(March 1952)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- 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).
Only a Poor Old Man
Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Carl Barks
- Inks:
- Carl Barks
- Colors:
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters:
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
- Reprints:
-
in Walt Disney's serier (Hjemmet, 1950 series) #[1/1954] ([januar] 1954) -
in Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck (Western, 1965 series) #1 (1965) - in Walt Disney's Månedshefte (Hjemmet, 1967 series) #7/1971 (uke 27 1971)
- in The Best of Walt Disney Comics (Western, 1974 series) #96172 (1974)
- in Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #195 (March 1982)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984)
- in Uncle Scrooge #1 [Promotional Reprint] (Another Rainbow, 1986 series) #[nn] (1986)
- in Gladstone Comic Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #20 (November 1989)
- in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures (Gladstone, 1993 series) #33 (July 1995)
-
in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #5 (Outubro 2004) - in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge - Free Comic Book Day (Gemstone, 2005 series) #[nn]
-
- Keywords:
- adding machines; fishing; money; rowboats
Indexer Notes
Cover art submitted on September 27, 1951.
[Osogood Silver polish]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Carl Barks
- Pencils:
- Carl Barks
- Inks:
- Carl Barks
- Letters:
- Carl Barks
Content Information
- Genre:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters:
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis:
- A salesman for Osogood Silver Polish volunteers to polish Scrooge's coins.
- Reprints:
- in Walt Disney's serier (Hjemmet, 1950 series) #[1/1954] ([januar] 1954) which is reprinted
- in Walt Disney's Månedshefte (Hjemmet, 1967 series) #7/1971 (uke 27 1971) [2. translation]
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984)
- in Uncle Scrooge #1 [Promotional Reprint] (Another Rainbow, 1986 series) #[nn] (1986)
- in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone, 1986 series) #214 (February 1987)
- in Gladstone Comic Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #20 (November 1989)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color (Gladstone, 1992 series) #1 (July 1992)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet, 1948 series) #40/1993 (5. oktober 1993) [3. translation]
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #5 (Outubro 2004)
- in Uncle Scrooge (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #400 (February 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Art submitted on September 27, 1951. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Only a Poor Old Man
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 32 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
- Characters:
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Beagle Boys
- Synopsis:
- When the Beagle Boys erect a building next to Scrooge's money bin, with plans to puncture the bin and drain out the money, Scrooge secretly transfers his money to an old reservoir, where he hides it underwater. Learning of this stratagem, the Beagle Boys try to destroy a dam so that Scrooge's money will flow onto their land.
- Reprints:
- in Walt Disney's serier (Hjemmet, 1950 series) #[1/1954] ([januar] 1954) which is reprinted
- in Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck (Western, 1965 series) #1 (1965)
-
in Vita e Dollari di Paperon De' Paperoni (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1968 series) #[nn] (Agosto 1968) - in Walt Disney's Månedshefte (Hjemmet, 1967 series) #7/1971 (uke 27 1971) [2. translation, 1 page removed]
- in The Best of Walt Disney Comics (Western, 1974 series) #96172 (1974)
- in Donald Duck Best Comics (Abbeville Press, 1978 series) #[nn] (1978) [reprint layout=14.5 pages, abridged?; original layout=32 pages, abridged?]
- in Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #195 (March 1982)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984) [in black and white]
- in Uncle Scrooge #1 [Promotional Reprint] (Another Rainbow, 1986 series) #[nn] (1986)
- in Gladstone Comic Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #20 (November 1989)
- in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures (Gladstone, 1993 series) #33 (July 1995)
- in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1996 series) #1 (May 1996)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #5 (Outubro 2004)
- in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge - Free Comic Book Day (Gemstone, 2005 series) #[nn]
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on September 27, 1951. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
[Coffee for Two]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Carl Barks
- Pencils:
- Carl Barks
- Inks:
- Carl Barks
- Letters:
- Carl Barks
Content Information
- Genre:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters:
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis:
- Scrooge takes a bum to a diner for a "free" cup of coffee.
- Reprints:
- in Walt Disney's serier (Hjemmet, 1950 series) #[1/1954] ([januar] 1954) which is reprinted
- in Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck (Western, 1965 series) #1 (1965)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984)
- in Uncle Scrooge #1 [Promotional Reprint] (Another Rainbow, 1986 series) #[nn] (1986)
- in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone, 1986 series) #212 (December 1986)
- in Gladstone Comic Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #20 (November 1989)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color (Gladstone, 1992 series) #1 (July 1992)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet, 1948 series) #14/1994 (5. april 1994) [2. translation]
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #5 (Outubro 2004)
- in Uncle Scrooge (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #400 (February 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Art submitted on September 27, 1951. First of a series of one-page gags set in a diner. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
[Soupline Eight]
Uncle Scrooge / 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:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters:
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis:
- Scrooge decides to "take a chance" on the Soupline Eight car.
- Reprints:
- in Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck (Western, 1965 series) #1 (1965)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984)
- in Uncle Scrooge #1 [Promotional Reprint] (Another Rainbow, 1986 series) #[nn] (1986)
- in Gladstone Comic Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #20 (November 1989)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color (Gladstone, 1992 series) #1 (July 1992)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Egmont Serieforlaget, 1997 series) #43/2001 (23. oktober 2001)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #5 (Outubro 2004)
- in Uncle Scrooge (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #400 (February 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Art submitted on September 27, 1951. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
Only a Poor Old Man
Uncle Scrooge -
1.
[Osogood Silver polish]
Uncle Scrooge -
2.
Only a Poor Old Man
Uncle Scrooge -
3.
[Coffee for Two]
Uncle Scrooge -
4.
[Soupline Eight]
Uncle Scrooge
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- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
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