(March 1941)

Dell, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1941-02-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
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Editing
Alice Nielson Cobb ?

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 1.

[Inverted umbrella] (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Donald Duck
Keywords
umbrella
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[Morning athletics] (Table of Contents: 1)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald wakes up, exercises, and is so tired by exercising that he goes back to bed.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 38
Keywords
weights

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Dog Daze (Table of Contents: 2)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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C'mon, Pluto! Let's go for a hike!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Pluto
Synopsis
Donald Duck and Pluto go for a hike.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37

They Fell for Donald's Line (Table of Contents: 3)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Donald, when you're tempted to be bad...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Clarabelle Cow; Ferdie Fieldmouse; Morty Fieldmouse
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37

A Mellon-Choly Finish (Table of Contents: 4)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald gets caught stealing a watermelon, and in trying to get away, ends up destroying it.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37
Keywords
watermelon

Donald Scented Foul Play (Table of Contents: 5)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Goofy
Synopsis
Donald annoys Goofy with a peashooter.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37

Good Shot (Table of Contents: 6)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Morty Fieldmouse; Ferdie Fieldmouse
Synopsis
Morty and Ferdie each steal an apple and Donald stops them and returns the apples to the apple seller. In revenge, Morty and Ferdie trick Donald into breaking a window.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37

His Appetite Was Whetted (Table of Contents: 7)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Clarabelle Cow
Synopsis
Donald scares Clarabelle by donning a mask; Clarabelle faints and Donald goes to get water to revive her. Clarabelle awakens before Donald returns and she dons the mask to scare Donald.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37

Alpine Mickey (Table of Contents: 8)

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It was a clear, cold day when Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Pluto Pup arrived in the little mountain village...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Pluto
Synopsis
Mickey, Donald and Pluto go mountain climbing on their winter vacation.
Keywords
edelweiss

Goofy Did a Bang-up Job (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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Ted Osborne
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Floyd Gottfredson
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Al Taliaferro
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Hi, Goofy! What you got there?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy; Mickey Mouse
Synopsis
Goofy builds a car, but forgets to install a method for stopping the vehicle.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Sunday strips 36-12-13, In Mickey Mouse 223
Keywords
perpetual motion

Snowbound (Table of Contents: 10)

Mickey Mouse / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Floyd Gottfredson
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Floyd Gottfredson
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Morty Fieldmouse; Ferdie Fieldmouse; Clarabelle Cow
Reprints
  • From Mickey Sunday strips 37

Mickey Had It on Ice (Table of Contents: 11)

Mickey Mouse / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne; Merril De Maris
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Floyd Gottfredson
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Al Taliaferro
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Goofy's been gettin' too fresh, lately!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy
Synopsis
Goofy is skating, and Mickey tries to play a prank on him; however, the prank backfires and Mickey ends up falling through the ice.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Sunday strips 37-12-12, In Mickey and Donald 17

Mickey Takes His Medicine (Table of Contents: 12)

Mickey Mouse / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne; Merril De Maris
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Floyd Gottfredson
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Al Taliaferro
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What's this about your nephew being sick?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Manfred; Goofy
Synopsis
Mickey uses psychology to persuade Manfred to take some medicine.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Sunday strips 37-11-28, In Mickey Mouse 243

A Book to Get Up in the Air Over (Table of Contents: 13)

Mickey Mouse / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne; Merril De Maris
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Floyd Gottfredson
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Al Taliaferro
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Boy! What a swell story!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse
Synopsis
Mickey travels to Minnie's house with his nose stuck in a book unaware of the dangers around him.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Sunday strips 37-12-05, In Mickey Mouse 243

Goofy's a Good Skate (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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Floyd Gottfredson
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Floyd Gottfredson
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Well! Here we are!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy
Synopsis
Goofy swipes Mickey's skates while Mickey is helping Minnie.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Sunday strips 37
Keywords
ice skating

He Made Short Work of It (Table of Contents: 15)

