Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #v27#11 (323)

(August 1967)

FREE Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (Table of Contents: 1)

Gold Key Comics; Walt Disney's Comics and Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Paul Murry (Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Scamp, and Chip 'n' Dale floating heads)

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Paul Murry (Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Scamp, and Chip 'n' Dale floating heads)

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Free with each subscription to Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Donald Duck; Scamp; Chip 'n' Dale; Fairy

Keywords

comic book house ads; mail subscriptions

Indexer Notes

Subscription ad for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories that includes a free copy of the Whitman Tell-a-Tale illustrated storybook “Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty” with each subscription. One and two-year subscriptions are offered. Black and white ad on inside front cover. Ad runs vertically.

The Pride of Duckburg (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bob Gregory

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Tony Strobl

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Steve Steere

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Western Publishing Production Shop

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Rome Siemon

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Let’s see… The recipe calls for one more dram of water… And two ounces of cement!

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Walt Disney Donald Duck ["Walt Disney" in cursive]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; various citizens of Duckburg; mayor of Duckburg

Synopsis

Cement contractor Donald is an old-fashioned craftsman, whom Huey, Dewey, and Louie feel takes far too much time to complete a job with great precision, and receives far too little in compensation for his efforts. They have him hypnotized into becoming a “dynamo, whose destiny it is to reshape Duckburg”. And so, Donald abandons his previously careful, high standards – and goes, and goes, with total reckless abandon, not caring who or what gets in his way!

Reprints

• in Walt Disney's Comics (W. G. Publications; Wogan Publications, 1946 series) #257 (1968)
• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #21/1968 (22. mai 1968)
which is reprinted
• in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[94] - 1968 del 3 ([februar] 2012)

Keywords

best of intentions; cement; conflicting methodologies; craftsman; mucking with tradition; recklessness; values; wreaking havoc

Indexer Notes

An inversion, of sorts, of the type of “Donald Mastery” stories made famous by Carl Barks in older issues of this title.
Script credit from Bob Gregory's collection of payment remittance invoices from Western Printing & Lithography Co., invoice dated December 15, 1966. Gregory's original title for the story was "Automation".

Trapped in Time (Table of Contents: 3)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Cecil Beard

Pencils

Paul Murry

Inks

Paul Murry

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Rome Siemon

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That’s Gyro Gearloose’s house! He must be workin’ on one of his new inventions!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Gyro Gearloose; King Minos of Ancient Crete; queen of Ancient Crete; various citizens and soldiers of Ancient Crete; minotaur (off-panel roar only)

Synopsis

Gyro Gearloose becomes lost in space and time, while testing his “sports model space cruiser”. Mickey and Goofy attempt a rescue, using Gyro’s “family-size limousine” model. Confused by an upside-down video-screen image of Gyro, Goofy sets the controls opposite to Gyro’s soundless gesturing, sending Mickey and Goofy to Ancient Crete.

Reprints

• in Topolino (Mondadori, 1949 series) #644 (31 marzo 1968)
which is reprinted
• in I Grandi Classici Disney (Mondadori, 1980 series) #11 (Marzo 1984)
• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #24/1968 (12. juni 1968)
which is reprinted
• in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[95] - 1968 del 4 ([april] 2012)

Keywords

desperate search; historical setting; inventor; rescue; serial; space cruiser; time travel

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 4. Story is interrupted between pages 4 and 5, for four pages of “Gold Key Comics Club” material that comprise the centerfold. When taken to the labyrinth of the minotaur for the installment’s cliffhanger, Mickey and Goofy are dressed in togas, with Goofy’s toga on over what is drawn and colored to be the same “red long underwear” that comprises his costume as “Super Goof”. This is the last Mickey Mouse serial to be presented in four chapters. All remaining serials would be presented in three chapters, until their end in 1973.

Gold Key Comics Club News (Comic Book Election) (Table of Contents: 4)

Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Have you ever wished you could vote for your favorite comics – so everybody will know which titles are tops with you?

