Four Color
#1047 - Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose
(November 1959)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Company, Inc.
- Brand
- Dell
- Editing
- Alice Nielson Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig and/or Del Connell (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
- Paper Stock
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994).
[Feets Don't Fail Me Now]
Gyro Gearloose / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
- Reprints
-
in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #28/1960 (6. juli 1960) which is reprinted - in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[39] - 1960 del 4 ([januar] 2006), #[39] - 1960 del 4 ([januar] 2006)
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in Kalle Anka & C:o (Hemmets Journal, 1957 series) #30/1960 -
in Walt Disney Showcase (Western, 1970 series) #18 [Gold Key] (October 1973) - in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (Gladstone, 1993 series) #3 (May 1993)
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Indexer Notes
Cover art submitted on April 8, 1961.
Inventor of Anything [Gyro's Workshop]
Gyro Gearloose / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Helper
- Synopsis
- A full-page drawing of the exterior of Gyro's workshop, with Gyro on a bike-saucer.
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #40/1960 (28. september 1960) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[41] - 1960 del 6 ([mars] 2006)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990)
- in Disney's DuckTales (Gladstone, 1988 series) #13 (May 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (Gladstone, 1993 series) #3 (May 1993)
-
in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #37 (2008) - in Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose - Free Comic Book Day (Gemstone, 2008 series) (May 2008)
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Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Art submitted on March 18, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Gab-Muffer
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Helper; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Bolivar
- Synopsis
- Gyro invents a machine to envelope the nephews in a "globe of silence," but then a fire starts in Donald's back yard and the gab-muffler silences Donald and Gyro as well as the nephews.
- Reprints
-
in Le Journal de Mickey (Disney Hachette Presse, 1952 series) #410 (3 avril 1960) - in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #19/1961 (10. mai 1961) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck bøker [Gullbøker] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1984 series) #[1991] - Klassiske bobler ([september] 1991)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #17/2004 ([19. april] 2004) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #45 - 1961 del 3 ([september] 2006)
- in Walt Disney Showcase (Western, 1970 series) #18 (October 1973)
- in Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose and the Disney Ducks [Dynabrite Comics] (Western, 1979 series) #11361 (December 1979)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (Gladstone, 1993 series) #3 (May 1993)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #38 (2008)
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in Donald Duck (Sanoma Uitgevers, 2002 series) #11/2008 (14 maart 2008)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted March 18, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Stubborn Stork
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Helper; Uncle Scrooge; Junior Woodchucks [Huey, Dewey and Louie]
- Synopsis
- Gyro and Scrooge use Gyro's bike-saucers as they try to remove a nesting stork from an air vent leading from Scrooge's money bin, but the stork keeps coming back.
- Reprints
-
in Topolino (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1949 series) #246 (14 agosto 1960) [new layout] - in Le Journal de Mickey (Disney Hachette Presse, 1952 series) #431 (28 août 1960)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #23/1961 (7. juni 1961) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co Ekstra [Bilag til Donald Duck & Co] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1985 series) #6/1995 ([juli] 1995)
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[46] - 1961 del 4 ([oktober] 2006)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #28/2011 (uke 28 juli 2011) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Western, 1968 series) #26 (December 1970)
- in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1986 series) #547 (April 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (Gladstone, 1993 series) #3 (May 1993)
- in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Gemstone, 2003 series) #341 (May 2005)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #38 (2008)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on April 14, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Milktime Melodies
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Helper; Grandma Duck; Gus Goose
- Synopsis
- Gyro invents a special hi-fi set to keep Grandma's cows happy, and it performs well even when it accidentally starts broadcasting piercing sound waves.
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1957 series) #47 (Novembre 1960) which is reprinted
- in Le Journal de Mickey (Disney Hachette Presse, 1952 series) #442 (13 novembre 1960)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #25/1961 (21. juni 1961) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #3/1984 (17. januar 1984)
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[46] - 1961 del 4 ([oktober] 2006)
- in Hall of Fame (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2004 series) #[29] - Carl Barks 5 ([juni] 2009) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #34/2015 ([17. august] 2015)
- in Walt Disney Showcase (Western, 1970 series) #18 (October 1973)
- in Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose and the Disney Ducks [Dynabrite Comics] (Western, 1979 series) #11361 (December 1979)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (Gladstone, 1993 series) #3 (May 1993)
- in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1993 series) #606 (December 1996)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #38 (2008)
- in Kalle Anka & C:o (Hemmets Journal, 1957 series) #27/1961 which is reprinted
- in Kalle Anka & C:o (Hemmets Journal, 1957 series) #2/1984 (9 januari 1984)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on April 14, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Lost Rabbit Foot
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Helper; Gladstone Gander
- Synopsis
- Gyro invents a machine to locate Gladstone's lost rabbit's foot, which is in the water at the bottom of a pier.
- Reprints
- in Le Journal de Mickey (Disney Hachette Presse, 1952 series) #409 (27 mars 1960)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #49/1961 (6. desember 1961) which is reprinted
- in Walt Disney's Beste Historier om Donald Duck & Co [Disney-Album] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1978 series) #23 - Postbudet ([mars ?] 1985)
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[49] - 1961 del 7 ([februar] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #11/2017 (uke 11 mars 2017) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Western, 1968 series) #9 (March 1969)
- in Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose and the Disney Ducks [Dynabrite Comics] (Western, 1979 series) #11361 (December 1979)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (Gladstone, 1993 series) #3 (May 1993)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #11/1997 (11. mars 1997) [2. translation]
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #38 (2008)
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Indexer Notes
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Art submitted on April 14, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Bird Camera
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Helper
- Synopsis
- Gyro has no luck finding the curly-tailed woodpecker to photograph.
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #33/1961 (16. august 1961) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[47] - 1961 del 5 ([november] 2006)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #16/2013 (uke 16 april 2013)
- in Disney's DuckTales (Gladstone, 1988 series) #11 (January 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (Gladstone, 1993 series) #3 (May 1993)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #39 (2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Art submitted on March 18, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Odd Order
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Helper
- Synopsis
- Gyro, at a restaurant, orders a flashlight battery for his helper's dinner.
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #36/1961 (6. september 1961) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #11/1994 (15. mars 1994) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[47] - 1961 del 5 ([november] 2006)
- in Almanacco Topolino (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1957 series) #104 (Agosto 1965) which is reprinted
- in Zio Paperone (The Walt Disney Company Italia, 1990 series) #47 (Agosto 1993)
- in Super Almanacco di Paperino (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1984 series) #56
- in Disney's DuckTales (Gladstone, 1988 series) #11 (January 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (Gladstone, 1993 series) #3 (May 1993)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #39 (2008)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #50-51/2011 (uke 50/51 desember 2011) [2nd translation]
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Indexer Notes
Back cover. Art submitted on March 18, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982). The sequence was replaced by an ad in some copies.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[Feets Don't Fail Me Now]
Gyro Gearloose -
1.
Inventor of Anything [Gyro's Workshop]
Gyro Gearloose -
2.
The Gab-Muffer
Gyro Gearloose -
3.
The Stubborn Stork
Gyro Gearloose -
4.
Milktime Melodies
Gyro Gearloose -
5.
The Lost Rabbit Foot
Gyro Gearloose -
6.
The Bird Camera
Gyro Gearloose -
7.
The Odd Order
Gyro Gearloose
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- Darrel McCann
- Merlin Haas
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- Jerry Hillegas
- Chris Boyko
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- John P. Selegue
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- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
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