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Pluto
Synopsis
Pluto finds himself getting into mischief at the dog races.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 39
Keywords
electric rabbit

Aw! Quit Monkeyin' Around! (Table of Contents: 16)

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Pluto
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Pluto finds himself unable to get rid of a monkey that has become attached to him.
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  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 39

Tracks Is Facts (Table of Contents: 17)

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Now, Pluto, don't you dare come out into the kitchen while I'm away!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Minnie Mouse; Pluto
Synopsis
A cat wreaks havoc in Minnie's kitchen and Pluto gets the blame.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 39

He's an Old Apple-knocker (Table of Contents: 18)

Mickey Mouse / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne; Merril De Maris
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Floyd Gottfredson
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Ted Thwaites
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It's shore nice o' you two tuh help Uncle Dizzy pick his apples!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy; Minnie Mouse; Mickey Mouse; Uncle Dizzy
Synopsis
Mickey, Minnie and Goofy agree to help Uncle Dizzy pick his apples.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Sunday strips 37-11-14, In Mickey Mouse 255

He Musta Got the Wrong Dope (Table of Contents: 19)

Mickey Mouse / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Floyd Gottfredson
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Floyd Gottfredson
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Mickey Mouse
Synopsis
Mickey is plagued by a mosquito.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Sunday strips 37

He's on the Way Down (Table of Contents: 20)

Mickey Mouse / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Manuel Gonzales
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Manuel Gonzales
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Hi, Mickey! What yuh doin' up there?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy; Mickey Mouse
Synopsis
Mickey needs Goofy's help to get down from the roof.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Sunday strips 39

Goofy Lost His Memory Too (Table of Contents: 21)

Mickey Mouse / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Manuel Gonzales
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Manuel Gonzales
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Whatcha doin', Goofy?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy; Mickey Mouse
Synopsis
Goofy has lost something, but he can't remember what it is; Mickey offers to help Goofy find it.
Reprints
  • From Mickey Sunday strips 39

The Object of My Confection (Table of Contents: 22)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Clarabelle Cow
Synopsis
Donald decides to help himself to Clarabelle's candy and gets caught in the act.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37

Clarabelle Didn't Gopher It (Table of Contents: 23)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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I try to reform you, and you promise to be good...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Clarabelle Cow; Pluto; Donald Duck
Synopsis
Clarabelle ends up all wet when Donald tries to flush out a gopher.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37-08-01, In Donald Duck 282

Behind the News (Table of Contents: 24)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Morty Fieldmouse; Ferdie Fieldmouse; Donald Duck
Synopsis
When Donald tries to get payback against Morty and Ferdie for peppering him with a slingshot, things don't go as planned.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37-09-05, In Donald Duck 283, WD Comics 614*

Jam Session (Table of Contents: 25)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald feigns sleep to get the nephews to stop making noise.
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37

Birds of a Feather (Table of Contents: 26)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Will you run down to the store and get me a pint of whipping cream?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Clarabelle Cow
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37

That Oughta Hold It (Table of Contents: 27)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Pluto
Synopsis
Donald, seeing Pluto dig a hole, decides to help Pluto dig even deeper.
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  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

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Hey kids look!
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Goofy

Indexer Notes

Contest to win $25 in prizes by cutting out and assembling the pieces of Goofy's kite.

March Puzzle (Table of Contents: 29)

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A crossword puzzle for the month of March.

A Gentleman's Gentleman (Table of Contents: 30)

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"What a wonderful morning to stay in bed," yawned Mickey, burrowing his head deeper into the pillow.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Pluto
Synopsis
Mickey sends Pluto to fetch the Sunday newspaper.

The Berry Glider (Table of Contents: 31)

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How to make it

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Pattern and instruction on how to make a paper plane.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

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Goofy questions
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Goofy

Indexer Notes

Questions for readers.