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Gold Key Comics Club

Keywords

demographics; marketing research; survey

Indexer Notes

Clip-and-mail survey asking readers about age, gender, siblings, pass-along readers, and if either parent also reads this comic. “Check each comic book you buy regularly”. Choices offered are: The Flintstones, Little Lulu, Tarzan, The Three Stooges, Turok Son of Stone, Mickey Mouse, Woody Woodpecker, Tom and Jerry, Uncle Scrooge, Daffy Duck, Yogi Bear, Bugs Bunny, Space Family Robinson, Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Magnus Robot Fighter, Donald Duck, Korak, Mighty Samson, Daniel Boone, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Doctor Solar, and Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories. Also includes a “Gold Key Comics Club Membership Card” to sign, cut out, and carry. There are four consecutive Gold Key Comics Club pages, comprising the centerfold.

Can You Create a Monster? (Table of Contents: 5)

Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Help? Can you do it?

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Gold Key Comics Club

Keywords

drawings; monsters

Indexer Notes

Readers are invited to submit drawings of monsters for possible publication. Five reader-contributed drawings of monsters are printed.

What's Your Line? (Table of Contents: 6)

Gold Key Comics Club / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Try your humor I.Q. What line do you think best suits the picture below?

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Gold Key Comics Club

Keywords

gag lines

Indexer Notes

Readers are invited to submit gag captions for a series of provided single-panel cartoon illustrations. Two finished examples are provided.

The Joke's on You (Table of Contents: 7)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Hey, gang! Who was the first man to travel around the earth?

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Gold Key Comics Club

Characters

Gold Key Kid

Keywords

jokes; riddles

Indexer Notes

Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.

Thump, Thump, Thumper (Table of Contents: 8)

Thumper / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Tony Strobl

Inks

Larry Mayer

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Western Publishing Production Shop

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Thump, thump, thump! Thumper's foot pounded the trunk of a big tree.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Thumper; Mr. Owl; Thumper's mother; Mrs. Robin; big frog; forest rangers

Synopsis

When Thumper the bunny is happy, he doubles his joy by thumping his foot. When he is sad or angry, thumping makes him feel better. And sometimes, he thumps just because he feels like it. His neighbors in the forest don’t appreciate all the noisy thumping, and its accompanying vibrations. Until one day…

Keywords

"thumping"; forest creatures; forest setting; rabbits; unlikely hero

Indexer Notes

Text story, with two illustrations by Strobl and Mayer.

Bye-Bye, Bin (Table of Contents: 9)

The Beagle Boys; Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

Steve Steere

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

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‘Twas long past midnight in Scrooge’s giant money bin when a trio of Beagles came burgling in…

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Uncle Scrooge; Beagle Boys; truck driver; Waddly

Synopsis

To keep his money safe from the Beagle Boys, Uncle Scrooge rockets it into space, where it is locked-up tight in an orbiting “Satellite Money Bin”. When Scrooge misses his daily “money swim”, he visits the space-bin, with the Beagles stowed-away aboard his rocket ship.

Reprints

• in Walt Disney's Comics (W. G. Publications; Wogan Publications, 1946 series) #257 (1968)
• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #22/1968 (29. mai 1968)
which is reprinted
• in Donald Ducks Show (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1957 series) #[55] - Ferieshow 1987 ([juni] 1987)
• in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[94] - 1968 del 3 ([februar] 2012)
• in Miki (Dečje novine, 1966 series) #112 (12 decembar 1968)

Keywords

burglary; money bin; money swim; outer space setting; rocket ship; satellite; weightlessness

Readers Complete the Comic (Table of Contents: 10)

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We knew you could do it!

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Gold Key Comics Club

Indexer Notes

Readers provide the third and final panel illustration to a three-panel cartoon. Six reader submissions are included.

Can You Complete the Comic? (Table of Contents: 11)

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Our gag artist is in trouble again... HELP HIM!

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Gold Key Comics Club

Indexer Notes

Readers are invited to submit their completed versions of a third and final panel illustration to a three-panel cartoon. Three such cartoons are presented, sans third and final panel.

Boys, Girls, Men, Women (Table of Contents: 12)

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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If you need extra money & you know just 10 people…

Keywords

Christmas cards; sales

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling Christmas cards for Wallace Brown, Inc. Color ad on inside back cover.

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 13)

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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It costs you nothing to try

Keywords

Christmas cards; sales; stationery

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling Christmas cards and stationery for the Cheerful Card Company. Color ad on back cover.