(December 1956-February 1957)

Dell, 1953 Series
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[Fertile Assets] (Table of Contents: 1)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Letters
Garé Barks

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I water my plants and sprinkle them with fertilizer, but they still look weak and draggly!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
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Back to Long Ago! (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
U.S. #16 - 5612
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In his latest adventure Uncle Scrooge goes back in history briefly and gets a big surprise!
Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Mesmer J. Spellcaster; Mr. Newrich; Mrs. Plushcake; Bo'sn Pintail
Synopsis
A hypnotist, behind on his rent, trades Scrooge nine minutes of hypnotism for his arrears. While under the spell, Scrooge learns that he was Matey McDuck of the British navy in an earlier life, and helped to bury a treasure on an island in the Caribbean. He heads for the island, but Donald has been hypnotized, too, and he and nephews have the same destination.
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Keywords
Caribbean; Lonely Island; Spanish treasure

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on April 26, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

[Forecasting Follies] (Table of Contents: 3)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm sure that a crystal ball is not always correct when forecasting the future!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
Synopsis
Gyro develops a device that can predict future events.
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Mixed-up Presents (Table of Contents: 4)

Mickey Mouse / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Ssst!" Morty hissed loudly at Ferdie.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Morty and Ferdie

[The Colossalest Surprize Quiz Show] (Table of Contents: 5)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 5.75 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
[W US 16-05]
First Line of Dialogue or Text
And so another brilliant contestant on the "Colossalest Surprise" quiz show wins $100,000 for answering five tough questions!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge McDuck
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge becomes a contestant on a quiz show where he can earn up to $120,000, but before he goes on the air, he learns that if he earns any more money he'll owe an additional one billion dollars in taxes.
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Indexer Notes

Foreign reprint information for this sequence is based on information from the freely available Inducks database: http://inducks.org. A promo for Christmas Parade #8 fills out the page.

[Backyard Bonanza] (Table of Contents: 6)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Letters
Garé Barks

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, me! Fuel oil has gone up in price, and I can't run this heater on any less than I'm using!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge builds a small oil rig in his backyard because of an increase in oil prices.
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Happy New Year (Table of Contents: 7)

Uncle Scrooge / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Art submitted on May 24, 1956. Dell "Pledge to Parents" at bottom 0.12 page.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Dollar Bill Wreath]
    Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. [Fertile Assets]
    Uncle Scrooge
  3. 2. Back to Long Ago!
    Uncle Scrooge
  4. 3. [Forecasting Follies]
    Gyro Gearloose
  5. 4. Mixed-up Presents
    Mickey Mouse
  6. 5. [The Colossalest Surprize Quiz Show]
    Uncle Scrooge
  7. 6. [Backyard Bonanza]
    Uncle Scrooge
  8. 7. Happy New Year
    Uncle Scrooge
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Darrel McCann
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)