:
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)
- in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key, 1963 series) #4 (January 1966)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #1 (July 1984)
- in Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures (Disney, 1990 series) #21 (February 1992) [mirrored]
- in Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #[1] - Lost in the Andes (2011)
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on July 29, 1948.
[Jumping to Conclusions]
Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Carl Barks
- Pencils:
- Carl Barks
- Inks:
- Carl Barks
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- Carl Barks
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animals
- Characters:
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Synopsis:
- Donald returns the nephews' presents when they fail to do their chores.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)
- in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key, 1963 series) #4 (January 1966)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #1 (July 1984)
- in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1994 series) #25 (January 1996)
- in Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #[1] - Lost in the Andes (2011)
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Art submitted July 22, 1948. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Golden Christmas Tree
Donald Duck / comic story / 20 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Carl Barks; ? (last page)
- Pencils:
- Carl Barks
- Inks:
- Carl Barks
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- Carl Barks
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animals
- Characters:
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Wicked Witch
- Synopsis:
- The nephews, disappointed in their wish for a golden Christmas tree, are lured into a trap by a witch who plans to use their tears in a magic potion that will destroy all the Christmas trees on earth.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)
- in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key, 1963 series) #4 (January 1966)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #1 (July 1984)
- in Donald Duck Julealbum (Hjemmet, 1986 series) #[1986] - Donald Ducks julefortellinger (julen 1986) which is reprinted
- in Tegneserie Bokklubben (Hjemmet, 1985 series) #20
- in Donald Duck bøker [Gullbøker] (Hjemmet, 1984 series) #[1996] - Fabelaktige funn (1996)
- in Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures (Disney, 1990 series) #21 (February 1992)
- in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1994 series) #9 (September 1994)
- in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gemstone, 2003 series) #3 (November 2005)
- in Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #[1] - Lost in the Andes (2011)
Indexer Notes
Art submitted June 30, 1948. Dialogue in panels two, three, four, and five of the last page of the story was changed by Barks' editors. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Special Delivery
Mickey Mouse and Goofy / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Wright
- Pencils:
- Bill Wright
- Inks:
- Bill Wright
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- Bill Wright
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animals
- Characters:
- Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Santa Claus
- Synopsis:
- Santa sprains his ankle when he visits Mickey's house on Christmas Eve. Mickey and Goofy deliver the presents on the few remaining stops on Santa's list, but not without a number of accidents.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key, 1963 series) #4 (January 1966)
- in Walt Disney's Christmas Treasury (Abbeville Press, 1978 series) #[nn] (1978)
- in Mickey Mouse Comics Digest (Gladstone, 1986 series) #2 (March 1987)
Indexer Notes
Script credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
[The True Test]
Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Carl Barks
- Pencils:
- Carl Barks
- Inks:
- Carl Barks
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- Carl Barks
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animals
- Characters:
- Donald Duck
- Synopsis:
- Donald tests toys to see how sturdy they are.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)
- in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key, 1963 series) #4 (January 1966)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #1 (July 1984)
- in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gladstone, 1988 series) #2 (Winter 1989)
- in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1994 series) #25 (January 1996)
- in Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #[1] - Lost in the Andes (2011)
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Art submitted July 22, 1948. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
[Ornaments on the Way]
Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Carl Barks
- Pencils:
- Carl Barks
- Inks:
- Carl Barks
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- Carl Barks
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animals
- Characters:
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Synopsis:
- Donald acquires some unusual decorations for his Christmas tree.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)
- in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key, 1963 series) #4 (January 1966)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #1 (July 1984)
- in Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures (Disney, 1990 series) #33 (February 1993)
- in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1994 series) #25 (January 1996)
- in Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #[1] - Lost in the Andes (2011)
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Art submitted on July 22, 1948. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
[Jumping to Conclusions]
Donald Duck -
2.
The Golden Christmas Tree
Donald Duck -
3.
Special Delivery
Mickey Mouse and Goofy -
4.
[The True Test]
Donald Duck -
5.
[Ornaments on the Way]
Donald Duck
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- Gregg Whitmore
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