(May 2003)

Gemstone, 2003 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2003-05-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gemstone Publishing
Brand
Gemstone Publishing
Editing
Arnold T. Blumberg
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Black and white ad on inside front cover.

Maharajah Donald (Table of Contents: 2)

Donald Duck / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks (credited)
Pencils
Carl Barks (credited)
Inks
Carl Barks (credited)
Colors
Scott Rockwell (credited)
Letters
Carl Barks
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (original editor); Carl Buettner (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come here, kids! I want you to clean out this garage!
Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Piggy (pig-boy with glasses); kid with kite; Joe (monkey-kid); sailor's kid; jeweler; pearl-buying rich guy; ship's purser; ship's captain; Maharajah of Hoopadoola; maharajah's aide; maharajah's servant; the Mogul Elephant; Bumpay Royal Tax Collector; Bumpay Regal Compiler of the Deficit; various officials of Bumpay; tigers; bearded old man; man with minah bird; British traveler; Bumpay stadium broadcaster
Synopsis
Starting with a mere pencil stub, and through an unlikely series of events, Huey, Dewey, and Louie trade-up to a steamship ticket to India, which Donald gloms for himself forcing the boys to stow away on the very same ship. Aboard ship and facing consequences for unknowingly harboring his stowaway nephews, Donald meets the wealthy Maharajah of Hoopadoola, who offers to resolve the Ducks' matters with the steamship line for a favor in return. The favor? Riding an old, gentle, sacred elephant across a narrow river to a neighboring kingdom. What possible harm could there be in such a gesture?
Reprints
Keywords
elephant; India; jungle setting; maharajah; steamship; stowaways; tigers; trading; trickery

Indexer Notes

As in some early Barks stories, Donald is portrayed as living in Burbank, California, rather than Duckburg, Calisota.

More Disney Excitement to Come! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Did You Know? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Gemstone Publishing; Scoop / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Peaceful Hills (Table of Contents: 5)

Donald Duck / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks (credited)
Pencils
Carl Barks (credited)
Inks
Carl Barks (credited)
Colors
Susan Daigle-Leach (credited)
Letters
Carl Barks
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (original editor); Carl Buettner (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Unca Donald, will you take us to the movies?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; bear; eagle
Synopsis
Shunning his nephews' choice of entertainment, loud western movies with "blazing sixguns" and "thundering hooves", Donald opts for a hike in the peaceful hills "peopled only by the quiet, friendly creatures of the wild"... and is sorry he did.
Reprints
Keywords
back-to-nature; be-careful-what-you-wish-for; best of intentions; need-for-peace-and-quiet; series of mishaps; winter setting

Indexer Notes

A rare two-page story by Barks.

Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Clark (signed as John Clark)
Pencils
Carl Barks (repurposed art of Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie)
Inks
Carl Barks (repurposed art of Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
More than fifty years ago, Boys' and Girls' March of Comics released a shoe store giveaway comic book that featured Carl Barks' now-classic Donald Duck adventure, "Maharajah Donald".
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Keywords
credits; indicia; promotional text; repurposed art

Indexer Notes

Editorial credits, indicia, and a message from John Clark telling of the new Disney comic books from Gemstone, beginning in June, 2003. Black and white ad on inside back cover.

[One Crazy Photo] (Table of Contents: 7)

Donald Duck / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walt Kelly (credited)
Inks
Walt Kelly (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (original editor); Carl Buettner (original editor)

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse; Huey (red shirt)
Synopsis
Donald has his picture taken as Napoleon, while Huey holds a turtle in front of the camera lens.
Reprints
Keywords
box camera; kids-at-mischief; Napoleon; photograph; pranks; turtle

Indexer Notes

The original front cover image of March of Comics (Western, 1946 Series) #4 (1947) serves as the back cover image for this edition.

Fashion Notes: Donald Duck is costumed as Napoleon. Mickey Mouse wears a striped pullover shirt. Huey wears no red cap but wears his "cover-appearance-only" red shirt.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Table of Contents
  2. 2. Maharajah Donald
    Donald Duck
  3. 3. More Disney Excitement to Come!
    Gemstone Publishing
  4. 4. Did You Know?
    Gemstone Publishing; Scoop
  5. 5. The Peaceful Hills
    Donald Duck
  6. 6. Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures
  7. 7. [One Crazy Photo]
    Donald Duck
This issue was modified by
  • Jochen G.