Dell Giant
#53 - Walt Disney's Donald Duck Merry Christmas
(December 1961)
Dell,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- On-sale Date
- 1961-11-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell Giant
- Editing
- Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig ? (story editor); Del Connell ? (story 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). Variant with ad for Schwinn Bicycles as back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK MERRY CHRISTMAS, No. 53, 1961." Code number is D.D.M.C. #53-6112.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Donald Duck Merry Christmas
Donald Duck / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl
- Inks
- Norm McGary (painting)
- Colors
- Norm McGary (painting)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck
- Reprints
-
in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #51/1962 (19. desember 1962) [edited reprint] which is reprinted - in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[56] - 1962 del 7 ([november] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co jul på xx-tallet (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2019 series) #[2] - Donald Duck & Co jul på 60-tallet (Julen 2020), #[2] - Donald Duck & Co jul på 60-tallet (Julen 2020)
- in Donald Duck & Co julehefte (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1968 series) #2011 (julen 2011)
-
Pantomime Perplexer
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge McDuck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Morty; Ferdie; Grandma Duck; Mickey Mouse; Goofy
- Reprints
Merry Christmas
Donald Duck / comic story / 14 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Uncle Scrooge McDuck; Beagle Boys
- Reprints
-
in Topolino (Mondadori, 1949 series) #369 (23 dicembre 1962) which is reprinted - in Disney Time (Disney Italia, 1994 series) #6
- in I Grandi Classici Disney (Mondadori, 1980 series) #3 (Gennaio 1982)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #51/1966 (14. desember 1966) [4 pages removed] which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[84] - 1966 del 7 ([januar] 2011)
-
in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
Santa's Ho, Ho, Ho! Christmas Game
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Gladstone Gander; Gus Goose; Morty; Ferdie; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy; Daisy Duck; Grandma Duck; Gyro Gearloose; Uncle Scrooge McDuck
- Reprints
- in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
The Party Panic
Mickey Mouse / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Black Pete; Goofy
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #52/1962 (27. desember 1962) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[56] - 1962 del 7 ([november] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2014 series) #[1] - En god, gammeldags vinter ([desember] 2014)
- in Donald Duck & Co jul på xx-tallet (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2019 series) #[2] - Donald Duck & Co jul på 60-tallet (Julen 2020)
- in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Western, 1968 series) #18 (December 1969)
- in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
Dit Dot Christmas Wishes
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Grandma Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Pluto; Daisy Duck
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #52/1962 (27. desember 1962) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[56] - 1962 del 7 ([november] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2014 series) #[1] - En god, gammeldags vinter ([desember] 2014)
- in Donald Duck & Co jul på xx-tallet (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2019 series) #[2] - Donald Duck & Co jul på 60-tallet (Julen 2020)
- in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
Two and One Make Tree
Ludwig Von Drake / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Ludwig Von Drake; Goofy
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #52/1962 (27. desember 1962) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[56] - 1962 del 7 ([november] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2014 series) #[1] - En god, gammeldags vinter ([desember] 2014)
- in Donald Duck & Co jul på xx-tallet (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2019 series) #[2] - Donald Duck & Co jul på 60-tallet (Julen 2020)
-
in Donald Duck (Geïllustreerde Pers, 1952 series) #52/1964 (26 december 1964) - in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
Brer Fox's Favorite Christmas Snack
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Brer Fox
- Reprints
Pluto's Underwater Antics
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Pluto
- Reprints
- in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
Goofy's Funny Spelling Yule Fooler
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Characters
- Goofy; Grandma Duck; Chip; Dale
- Reprints
- in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
The Student Trap
Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #46/1962 (14. november 1962) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[56] - 1962 del 7 ([november] 2007)
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #74 (Febbraio 1963)
-
in Le Journal de Mickey (Hachette, 1952 series) #656 (20 décembre 1964)
-
Daisy's Most Useful Gift
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Daisy Duck
- Reprints
The Present Plot
Gyro Gearloose and Grandma Duck / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Grandma Duck; Helper
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #72 (Dicembre 1962)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #51/1964 (16. desember 1964) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[70] - 1964 del 7 ([mai] 2009)
- in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
- in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gemstone, 2003 series) #687 (December 2007)
