Four Color
#1184 - Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose
(May-July [June] 1961)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1961-03-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell [stamp]
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
Issue Notes
Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994). Alternate version exists. Cover art submitted on October 1, 1960. Price is listed on cover in two places.
The indicia says "May-July", but the cover says "June".
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
The indicia says "May-July", but the cover says "June".
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
[Fly-Free Fishing]
Gyro Gearloose / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
- Synopsis
- Gyro's fishing is aided by automatic fly swatters.
- Reprints
-
in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #34/1962 (22. august 1962) which is reprinted - in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[54] - 1962 del 5 ([september] 2007)
-
in The Complete Carl Barks (Luigi Olmeda, 1981 series) #32 ([1985]) -
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) #5 (September 1993)
- in Carl Barks samlede verk (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) #22 ([desember] 2005)
-
- Keywords
- fishing; flies; mechanical fly swatters; picnic baskets
The Nose Knows
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My new seeing-talking nose cone will report everything it sees in space to me by radio!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
- Synopsis
- Gyro sends up a rocket that radios back everything it sees and warns him of impending disaster.
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #59 (Novembre 1961) which is reprinted
- in Walt Disney Showcase (Western, 1970 series) #18 (October 1973)
- in The Complete Carl Barks (Luigi Olmeda, 1981 series) #25 ([1987])
- 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) #5 (September 1993)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #18/1994 (3. mai 1994) which is reprinted
- in Carl Barks samlede verk (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) #22 ([desember] 2005)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #52/2011 (uke 52 desember 2011)
-
in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #38 (2008) - in The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #28 - Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Cave of Ali Baba
-
- Keywords
- inventions; inventor; rocket
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover. Art submitted on October 31, 1960. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982). This sequence was replaced by an ad in some copies.
Monsterville
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is the tale of a great inventor's greatest feat, of of the low-down come-uppance it got him!
- Feature Logo
Gyro Gearloose Dell Logo 3 [Double Line]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper; Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; motorcycle cop; police chief; fire chief; mayor; road construction chief; meteorologist; various citizens of Duckburg; robot inventor
- Synopsis
- Duckburg is rebuilt to Gyro's specifications, but his inventions eliminate so much work that the people have nothing to do.
- Reprints
-
in Le Journal de Mickey (Hachette, 1952 series) #524 (10 juin 1962) - in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #52/1963 (21. desember 1963) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co Ekstra [Bilag til Donald Duck & Co] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1985 series) #6/1995 ([juli] 1995) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Hall of Fame (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2004 series) #[3] - Carl Barks ([august] 2004) [ny bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Carl Barks samlede verk (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) #22 ([desember] 2005) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[63] - 1963 del 7 ([august] 2008)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #45/2009 (uke 45 2. november 2009) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Western, 1968 series) #21 (April 1970)
- in Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose and the Disney Ducks [Dynabrite Comics] (Western, 1979 series) #11361 (December 1979)
- in The Complete Carl Barks (Luigi Olmeda, 1981 series) #25 ([1987])
- 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) #5 (September 1993)
- in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1993 series) #605 (October 1996)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #39 (2008)
- in The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #28 - Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Cave of Ali Baba
-
- Keywords
- be-careful-what-you-wish-for; best of intentions; city planning; inventions; inventor
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on October 12, 1960. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Cube
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The place: Duckburg Stadium! The time: The day Gyro introduced the brand-new sport he invented, fittingly named "Cube"!
- Feature Logo
- Gyro Gearloose Dell Logo 3 [Double Line]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; sports
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper; Donald Duck; Gus Goose; Grandma Duck; various citizens of Duckburg
- Synopsis
- Gyro tries to find a use for the large plastic cube with holes that he has invented.
