(June-August 1958)

Dell, 1953 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig ? (story editor); Del Connell ? (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

Issue Notes

[Cash Register Bag] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge carrying a cash register as a bag.
Reprints
Keywords
cash register

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on June 20, 1957.

[Going to Pieces] (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
Hi, Gladstone! Where are you going?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Gladstone Gander; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Scrooge heads for the museum to buy parts for his old car.
Reprints
Keywords
museum

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Art submitted on October 31, 1957. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

The Golden River (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
U.S. #22 - 586
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Confound it! In dry weather these greenbacks shrink, and my money bin looks as if I'm going broke!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Mr. Clerkmore; Tony
Synopsis
Scrooge, more miserly than ever because dry weather is shrinking his money pile, is taken to a mountain cabin by Donald and the nephews for the sake of his nerves. There, Dewey reads him the story of "The King of the Golden River," a story that comes true, after a fashion, when a waterfall near the cabin starts flowing intermittently with gold.
Reprints
Keywords
gold; nerves; waterfall

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on November 21, 1957. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

The Art Collectors (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Gee, Uncle Mickey, we're glad you rented this beach cottage!" exclaimed Morty and Ferdie.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie
Reprints

[The Know-It-All Machine] (Table of Contents: 4)

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've had a big week! Invented a machine that can read thoughts!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
Synopsis
Gyro invents a machine that can read thoughts, but it seems to have little success at reading a bird's mind.
Reprints
Keywords
invention

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on December 12, 1957. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

[High Rider] (Table of Contents: 5)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.88 page (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
Okay, mister! Here's a dollar for your rent!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Scrooge pays a reduced rate for a bumpy ride on a horse.
Reprints
Keywords
horse

Indexer Notes

The Dell Pledge to Parents fills out the page. Art submitted on October 31, 1957. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

[That Sinking Feeling] (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
We've struck a reef, Captain McDuck!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Scrooge's ship hits a reef, and like a good captain, he decides to go down with the ship; albeit, in a diver's suit.
Reprints
Keywords
shipwreck

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Art submitted on October 31, 1957.

Schwinn Bikes Are Best! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Arnold, Schwinn & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Cash Register Bag]
    Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. [Going to Pieces]
    Uncle Scrooge
  3. 2. The Golden River
    Uncle Scrooge
  4. 3. The Art Collectors
    Mickey Mouse
  5. 4. [The Know-It-All Machine]
    Gyro Gearloose
  6. 5. [High Rider]
    Uncle Scrooge
  7. 6. [That Sinking Feeling]
    Uncle Scrooge
  8. 7. Schwinn Bikes Are Best!
    Arnold, Schwinn & Co.
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