-
Gyro's Checkerboard Brainstorm
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Donald Duck
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #52/1962 (27. desember 1962) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[56] - 1962 del 7 ([november] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2014 series) #[1] - En god, gammeldags vinter ([desember] 2014)
- in Donald Duck & Co jul på xx-tallet (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2019 series) #[2] - Donald Duck & Co jul på 60-tallet (Julen 2020)
-
Yule Log
Chip 'n' Dale / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Chip; Dale; Brer Bear; Brer Fox
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #53/1966 (28. desember 1966) [1 page removed] which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[84] - 1966 del 7 ([januar] 2011)
- in Donald Duck (Geïllustreerde Pers, 1952 series) #51/1967 (23 december 1967)
- in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Western, 1963 series) #9 (January 1972)
- in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
Chip 'n' Dale Jump for Joy
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Chip; Dale; Goofy
- Reprints
- in Almanach du Journal de Mickey (Hachette, 1956 series) #1964 (4e trimestre 1963)
-
Tough Sledding
Donald's Nephews and Daisy's Nieces / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; April; May; June; Grandma Duck; Gus Goose
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #72 (Dicembre 1962)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #52/1962 (27. desember 1962) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[56] - 1962 del 7 ([november] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2014 series) #[1] - En god, gammeldags vinter ([desember] 2014)
- in Donald Duck & Co jul på xx-tallet (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2019 series) #[2] - Donald Duck & Co jul på 60-tallet (Julen 2020)
-
Toy Joy Riddle Fun
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck
- Reprints
- in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
A Matter of Luck
Gladstone Gander / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gladstone Gander; Wicked Witch
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #52/1962 (27. desember 1962) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[56] - 1962 del 7 ([november] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2014 series) #[1] - En god, gammeldags vinter ([desember] 2014)
- in Donald Duck & Co jul på xx-tallet (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2019 series) #[2] - Donald Duck & Co jul på 60-tallet (Julen 2020)
- in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
Merry Christmas Maze
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Donald Duck
- Reprints
The Snowbound Hound
Pluto / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Pluto; Clarabelle Cow; Horace Horsecollar; Morty; Ferdie
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #72 (Dicembre 1962)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #52/1962 (27. desember 1962) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[56] - 1962 del 7 ([november] 2007)
- in Donald Duck & Co julehefte (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1968 series) #2010 (Julen 2010)
- in Bilag til Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1997 series) #51-52/2013 ([20. desember] 2013)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2014 series) #[1] - En god, gammeldags vinter ([desember] 2014)
- in Donald Duck & Co jul på xx-tallet (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2019 series) #[2] - Donald Duck & Co jul på 60-tallet (Julen 2020)
- in Le Journal de Mickey (Hachette, 1952 series) #604 (22 décembre 1963)
-
Donald's Secret Temper Tamer
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
- Reprints
Success Story
Donald Duck / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge McDuck; Gyro Gearloose; Daisy Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #72 (Dicembre 1962)
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #2/1964 (8. januar 1964) which is reprinted
-
Indexer Notes
Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., contain an invoice dated July 13, 1961 for rough pencil visualization for this story.
Santa Donald's Drawing Puzzler
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Chip; Dale
- Reprints
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #1/1964 (2. januar 1964) which is reprinted
- in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[64] - 1964 del 1 ([september] 2008)
- in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
Out of This World Christmas Crossword
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Christine Lyttle Smith ?
- Pencils
- Tony Strobl (pencils); Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Pluto
- Reprints
- in Walt Disney Christmas Parade (Western, 1977 series) #11191 (January 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Donald Duck Merry Christmas
Donald Duck -
1.
Pantomime Perplexer
-
2.
Merry Christmas
Donald Duck -
3.
Santa's Ho, Ho, Ho! Christmas Game
-
4.
The Party Panic
Mickey Mouse -
5.
Dit Dot Christmas Wishes
-
6.
Two and One Make Tree
Ludwig Von Drake -
7.
Brer Fox's Favorite Christmas Snack
-
8.
Pluto's Underwater Antics
-
9.
Goofy's Funny Spelling Yule Fooler
-
10.
The Student Trap
Li'l Bad Wolf -
11.
Daisy's Most Useful Gift
-
12.
The Present Plot
Gyro Gearloose and Grandma Duck -
13.
Gyro's Checkerboard Brainstorm
-
14.
Yule Log
Chip 'n' Dale -
15.
Chip 'n' Dale Jump for Joy
-
16.
Tough Sledding
Donald's Nephews and Daisy's Nieces -
17.
Toy Joy Riddle Fun
-
18.
A Matter of Luck
Gladstone Gander -
19.
Merry Christmas Maze
-
20.
The Snowbound Hound
Pluto -
21.
Donald's Secret Temper Tamer
-
22.
Success Story
Donald Duck -
23.
Santa Donald's Drawing Puzzler
-
24.
Out of This World Christmas Crossword
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