Donald Duck #258 [Newsstand]

(October 1987)

The Quacker Box (Table of Contents: 1)

The Quacker Box / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Keywords

letters of comment

Indexer Notes

Shares the page with "This Issue's Credits". Black and white on inside front cover.

Sauce for the Duck (Table of Contents: 2)

Donald Duck / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Freddy Milton (credited); Geoffrey Blum (credited) (US script)

Pencils

Freddy Milton (credited); Daan Jippes (credited)

Inks

Freddy Milton (credited); Daan Jippes (credited)

Colors

Susan Daigle-Leach (credited as Susan Daigle)

Letters

Bill Spicer (credited)

Job Number

H 8011

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There are many posh restaurants in Duckburg, and Donald knows them all ---!

Feature Logo

Walt Disney Donald Duck [Carl Barks Dell Comics Logo with rounded k]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Mai-Fut (Chinese sauce-maker); Lord Runcible (high-class restauranteur); three judges from "Eater's Digest"

Synopsis

Lowly hot dog vendor Donald uses Mai-Fut's Celestial Sauce to make a name for himself in culinary circles.

Reprints

• from Donald Duck (Oberon, 1972 series) #37/1980
• in Disney Masters (Fantagraphics, 2018 series) #4 - Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Great Survival Test (2018)

Keywords

best-laid-plans; fame-is-fleeting; restaurants; sauce

Indexer Notes

Daan Jippes is not credited for story in this issue, though he is credited in Disney Masters (Fantagraphics, 2018 Series) #4 - Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Great Survival Test.

In addition to Milton, Jippes, and Geoffrey Blum (credited with "Translation"), Eirik Ildahl is also credited for script in the Disney Masters printing. https://www.comics.org/issue/1835382/#3719940

Hair o' the Dog (Table of Contents: 3)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Script

Bob Karp (credited)

Pencils

Al Taliaferro (credited)

Inks

Al Taliaferro (credited)

Colors

Susan Daigle-Leach (credited as Susan Daigle)

Letters

Al Taliaferro

Editing

Floyd Gottfredson

Job Number

KFS 4/11/38

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bolivar! My old pal!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Donald Duck; Bolivar (Donald's dog)

Synopsis

Bolivar affectionately greets Donald leaving him covered in a huge mess of dog hair.

Reprints

• from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1938.04.11

Keywords

affection; dog; dog hair; getting-more-than-you-bargained-for; newspaper strip reprint

Indexer Notes

On top 2/3 of page. This story is also reprinted in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1993 series) #285 (July 1994).

Knock Knock Joke (Table of Contents: 4)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Script

Bob Karp (credited)

Pencils

Al Taliaferro (credited)

Inks

Al Taliaferro (credited)

Colors

Susan Daigle-Leach (credited as Susan Daigle)

Letters

Al Taliaferro

Editing

Floyd Gottfredson

Job Number

KFS 4/12/38

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Knock! Knock!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Donald Duck

Synopsis

Donald's bath is disturbed by an unexpected knocking at his front door.

Reprints

• from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1938.04.12

Keywords

bath; bathtub; knocking-at-front-door; newspaper strip reprint; unexpected intrusion

Indexer Notes

Begins at the bottom 1/3 of interior page 13 and concludes at the top 1/3 of page 14.

This story is also reprinted in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1993 series) #285 (July 1994).

Hurricane Donald (Table of Contents: 5)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Script

Bob Karp (credited)

Pencils

Al Taliaferro (credited)

Inks

Al Taliaferro (credited)

Colors

Susan Daigle-Leach (credited as Susan Daigle)

Editing

Floyd Gottfredson

Job Number

KFS 4/13/38

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Donald Duck

Synopsis

Starting a fire with a pile of sticks and a match, scout Donald blows on it with a bit too much gusto.

Reprints

• from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1938.04.13

Keywords

fire; forest setting; getting carried away; matches; scouting; sticks

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. On lower 2/3 of page.

This story is also reprinted in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1993 series) #285 (July 1994).

Water Ski Race (Table of Contents: 6)

Donald Duck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Barks (credited)

Pencils

Carl Barks (credited)

Inks

Carl Barks (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Garé Barks

Editing

Chase Craig (original editor)

Job Number

DD 60

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Uh-oh! Here I go again!

Feature Logo

Walt Disney's Donald Duck [straight k]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Daisy Duck; Water Festival Queen

Synopsis

Donald enters a water ski race in an effort to win and share a dance with the Water Festival Queen. Daisy helps him... until she gets a look at the voluptuous queen.

Reprints

• from Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Dell, 1952 series) #60 (July-August 1958)

Keywords

competition; water skiing

Indexer Notes

No colorist is credited. Three-tiered panels.

A Hair-Raising Tale (Table of Contents: 7)

Donald Duck / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Donne Avenell (see notes); Geoffrey Blum (credited) (US script)

Pencils

Vicar (see notes)

Inks

Vicar (see notes)

Colors

Susan Daigle-Leach (credited as Susan Daigle)

Letters

Bill Spicer (credited)

Job Number

D 7916

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The sun is up, the birds are trilling, and I'm off to the wars!

Feature Logo

Walt Disney Donald Duck [Carl Barks Dell Comics Logo with rounded k]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Joan Wellington Wells (hair restorer and "mistress of the dark"); various applicants at the "Placem and Runn Employment Agency"; Dr. Slick (street charlatan); toupee merchant; Dr. Rufus Thatcher (scalp specialist); Dr. Thatcher's nurse; employment agent

Synopsis

Donald obsesses over losing feathers and subjects himself to a variety of unsuccessful remedies.

Reprints

• from Gutenberghus [Egmont](DK)

Keywords

comic obsession; hair (feather) loss; job seeking; moulting; toupees; unsuccessful remedies; vanity

Indexer Notes

An aspect of Duck characters we rarely consider is explored in this story:

DONALD (combing himself): "I lost a feather! A whole feather!"
NEPHEW: "You're just MOULTING! It weeds out the old fluff and helps you look young!"
DONALD: "Young is right! If I lose my feathers, I'll look like an EGG... round and bald!"

GREAT BIT:
One of Donald's unsuccessful remedies leaves the upper portion of his head a bright neon green, drawing contrasting reactions form onlookers.

YOUNG BOY: "Look at the ROCK STAR, Mommy! Can I get his autograph?"
OLD GROUCH: "Go back to your guitar and your groupies, you hooligan, and leave decent folk in peace!"

As was the custom at the time, the Gutenberghus creators were not credited in favor of a blanket credit for "The Gutenberghus Group".

Cross Talk a Monthly News Column (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Cross Talk / in-house column / 2 pages (report information)

Altered Realities (Table of Contents: 9)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Bob Foster (credited)

Pencils

Frank Smith (credited)

Inks

Frank Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Greg Crosby

Job Number

KFS 1/28/82

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Uncle [sic] Donald, there's a monster in my closet!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Donald Duck; Huey

Synopsis

Donald addresses the monster in Huey's closet.

Reprints

• from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1982.01.28

Keywords

closet; monster; sleep problems; unwelcome surprise

Indexer Notes

Color on back cover. Lower 1/5 of page.