- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Weaver (sourced) (INDUCKS entry for this story); Carl Buettner ? (see notes)
- Inks
- Bill Weaver (sourced) (INDUCKS entry for this story); Carl Buettner ? (see notes)
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm glad you suggested going to the zoo, Minnie!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy; kid; kid's mom; gorilla; ostriches; water buffalo; trained lions; lion trainer; Leo the nearsighted lion; delivery truck driver; Pluto; Dr. Seemore (oculist); Dr. Cuspid (dentist); elevator operator; frightened citizens; flower pushcart vendor; crowds at the pier
- Synopsis
- At the zoo, the lion trainer wants to get rid of Leo, an old, toothless, and nearsighted lion. Soft-hearted Mickey saves the lion from a fate at the glue factory and, at Minnie's behest, assumes custody of the beast. Mickey rejuvenates the worn creature by having him fitted for eyeglasses and dentures, leading to more trouble than he bargained for.
- Keywords
- best of intentions; lion; nearsightedness; rejuvenation; wreaking havoc; zoo
One of many entries in the sub-genre of "Mickey Takes in an Animal that Wreaks Havoc", which dates back to early Floyd Gottfredson newspaper strip continuities.
The Bill Weaver art credits (sourced from the INDUCKS entry for this story https://inducks.org/story.php?c=W+MOC++74-01&search=The%20Nearsighted%20Li…), would appear to be accurate. The art does resemble similar efforts by Weaver for Western Publishing on Woody Woodpecker - with the exception of the "Mickey and Minnie heads".
The "mouse heads" do not look like Weaver's "rubbery and goony" style and may have been redrawn by Carl Buettner - as were the Bugs Bunny heads in Four Color (Dell, 1942 Series) #48 (July 1944) - otherwise drawn by Carl Barks.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Somebody is sitting under the tree, and he's having fun...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse
- Keywords
- connect the dots; fishing
Connect the dots to find out WHO is doing WHAT. (Spoiler: It's Mickey fishing!)
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Morty and Ferdie see a lot of interesting things on their way home from the grocery store.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Morty; Ferdie; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse
- Synopsis
- Morty and Ferdie walk home from the grocery story, arriving with a sack of broken eggs.
- Keywords
- maze puzzle
Lead Morty and Ferdie home from the grocery story, through a maze of different distractions that reveals why they showed up with a sack of broken eggs.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's happening? Mickey and Pluto take a tumble, while Goofy looks on in amazement...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Pluto
- Reprints
- Keywords
- connect the dots
Connect the dots to show Goofy's latest blunder.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Riley Thomson
- Inks
- Riley Thomson
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To make Mickey skip
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse
- Keywords
- simulated animation
Simulate animation by rotating a wheel with different poses of Mickey skipping rope.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Wright
- Inks
- Bill Wright
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Pluto; Minnie Mouse
- Synopsis
- Is a dragon running loose outside Pluto's yard?
- Reprints
- Keywords
- art or lettering modification or omission; deleted or edited scenes; dog; dragon; fence; notable coloring modification; wrong impression
Edited down to the last four panels of the one-page story appearing in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #248. The full original version was published on the issue's inside back cover, in Dell/Western's occasionally employed "black, white, and red" color scheme, while this abbreviated version appears in full color. Dialogue balloons have been removed making this reprint a pantomime.