(April 1956)

Dell, 1940 Series
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Volume
16
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb ? (editor); Chase Craig ? (editor)

[Prepare to Chop Cherry Tree] (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Huey, Dewey and Louie hiding their axes from Donald.
Reprints

[Searching for a Successor] (Table of Contents: 1)

Donald Duck / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Garé Barks

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Gladstone Gander
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge gives Donald a mattress factory.
Reprints

[Punninger the Parrot] (Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]; Punninger Parrot
Synopsis
Li'l Bad Wolf invites Punninger the predicting parrot to his home.
Reprints

[Pluto vs. Swindlers] (Table of Contents: 3)

Pluto / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Pluto; Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie
Synopsis
After a misunderstanding, Pluto lets a mechanic steal all the furniture at home. Pluto then sets out with Mickey, Morty and Ferdie to catch the thieves, who work in a used furniture store.
Reprints

The Briar Patch Party (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Brer Bear; Brer Fox
Reprints

[Bird Nest in Mail] (Table of Contents: 5)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Louie
Synopsis
Louie finds a birds nest in Donald's letter box.
Reprints

[Daisy Returned the Fish] (Table of Contents: 6)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Daisy Duck
Synopsis
Daisy returns a fish to Donald after receiving it in a newspaper with the heading "Woman chokes on fish bone".
Reprints

[Pretty Big Blackboard] (Table of Contents: 7)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Louie is held back at school after being told by the teacher to write "I must not put bubble gum in Miki Jones hair" several times on a very large blackboard.
Reprints

[Dewey has Mailbox Key] (Table of Contents: 8)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Dewey
Synopsis
Donald and Dewey are locked out of the house in the rain after Dewey discovers he brought the mailbox key in error.
Reprints

The Vanishing Railroad (Table of Contents: 9)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Paul Murry

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Mr. Boomer
Synopsis
Micky and Goofy work as locomotive drivers on the locomotive "Penelope". But the chauffeur of a rich baron plans to steal the train! At first, only a freight car disappears, but that is only the beginning!
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Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 3.

[Sign Directions] (Table of Contents: 10)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Huey, Dewey and Louie follow sign directions.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

9 panels, original Sunday page has 12 panels.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Prepare to Chop Cherry Tree]
    Donald Duck
  2. 1. [Searching for a Successor]
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. [Punninger the Parrot]
    Li'l Bad Wolf
  4. 3. [Pluto vs. Swindlers]
    Pluto
  5. 4. The Briar Patch Party
  6. 5. [Bird Nest in Mail]
    Donald Duck
  7. 6. [Daisy Returned the Fish]
    Donald Duck
  8. 7. [Pretty Big Blackboard]
    Donald Duck
  9. 8. [Dewey has Mailbox Key]
    Donald Duck
  10. 9. The Vanishing Railroad
    Mickey Mouse
  11. 10. [Sign Directions]
    Donald Duck
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  • Katie
  • Robert Copeman
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Jim Van Dore