(December 1961 - February 1962)

Dell, 1953 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1961-09-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
Editing
Tom McKimson (art director); Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig ? (story editor); Del Connell ? (story editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[Dollar Bill Blanket] (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
Uncle Scrooge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on September 3, 1960. Barks only did the art on the cover, the idea was from someone else.

Hey Kids! Trade Now! (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (spot illustrations)
Inks
? (spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo for the Dell Trading Post.

The Midas Touch (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Magica De Spell (first appearance); Miss Quackfaster
Synopsis
When Magica de Spell, a sorceress, comes to buy a coin from Scrooge to use in making a magic amulet, he accidentally gives her his Old Number One Dime. She refuses to return it and so the ducks pursue her to her sorcery shop on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.
Reprints
Keywords
dime; Italy; Mount Vesuvius; volcano

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on April 17 1961. First appearance of Magica de Spell and first story in which the Old Number One Dime is identified by that name. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

Win This Complete Home Movie Outfit (Table of Contents: 3)

Kool-Aid / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Kool-Aid Quiz. On centerfold, between pages no. 15 and 16 of seq. 2.

Duckburg's Day of Peril (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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
Synopsis
A giant mechanical man being used in a movie runs amok, and Gyro is called in to stop him.
Reprints
Keywords
movie-making; robot

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on May 3, 1961. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

The New Hat (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse

Money Bag Goat (Table of Contents: 6)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Scrooge is given a mountain goat that will eat only money, and takes him to a valley so that the goat can learn to eat grass.
Reprints
Keywords
mountain goat

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on May 3, 1961. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

The Bends (Table of Contents: 7)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Reprints

Green Stuff (Table of Contents: 8)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck
Reprints

Riding Your Bike Is More Fun ... (Table of Contents: 9)

Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Cadet Bike Speedometer.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Jumping-Jacks Shoes / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys like a shoe that's tough and strong like me!

Memory Man (Table of Contents: 11)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Steve Steere
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Quacker Gander
Reprints

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 12)

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for a set of plastic soldiers.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Dollar Bill Blanket]
    Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. Hey Kids! Trade Now!
  3. 2. The Midas Touch
    Uncle Scrooge
  4. 3. Win This Complete Home Movie Outfit
    Kool-Aid
  5. 4. Duckburg's Day of Peril
    Gyro Gearloose
  6. 5. The New Hat
    Mickey Mouse
  7. 6. Money Bag Goat
    Uncle Scrooge
  8. 7. The Bends
    Uncle Scrooge
  9. 8. Green Stuff
    Uncle Scrooge
  10. 9. Riding Your Bike Is More Fun ...
    Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer
  11. 10. ["Boys like a shoe that's tough and strong like me!"]
    Jumping-Jacks Shoes
  12. 11. Memory Man
    Uncle Scrooge
  13. 12. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Claus Simonsen