His Royal Highness (Table of Contents: 33)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

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Ted Osborne; Merril De Maris
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Floyd Gottfredson
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Al Taliaferro; Ted Thwaites
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How does it feel t'be home again, Minnie?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Minnie Mouse; Horace Horsecollar; Clarabelle Cow; Goofy; Mickey Mouse
Reprints
  • From Mickey Daily strips 1937-08-09 to 1938-02-05, In Gladstone Giant Alb 7, WD Comics 593+

Indexer Notes

part 1; xred WD Comics 117-22

Beaten at Their Own Game (Table of Contents: 34)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Clarabelle Cow
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37

Donald Gets a Box Seat (Table of Contents: 35)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Hi, Donald, how's yer nephews?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Goofy; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Clarabelle Cow
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37

Batter Up! (Table of Contents: 36)

Donald Duck / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Ted Osborne
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Al Taliaferro
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Al Taliaferro
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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Clarabelle Cow
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 37
Keywords
baseball

U-m-m-m-m! Good! (Table of Contents: 37)

Pluto / filler / 1 page (report information)

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C'mon, Pluto! Gotta go down an' git sum drinkin' water!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy; Pluto
Reprints
  • From Silly Symphony Sunday strips 39

How To Ride a Horse (Table of Contents: 38)

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Goofy paced back and forth in front of the mirror.
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anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Goofy; Percy (horse); Riding Instructor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

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Includes the answers to the February Crossword Puzzle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

Goofy's Glider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Inverted umbrella]
    Donald Duck
  2. 1. [Morning athletics]
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. Dog Daze
    Donald Duck
  4. 3. They Fell for Donald's Line
    Donald Duck
  5. 4. A Mellon-Choly Finish
    Donald Duck
  6. 5. Donald Scented Foul Play
    Donald Duck
  7. 6. Good Shot
    Donald Duck
  8. 7. His Appetite Was Whetted
    Donald Duck
  9. 8. Alpine Mickey
    Mickey Mouse
  10. 9. Goofy Did a Bang-up Job
    Mickey Mouse
  11. 10. Snowbound
    Mickey Mouse
  12. 11. Mickey Had It on Ice
    Mickey Mouse
  13. 12. Mickey Takes His Medicine
    Mickey Mouse
  14. 13. A Book to Get Up in the Air Over
    Mickey Mouse
  15. 14. Goofy's a Good Skate
    Mickey Mouse
  16. 15. He Made Short Work of It
    Pluto
  17. 16. Aw! Quit Monkeyin' Around!
    Pluto
  18. 17. Tracks Is Facts
    Pluto
  19. 18. He's an Old Apple-knocker
    Mickey Mouse
  20. 19. He Musta Got the Wrong Dope
    Mickey Mouse
  21. 20. He's on the Way Down
    Mickey Mouse
  22. 21. Goofy Lost His Memory Too
    Mickey Mouse
  23. 22. The Object of My Confection
    Donald Duck
  24. 23. Clarabelle Didn't Gopher It
    Donald Duck
  25. 24. Behind the News
    Donald Duck
  26. 25. Jam Session
    Donald Duck
  27. 26. Birds of a Feather
    Donald Duck
  28. 27. That Oughta Hold It
    Donald Duck
  29. 28. ["Hey kids look!"]
  30. 29. March Puzzle
  31. 30. A Gentleman's Gentleman
  32. 31. The Berry Glider
  33. 32. ["Goofy questions"]
  34. 33. His Royal Highness
    Mickey Mouse
  35. 34. Beaten at Their Own Game
    Donald Duck
  36. 35. Donald Gets a Box Seat
    Donald Duck
  37. 36. Batter Up!
    Donald Duck
  38. 37. U-m-m-m-m! Good!
    Pluto
  39. 38. How To Ride a Horse
    Goofy
  40. 39. [no title indexed]
  41. 40. ["Walt Disney's Goofy in "Goofy's Glider""]
    Goofy's Glider
  42. 41. ["Gawsh, that's a swell idee!"]
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories
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