(May 1951)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- A Dell Comic
- Editing:
- Alice Nielson Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994). Donald Duck #17? Designated "D.D. 2" on the cover.
Old California
Donald Duck / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Carl Buettner ?
- Inks:
- Carl Buettner
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; western-frontier
- Characters:
- Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
- Keywords:
- flintlock pistols; gold panning; prospecting
[Love trouble]
Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bob Moore
- Inks:
- Bob Moore
- Colors:
- black/white/red (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Content Information
- Genre:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
Donald Duck in Old California!
Donald Duck / comic story / 28 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Carl Barks
- Pencils:
- Carl Barks
- Inks:
- Carl Barks
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- Carl Barks
Content Information
- Genre:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; western-frontier
- Characters:
- Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
- Synopsis:
- The ducks, injured in a car wreck in Southern California, are transported by means of a mysterious dream to the California of 1848. While there they stay at the home of a wealthy Spanish rancher, take part in the gold rush, and help a young vaquero win the hand of a rancher's daughter.
- Reprints:
-
in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #2 (November 1986) - in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1986 series) #254 (June 1987)
- in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1994 series) #19 (July 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Story submitted November 2, 1950. Comment: "The story is set in that section of Southern California which Barks himself lived at the time. However, few of the settings were taken from real life." Comment and synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
[Grandma's Visit]
Donald Duck / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Christensen
- Pencils:
- Bob Moore
- Inks:
- Bob Moore
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters:
- Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Grandma Duck
- Reprints:
- in Donald Duck Comics Digest (Gladstone, 1986 series) #4 (May 1987)
-
[The new boat]
Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bob Moore
- Inks:
- Bob Moore
- Colors:
- black/white/red (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
[Banknote forgery]
Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bob Moore
- Inks:
- Bob Moore
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Old California
Donald Duck -
1.
[Love trouble]
Donald Duck -
2.
Donald Duck in Old California!
Donald Duck -
3.
[Grandma's Visit]
Donald Duck -
4.
[The new boat]
Donald Duck -
5.
[Banknote forgery]
Donald Duck
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