(July 1965)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1965-05-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Tom McKimson (art director); Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig ? (story editor); Del Connell ? (story editor)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10037-507. On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, listed as Walt Disney's Donald Duck.

Bush Pilot for Hire (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Dewey Duck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Louie Duck; Professor Von Zoble
Synopsis
Donald and his nephews saving professor with lasso from plane.
Reprints
Keywords
airplane

[New Car Phone] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Letters
Al Taliaferro
Editing
Frank Reilly

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, toots! Got a suprise for yuh!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald talks on his new car phone with Daisy and drives into a tree.
Reprints
Keywords
car phone

Indexer Notes

In black and white on inside front cover.

Bush Pilot for Hire (Table of Contents: 2)

Donald Duck / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
DONALD D. #102-655
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Dewey Duck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Louie Duck; Professor Von Zoble
Synopsis
Donald and his nephews try to save a scientist from bears.
Reprints
Keywords
airplane

All's Well That Ends Awful (Table of Contents: 3)

Super Goof / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Del Connell
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Paul Murry

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Super Goof [Goofy]
Synopsis
Super Goof "saves" a train from a broken bridge.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First strong Super Goof. Previously appeared in Walt Disney's The Phantom Blot (Western, 1964 series) #2 (April 1965), appears next in Walt Disney's Super Goof (Western, 1965 series) #1 (October 1965).

[Ice Cream Truck] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, guys! Here's the ice-cream truck!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Dewey Duck; Huey Duck; Louie Duck
Synopsis
After seeing a nearby ice cream truck, Huey, Dewey and Louie can't decide on which flavour of ice cream they want.
Reprints
Keywords
ice cream

Ice Cream Blunder (Table of Contents: 5)

The Big Bad Wolf / text story / 1 page (report information)

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

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

The Planet X Mystery (Table of Contents: 6)

Donald Duck / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Ogle
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Steve Steere
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Dewey Duck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Louie Duck; Gyro Gearloose; Ludwig Von Drake
Synopsis
Ludwig discovers a new planet and Donald tries to go there in Gyro's rocket.
Reprints

Donald's Double Trouble (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck
Synopsis
An ex-convict who is Donald's double switches clothes with him.
Reprints
Keywords
convict; disguise; impersonation

[Playing in an Orchestra] (Table of Contents: 8)

Ludwig Von Drake / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Steve Steere

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Ludwig Von Drake
Synopsis
Ludwig performs with an orchestra in an open air concert.
Reprints
Keywords
orchestra

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; pantomime.

Donald Duck Pin-Up (Table of Contents: 9)

Donald Duck / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Dewey Duck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Louie Duck; Professor Von Zoble
Synopsis
Donald and his nephews saving professor with lasso from plane.
Keywords
airplane; lasso

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Same as front cover, sans title and trade dress.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Bush Pilot for Hire
    Donald Duck
  2. 1. [New Car Phone]
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. Bush Pilot for Hire
    Donald Duck
  4. 3. All's Well That Ends Awful
    Super Goof
  5. 4. [Ice Cream Truck]
    Donald Duck
  6. 5. Ice Cream Blunder
    The Big Bad Wolf
  7. 6. The Planet X Mystery
    Donald Duck
  8. 7. Donald's Double Trouble
    Donald Duck
  9. 8. [Playing in an Orchestra]
    Ludwig Von Drake
  10. 9. Donald Duck Pin-Up
    Donald Duck
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