(February 1963)

Western, 1962 Series
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Volume
23
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1962-12-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Tom McKimson (art director); Chase Craig ? (story editor); Del Connell ? (story editor)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10011-302. On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck; Gyro Gearloose; Mickey Mouse / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Gyro Gearloose; Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Three separate character scenes on cover. Scene 1: Mickey, Morty and Ferdie. Scene 2: Donald, Huey, Dewey and Louie. Scene 3: Gyro Gearloose.

[The Used Courter] (Table of Contents: 1)

Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck
Reprints
Keywords
serenade

Indexer Notes

Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., contains an invoice dated August 9, 1962, for a 1 one page inside cover story titled "Concert" which seems to correspond with this story. Pantomime.

A Matter of Factory (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Carl Barks (rewrite); Bob Gregory
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; Billionaires Club
Synopsis
The motel business has Donald on the run!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Carl Barks rewrote the script for this story, sent to him by editor Chase Craig.

Script credit from Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., invoice dated April 19, 1962. It was originally scheduled to appear in Donald Duck (Western, 1962 series) #86.

Exported Expert (Table of Contents: 3)

Ludwig Von Drake / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Ludwig Von Drake
Synopsis
Exported by force to South Seas' island.
Reprints

A Wolf at the Door (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Paul Murry

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]; The wicked witch
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story is listed as Miss-Scent in Fallberg's notes

Teakettle Magic (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Grandma Duck; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse

Wayward Washer (Table of Contents: 6)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Helper; Grandma Duck; Gus Goose
Reprints

Big Day at Whistlestop (Table of Contents: 7)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Paul Murry

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story is listed as Never-Fail Mail in Fallberg's notes

[Guilty Fish] (Table of Contents: 8)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bad dog! What did that itty-bitty little fish ever do to you?
Feature Logo
Walt Disney Donald Duck ["Walt Disney" in cursive]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; dog; fish
Synopsis
Donald is sprayed by a fish.
Reprints

[Exciting Adventure] (Table of Contents: 9)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Gyro Gearloose; Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck

Indexer Notes

Advertisement and coupon with original artwork, Disney characters in sputniks.

Walt Disney Comics Pin-up No. 6 (Table of Contents: 10)

Mickey Mouse / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie

Indexer Notes

An enlarged version of the Mickey Mouse vignette from the front cover, flipped.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Donald Duck; Gyro Gearloose; Mickey Mouse
  2. 1. [The Used Courter]
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. A Matter of Factory
    Donald Duck
  4. 3. Exported Expert
    Ludwig Von Drake
  5. 4. A Wolf at the Door
    Li'l Bad Wolf
  6. 5. Teakettle Magic
    Mickey Mouse
  7. 6. Wayward Washer
    Gyro Gearloose
  8. 7. Big Day at Whistlestop
    Mickey Mouse
  9. 8. [Guilty Fish]
    Donald Duck
  10. 9. [Exciting Adventure]
  11. 10. Walt Disney Comics Pin-up No. 6
    Mickey Mouse
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