(December 1963)

Western, 1963 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1963-10-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10038-312
Printer
Designed, produced and printed in the U.S.A. by Western Printing and Lithographing Co.
Editing
Tom McKimson (art director); Chase Craig ? (story editor); Del Connell ? (story editor); Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10038-312. On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Lost beneath the Sea! (Table of Contents)

Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Dewey Duck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Louie Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Boss Martian
Reprints
Keywords
underwater

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on June 4, 1963.

Mammoth Subscription Offer (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Astro; Yogi Bear; Top Cat; Fred Flintstone; Pebbles Flintstone; Huckleberry Hound; George Jetson; Woolly Mammoth

Indexer Notes

Inside cover, in black and white is a subscription offer. Get The Flintstones, Jetsons, Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, and Top Cat (all Hanna-Barbera titles) for $2.50/year.

Lost beneath the Sea (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
U. S. #46-6310
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Clerkly; Dewey Duck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Louie Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Boss Martian
Synopsis
An ocean liner bearing Scrooge's Old Number One Dime sinks in deep water, and Donald and Scrooge go after it in a bathysphere. They find that the ocean liner, and other ships as well, has been taken to an undersea shipyard manned by Martians,four-armed creatures who are salvaging the iron from the sunken ships for their own iron-poor planet.
Reprints
Keywords
bathysphere; Martians; Old Number One Dime; underwater

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on May 27, 1963. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

Autumn Picnic (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

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

A Helper's Helping Hand (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

Feature Logo
Walt Disney Gyro Gearloose
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Little Helper
Synopsis
Gyro, using a rocket belt and a portable paint sprayer, paints a huge bridge in record time.
Reprints
Keywords
rocket belt

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on March 19, 1963. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

The Lemonade Fling (Table of Contents: 5)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Uncle Scrooge Western Logo # 1 Single Tier Name
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Dewey Duck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Louie Duck; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Scrooge has bankrolled the nephews' lemonade stand, and to be sure they're honest, he disguises himself and watches how they handle their money.
Reprints
Keywords
lemonade

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on June 4, 1963. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

[Fireman Scrooge] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
When there is a fire at the business school, all the firemen carry pretty girls to safety—except Scrooge.
Reprints
Keywords
firemen

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Idea submitted on December 20, 1962, and art submitted on June 7, 1963. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

100 Toy Soldiers (Table of Contents: 7)

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Ad for 100 World War II plastic soldiers for $1.25.
Back cover, in color

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Lost beneath the Sea!
    Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. Mammoth Subscription Offer
  3. 2. Lost beneath the Sea
    Uncle Scrooge
  4. 3. Autumn Picnic
    Mickey Mouse
  5. 4. A Helper's Helping Hand
    Gyro Gearloose
  6. 5. The Lemonade Fling
    Uncle Scrooge
  7. 6. [Fireman Scrooge]
    Uncle Scrooge
  8. 7. 100 Toy Soldiers
    100 Toy Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Jim Van Dore