(March 1950)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- 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 presents MICKEY MOUSE'S SURPRISE VISITOR, No. 268." Code number is M.M.O.S. #268-503. Copyright 1940, 1950 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). Apparently Mickey Mouse #12?
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #v2#10 (22) (July 1942) which is reprinted
- From Mickey Daily strips 1940-01-15 to 1940-04-20
- from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #v2#11 (23) (August 1942) which is reprinted
- From Mickey Daily strips 1940-01-15 to 1940-04-20
- from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #v2#12 (24) (August 1942) which is reprinted
- From Mickey Daily strips 1940-01-15 to 1940-04-20
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet, 1948 series) #11/1956 (10. oktober 1956) which is reprinted
- in Walt Disney's Serier juli 1953
Mickey Mouse's Surprise Visitor
Mickey Mouse / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Dan Gormley
- Inks:
- Dan Gormley
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animals
- Characters:
- Mickey Mouse; Thursday
- Reprints:
- in Four Color (Wilson Publishing, 1947 series) #268 ([circa 1950]) [cover]
[Pluto the Pointer]
Silly Symphony featuring Pluto the Pup / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Hubie Karp
- Pencils:
- Bob Grant
- Inks:
- Bob Grant
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animals
- Characters:
- Pluto; Horace Horsecollar
- Synopsis:
- Horace and Pluto go duck hunting, but the ducks get the best of Pluto.
- Reprints:
- from Silly Symphony (King Features Syndicate) 1940.10.06 Sunday newspaper page.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black, red, and white.
Mickey Mouse's Surprise Visitor
Mickey Mouse / comic story / 48 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Merrill de Maris; Floyd Gottfredson (plot)
- Pencils:
- Floyd Gottfredson
- Inks:
- Ted Thwaites; Bill Wright
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animals
- Characters:
- Mickey Mouse; Thursday; Minnie Mouse; Pluto; Goofy; Clarabelle Cow
- Synopsis:
- Friday, a native Mickey befriended on an adventure in Africa, sends his brother Thursday to Mickey's house in order to have him receive an education. Thursday causes Mickey all sorts of trouble with his lack of understanding of American customs.
- Reprints:
- from Mickey Mouse (King Features Syndicate) 1940.01.15 - 1940.04.20 daily newspaper strips
- from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #22-#24
Indexer Notes
Redrawn version in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #237-#241.
[Pluto Finds a Cow]
Silly Symphony featuring Pluto the Pup / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Hubie Karp
- Pencils:
- Bob Grant
- Inks:
- Bob Grant
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animals
- Characters:
- Pluto; Horace Horsecollar
- Synopsis:
- Horace and Pluto go hunting. Pluto can't handle the rabbits or squirrels, so he brings Horace a cow.
- Reprints:
- from Silly Symphony (King Features Syndicate) 1940.10.13 Sunday newspaper page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black, red, and white.
[Spotlight]
Mickey Mouse / illustration / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Dan Gormley
- Inks:
- Dan Gormley
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Funny animals
- Characters:
- Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy
- Synopsis:
- Mickey, Donald, and Goofy on stage in a spotlight.
Indexer Notes
Back cover; full-page illustration.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
[Pluto the Pointer]
Silly Symphony featuring Pluto the Pup -
2.
Mickey Mouse's Surprise Visitor
Mickey Mouse -
3.
[Pluto Finds a Cow]
Silly Symphony featuring Pluto the Pup -
4.
[Spotlight]
Mickey Mouse
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Merlin Haas
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- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
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- Karl Wilcox
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