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #57 (Settembre 1961) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #16/1962 (14. april 1962) which is reprinted
- in Disney's Godbiter (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1980 series) #25 (1980)
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[52] - 1962 del 3 ([juni] 2007)
- in The Complete Carl Barks (Luigi Olmeda, 1981 series) #25 ([1987])
- in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1986 series) #518 (May 1987)
- 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) #5 (September 1993)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #38/2004 ([13. september] 2004) [2. translation] which is reprinted
-
in Мики Маус (Егмонт България [Egmont Bulgaria], 1991 series) #51-52/2004 (20 декември 2004 година – 2 януари 2005 година) - in Carl Barks samlede verk (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) #22 ([desember] 2005) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Мики Маус (Егмонт България [Egmont Bulgaria], 1991 series) #51-52/2004 (20 декември 2004 година – 2 януари 2005 година)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #38 (2008)
- in The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #28 - Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Cave of Ali Baba
-
- Keywords
- farm setting; inventions; inventor; sports
Indexer Notes
Art submitted October 12, 1960. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Odd Offspring
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose
- Reprints
- in Topolino (Mondadori, 1949 series) #319 (7 Gennaio 1962)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #41/1962 (10. oktober 1962) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[55] - 1962 del 6 ([oktober] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #31/2021 (uke 31 2021)
-
in Donald Duck (Geïllustreerde Pers, 1952 series) #21/1967 (27 mei 1967) - in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone, 1993 series) #281 (August 1993)
-
Quiz Fizzle
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #70 (Ottobre 1962) which is reprinted
- in Super Almanacco di Paperino (Mondadori, 1984 series) #53 (novembre 1984)
- in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone, 1993 series) #281 (August 1993)
-
Mighty But Miserable
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You dimwitted, addleheaded, simple-simoned, dumbskull!
- Feature Logo
Gyro Gearloose Dell Logo 3 [Single Line]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper; The Beagle Boys; police officer; Donald Duck; Horace Horsecollar; Uncle Scrooge; Daisy Duck
- Synopsis
- In a microcosm of "brain vs. brawn", a Beagle Boy forces Gyro to increase his intelligence and, to counter his menace, Gyro increases his own physical strength.
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #58 (Ottobre 1961) which is reprinted
- in Le Journal de Mickey (Hachette, 1952 series) #497 (3 décembre 1961)
-
in Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #7/1962 -
in Kalle Anka & C:o (Hemmets Journal, 1957 series) #8/1962 (20 februari 1962) - in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #8/1962 (21. februar 1962) which is reprinted
- in Kruttrøyk og fullmåne over Andeby (Universitetsforlaget, 1979 series) (1979)
- in Donald Duck & Co Ekstra [Bilag til Donald Duck & Co] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1985 series) #6/1995 ([juli] 1995) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Carl Barks samlede verk (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) #22 ([desember] 2005) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[50] - 1962 del 1 ([mars] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #16/2008 ([14. april] 2008) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Western, 1968 series) #25 (October 1970)
- in Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose and the Disney Ducks [Dynabrite Comics] (Western, 1979 series) #11361 (December 1979)
- in Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #187 (August 1981)
- in The Complete Carl Barks (Luigi Olmeda, 1981 series) #25 ([1987])
- in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1986 series) #515 (February 1987)
- 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) #5 (September 1993)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #39 (2008)
- in The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #28 - Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Cave of Ali Baba
-
- Keywords
- brain vs. brawn; inventions; inventor; transformation
Brain-Strain
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wak! I'll never forgive the weather for sinking my newly-built boat!
- Feature Logo
- Gyro Gearloose Dell Logo 3 [Double Line]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper; Donald Duck; Coast Guard patrolmen
- Synopsis
- Gyro is marooned with Donald on a rocky island when Donald's poorly constructed boat sinks.
