Daffy Duck #53

(June 1968)

All Steamed Up (Table of Contents: 1)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Daffy Duck [Dell Interior 2 Thick Lettering]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd

Synopsis

Daffy presses Elmer’s pants – too well.

Reprints

• from Daffy Duck (Dell, 1959 series) #20 (January-March 1960)

Keywords

iron; pants

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Black and white on inside front cover.

Injun Scout (Table of Contents: 2)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Daffy is the official Indian scout for a westbound wagon train of homesteaders…

Feature Logo

Daffy Duck

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Daffy Duck; wagon train homesteaders; Chief Blackhorse; various Native Americans; buzzard; prairie dog

Synopsis

Wagon train scout Daffy is captured by Chief Blackhorse, who prizes the duck’s black feathers.

Keywords

ambush; desert setting; feathers; Native Americans; scout; wagon train

Indexer Notes

New story.

Togetherness Mess (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Michael Maltese ?

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can’t stand living here at the pond alone! It’s driving me Daffy!

Feature Logo

Daffy Duck [Dell/Western Interior 1]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Daffy Duck; Yosemite Sam; bulldog; squirrel; skunk; Leonard the Lion; lion tamer; circus boss

Synopsis

Lonely Daffy tries to find a suitable roommate, ending up with a circus lion.

Reprints

• from Daffy Duck (Dell, 1959 series) #22 (July-September 1960)

Keywords

be-careful-what-you-wish-for; circus; lion; loneliness; pet shop; roommate

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Gold Key Comics Club News (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Gold Key Comics Club News / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Reader's Page (Table of Contents: 5)

Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

First of two pages featuring drawings of various monsters submitted by readers.

Reader's Page (Table of Contents: 6)

Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Second of two pages featuring drawings of various monsters submitted by readers.

Jokes on You (Table of Contents: 7)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What has eighteen legs and catches flies?

Characters

Gold Key Kid

Keywords

jokes; riddles

Indexer Notes

Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.

Bounty Bait (Table of Contents: 8)

Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Maltese

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here’s where I catch those racy robins flat-footed!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Beep Beep the Road Runner; Wile E. Coyote; Beep Beep's three sons

Synopsis

To falsely convince the Road Runners that he is leaving the desert for safer-pastures, Wile E. Coyote posts signs declaring a $50.00 bounty on all coyotes.

Reprints

• from Tweety and Sylvester (Dell, 1954 series) #28 (March-May 1960)

Keywords

best-laid-plans; bounty; desert setting; parachute

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand". After taking a beating, Wile E. Coyote says “Oooooh! That smarts!”, which was one of Michael Maltese’s oft-used catch phrases for the Hanna-Barbera Quick Draw McGraw cartoons that he wrote, at or around the same time this story originally appeared. Maltese gets the call as writer of this story.

The Witching Apple (Table of Contents: 9)

Daffy Duck / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

John Liggera

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Daffy Duck and Beaky Buzzard wandered through the noisy street carnival, looking at the bright lights, listening to the blaring music, and wishing they had some money to spend.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Daffy Duck; Beaky Buzzard; “magic apple” vendor; Madame Lola (fortune teller); Tom the Toyman; two police officers

Synopsis

At a carnival, Beaky buys a “magic apple” that is said to grant him three wishes. Daffy is skeptical but circumstances manage to work out so that Beaky’s wishes end up granted.

Reprints

• from Tweety and Sylvester (Dell, 1954 series) #28 (March-May 1960)

Keywords

apple; carnival; fortune teller; wishes

The Nickel Pickle (Table of Contents: 10)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Maltese ?

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is the most valuable coin in my collection!

Feature Logo

Daffy Duck [Dell/Western Interior 1]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; Dolores Duck (actress, in newspaper ad and on movie screen only); box office clerk; box office robber; two police officers

Synopsis

Daffy accidently spends Elmer’s ultra-rare “sitting-down-buffalo nickel”. The pair go through misadventures to get it back.

Reprints

• from Daffy Duck (Dell, 1959 series) #23 (October-December 1960)

Keywords

movies; rare coin; robbery; series of mishaps

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

[Umbrella Fella] (Table of Contents: 11)

Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

boy in a "Charlie Brown shirt"; birthday party kids

Synopsis

A boy on his way to a birthday party makes the most of an intended gift, when caught in a sudden wind-and-rain-storm.

Keywords

alternative uses; birthday gift; rain

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Top half of page.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 12)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Howard L. Anderson

Letters

typeset

Keywords

government reporting; regulations

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for September 28, 1967. Prepared by H.L. Anderson. Reported total distribution: 212,806 (12 month average), 218,398 (nearest issue). Lower half of page.

Dinosauria Brachiosaurus (Table of Contents: 13)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rex Maxon

Inks

Rex Maxon

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Some hundred million years ago, this huge fifty-ton dinosaur lived in and by the swamps of the prehistoric world.

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

dinosaurs; educational feature

Indexer Notes

Illustrated text article on the brachiosaurus. Copyright 1968 by Western Publishing Company, Inc.

Hi, Kids! I’m “Cracky” Official Mascot of Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Western Publishing Company, Inc.; Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

3 Complete Fishing Outfits (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)