(July 1950)

Dell, 1950 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
132
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
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[Motorcycle Bath] (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Buettner
Inks
Carl Buettner
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Huey, Dewey and Louie swim in water filled sidecar, while Donald drives his motorcycle.
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Trail the Truants (Table of Contents: 1)

Mickey Mouse / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Li'l Bad Wolf; Little Hiawatha; Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie

Vacation Time (Table of Contents: 2)

Donald Duck / comic story / 33 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
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Carl Barks
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Carl Barks
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Carl Barks

Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Ranger Chief; Camper
Synopsis
Donald takes the nephews camping in a wilderness area, where they encounter a bullying camper who is careless with his cigarettes and his campfire. The camper sets fire to the woods, but saves himself by stealing Donald's car. The ducks, trapped by the blaze, save themselves by burying themselves in trenches. The camper tells the forest rangers that the ducks started the fire.
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Indexer Notes

Art submitted on January 5, 1950. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

Donald Duck's Vacation Time Game (Table of Contents: 3)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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A-Daze in a Maze (Table of Contents: 4)

Donald Duck / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Mickey Mouse and the Monster Whale (Table of Contents: 5)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Paul Murry
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Paul Murry
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Minnie Mouse; Chief O'Hara; Black Pete; Captain Blow
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Indexer Notes

very first Paul Murry-Mickey. See TDT 16

Bamboozlers (Table of Contents: 6)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Daisy Duck; Donald Duck; Goofy; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse

Word Squares (Table of Contents: 7)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse

[Nuts To You!] (Table of Contents: 8)

Chip 'n' Dale / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Paul Murry
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Looky, looky, Chip!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Chip; Dale; Pluto
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Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

Detective Donald (Table of Contents: 9)

Donald Duck / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Lost Valley Gold (Table of Contents: 10)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie

Little Hiawatha and Mickey's Nephews (Table of Contents: 11)

Little Hiawatha; Morty and Ferdie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Cecil Surry
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Cecil Surry
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; humor; western-frontier
Characters
Little Hiawatha; Morty; Ferdie; Mickey Mouse; Little Hiawatha's mother; Big Chief
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Puzzle Page (Table of Contents: 12)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck

Secret Code (Table of Contents: 13)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Paper Caper (Table of Contents: 14)

Little Hiawatha / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
children
Synopsis
Little Hiawatha's canoe.

[Camping with Coyotes] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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Carl Fallberg
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Gil Turner
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Gil Turner
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, pop... I almost wish we hadn't come up here on our vacation!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Louie the Mountain Lion; Bent-Tail; Bent-Tail Junior
Synopsis
Little Bad Wolf and Big Bad Wolf set out on a camping trip.
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Scrambled Eggs Puzzle (Table of Contents: 16)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Morty; Ferdie
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Boats for Hire (Table of Contents: 17)

Bucky Bug / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bucky Bug; Bo
Synopsis
Bucky and Bo build a paddlewheel-powered boat.
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Connect the Dots (Table of Contents: 18)

Mickey Mouse / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse.
Synopsis
Mickey Mouse fishing.
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Camp Counselor (Table of Contents: 19)

Donald Duck / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Carl Barks
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Carl Barks
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Carl Barks

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald, humiliated in his efforts to teach the nephews and other boys woodcraft, finally fools them into believing a bearskin rug is a real bear.
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Indexer Notes

Art submitted on January 27, 1950. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982). Script inspired from the animated short Good Scouts (July 8, 1938)

Campfire Songs (Table of Contents: 20)

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anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Words and music to Pop! Goes the Weasel (Huey, Dewey and Louie silhouettes) (1pg); Yankee Doodle (GO on horse)(1pg); Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Little Hiawatha in a canoe) (half pg); Frere Jacques (Donald in bed) (half pg)

Disney Tag (Table of Contents: 21)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Little Hiawatha; Mickey Mouse; Pluto

Donald's Grandma Duck (Table of Contents: 22)

Grandma Duck / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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Carl Barks
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Carl Barks
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gus! Gus Goose! I heard you slam that cupboard door!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Gus Goose; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
The nephews, visiting Grandma, have trouble adjusting to country ways, especially the quiet at night, but Grandma is not sympathetic. They find a letter from one of Grandma's creditors and mistakenly think that she is about to lose her farm.
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Indexer Notes

Art submitted on January 19, 1950. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

Vacation Snapshots (Table of Contents: 23)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bent-Tail Junior; Chip; Dale; Donald Duck; Goofy; Grandma Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Li'l Bad Wolf; Little Hiawatha; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Pluto

Indexer Notes

Photos of the Duck family, referring to the stories in this comic.

How to Make the Front Cover Move... (Table of Contents: 24)

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anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Morty; Ferdie

Come Along with Us... for Extra Vacation Fun! (Table of Contents: 25)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Bent-Tail Junior; Bo; Bucky Bug; Chip; Dale; Donald Duck; Goofy; Grandma Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Li'l Bad Wolf; Little Hiawatha; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Morty
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Indexer Notes

Back cover. Donald in center of compass showing 8 directions, 7 corresponding to the stories of the book.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Motorcycle Bath]
    Donald Duck
  2. 1. Trail the Truants
    Mickey Mouse
  3. 2. Vacation Time
    Donald Duck
  4. 3. Donald Duck's Vacation Time Game
    Donald Duck
  5. 4. A-Daze in a Maze
    Donald Duck
  6. 5. Mickey Mouse and the Monster Whale
    Mickey Mouse
  7. 6. Bamboozlers
  8. 7. Word Squares
  9. 8. [Nuts To You!]
    Chip 'n' Dale
  10. 9. Detective Donald
    Donald Duck
  11. 10. Lost Valley Gold
    Mickey Mouse
  12. 11. Little Hiawatha and Mickey's Nephews
    Little Hiawatha; Morty and Ferdie
  13. 12. Puzzle Page
    Donald Duck
  14. 13. Secret Code
    Huey, Dewey and Louie
  15. 14. Paper Caper
    Little Hiawatha
  16. 15. [Camping with Coyotes]
    Li'l Bad Wolf
  17. 16. Scrambled Eggs Puzzle
    Morty & Ferdie
  18. 17. Boats for Hire
    Bucky Bug
  19. 18. Connect the Dots
    Mickey Mouse
  20. 19. Camp Counselor
    Donald Duck
  21. 20. Campfire Songs
  22. 21. Disney Tag
  23. 22. Donald's Grandma Duck
    Grandma Duck
  24. 23. Vacation Snapshots
  25. 24. How to Make the Front Cover Move...
  26. 25. Come Along with Us... for Extra Vacation Fun!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Robert Copeman
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mark Q
  • Jim Van Dore