(March-May 1959)

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)

[Dollar on Glasses] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Huey, Dewey and Louie paint dollar signs on Uncle Scrooge's glasses while he is asleep.
Reprints

[Immovable Miser] (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
It's a long hike downtown, and taxi fare is costly!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Scrooge finds a way to get downtown without paying for a taxi.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Flying Dutchman (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 20 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
A tall Dutch merchantman that disappeared mysteriously three hundred years ago leads Uncle Scrooge a merry chase in this tale of the southern seas!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge, Donald Duck and the nephews travel to Africa to search for the wreck of the Fliegende Hollander, a ship that disappeared while carrying gold bullion.
Reprints
Keywords
South Africa; treasure hunt

[The Wishing Well] (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 get orders for some of the wackiest inventions...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro's Helper; Gyro Gearloose
Synopsis
Gyro invents a wishing well that actually grants wishes.
Reprints

A Stuck-up Taffy Puller (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
When Ferdie and Morty peeked from the rain-splattered window and saw puddles on the ground, they groaned...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie

[Pyramid Scheme] (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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here we are in Egypt, boys!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
Reprints
Keywords
pyramid

Indexer Notes

An ownership and circulation statement fills out the last page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Helen Meyer (business manager)
Letters
typeset

[Bill Wind] (Table of Contents: 7)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.5 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
Synopsis
Scrooge is chasing a butterfly, but when a bill flies by, Scrooge chases after it instead.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

pantomime

[News from Afar] (Table of Contents: 8)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why don't you buy a paper, cheapskate!?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Scrooge finds a way to read a newspaper without paying for it.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Dell Pledge to Parents fills out the page.

[Kitty-Go-Round] (Table of Contents: 9)

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
Uh, oh! Somebody left a basket of kittens on our doorstep!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Daisy Duck; Gladstone Gander
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge attempts to relieve himself of a litter of kittens, but his plan backfires.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Imagine "Touring" France for Only 10c (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for American Geographic Society's Around the World Program. Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Dollar on Glasses]
    Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. [Immovable Miser]
    Uncle Scrooge
  3. 2. The Flying Dutchman
    Uncle Scrooge
  4. 3. [The Wishing Well]
    Gyro Gearloose
  5. 4. A Stuck-up Taffy Puller
    Mickey Mouse
  6. 5. [Pyramid Scheme]
    Uncle Scrooge
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. [Bill Wind]
    Uncle Scrooge
  9. 8. [News from Afar]
    Uncle Scrooge
  10. 9. [Kitty-Go-Round]
    Uncle Scrooge
  11. 10. Imagine "Touring" France for Only 10c
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