- Reprints
- in Kalle Anka & C:o (Hemmets Journal, 1957 series) #24/1962 (12 juni 1962)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #24/1962 (13. juni 1962) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co Ekstra [Bilag til Donald Duck & Co] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1985 series) #6/1995 ([juli] 1995)
- in Carl Barks samlede verk (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) #22 ([desember] 2005)
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[53] - 1962 del 4 ([august] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #23/2011 (uke 23 juni 2011)
- in Le Journal de Mickey (Hachette, 1952 series) #558 (3 février 1963)
- 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 Complete Carl Barks (Luigi Olmeda, 1981 series) #25 ([1987])
- in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1986 series) #545 (December 1989)
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990)
- in Disney Comics Album (Disney, 1990 series) #1 ([July 1990])
- in The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (Gladstone, 1993 series) #5 (September 1993)
- in De beste verhalen van Donald Duck (VNU Tijdschriften, 1998 series) #99 - Als schipbreukeling (1999)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #39 (2008)
- in The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #28 - Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Cave of Ali Baba
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- Keywords
- boat; inventions; inventor; marooned; sea or island setting
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on October 12, 1960. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Sour Notes
Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1986 series) #280 (September 1993)
-
The Old Timer
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fill 'er up, Gyro?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper; Donald Duck
- Synopsis
- Gyro drives his self-servicing car into Donald's service station--but only for a drink of water.
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #60 (Dicembre 1961) which is reprinted
- in Zio Paperone (Disney Italia, 1990 series) #45
- in Super Almanacco di Paperino (Mondadori, 1984 series) #52 (1984)
- in De beste verhalen van Donald Duck (Oberon, 1976 series) #14 - Als sportman (1979)
- in The Complete Carl Barks (Luigi Olmeda, 1981 series) #25 ([1987])
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990)
- in Duckmobiles (Classica forlag, 1991 series) (mai 1991)
- in The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (Gladstone, 1993 series) #5 (September 1993)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #31/1997 (29. juli 1997)
- in Hall of Fame (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2004 series) #[3] - Carl Barks ([august] 2004) [2. translation] which is reprinted
- in Carl Barks samlede verk (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) #22 ([desember] 2005)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #35/2011 (uke 35 september 2011)
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #38 (2008)
- in The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #28 - Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Cave of Ali Baba
-
- Keywords
- automobile; frustration; gas station; inventions; inventor; slow burn
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside back cover. Art submitted on October 31, 1960. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Mechanized Mess
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whoops! This is the day to set out the rubbish can!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; two trash collectors
- Synopsis
- Gyro's mechanized trash can frightens the trash collectors.
- Reprints
- in Topolino (Mondadori, 1949 series) #302 (10 Settembre 1961) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #6/1962 (7. februar 1962) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[50] - 1962 del 1 ([mars] 2007)
- in Le Journal de Mickey (Hachette, 1952 series) #596 (27 octobre 1963)
- in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Western, 1962 series) #v35#1 (409) (October 1974)
- in The Complete Carl Barks (Luigi Olmeda, 1981 series) #25 ([1987])
- in The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990)
- in Donald Duck (Geïllustreerde Pers, 1990 series) #40/1992 (2 oktober 1992) [Oorspronkelijke titel: "Mechanized Mess"]
- in The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (Gladstone, 1993 series) #5 (September 1993)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #13/1997 (21. mars 1997) [2. translation] which is reprinted
- in Carl Barks samlede verk (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) #22 ([desember] 2005) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #39/2011 (uke 39 september 2011)
- in Donald Duck Junior (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2018 series) #10/2019 ([september] 2019) [ny layout]
- in O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (Editora Abril, 2004 series) #39 (2008)
- in The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #28 - Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Cave of Ali Baba
-
- Keywords
- fright; inventions; inventor; meccanization; trash can
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Art submitted October 31, 1960. This sequence was replaced by an ad in some copies.
Home Movies
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Fly-Free Fishing]
Gyro Gearloose -
1.
The Nose Knows
Gyro Gearloose -
2.
Monsterville
Gyro Gearloose -
3.
The Cube
Gyro Gearloose -
4.
Odd Offspring
Gyro Gearloose -
5.
Quiz Fizzle
Gyro Gearloose -
6.
Mighty But Miserable
Gyro Gearloose -
7.
Brain-Strain
Gyro Gearloose -
8.
Sour Notes
Donald Duck -
9.
The Old Timer
Gyro Gearloose -
10.
Mechanized Mess
Gyro Gearloose -
11.
Home Movies
Gyro Gearloose
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- John Censullo
- Pat Conolly
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Darrel McCann
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Joe Torcivia
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