Walt Disney Comics Digest #2

(July 1968)

D for Dumbo (Table of Contents: 1)

Dumbo / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Letters

Typeset

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Dumbo

Indexer Notes

Game; in black and white on inside front cover.

Walt Disney Comics Digest Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Mickey Mouse (cameo); Donald Duck (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents and indicia.

Island in the Sky (Table of Contents: 3)

Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Barks

Pencils

Carl Barks

Inks

Carl Barks

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

Garé Barks

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie

Reprints

• from Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #29 (March-May 1960)

The Paste-Up Job (Table of Contents: 4)

Super Goof / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Murry

Inks

Paul Murry

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

Paul Murry

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Super Goof; Gilbert

Synopsis

Two crooks fool Super Goof into kidnapping P.J. Greenback, the philanthropist.

Keywords

kidnapping; ransom; wanted poster

Indexer Notes

Two vertical panels per page.

Ocean Illusion (Table of Contents: 5)

True Life Adventures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick Huemer

Pencils

George Wheeler

Inks

George Wheeler

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1964.00.00

Tales of Little Hiawatha (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Hiawatha / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ken Champin ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Little Hiawatha; Little Sunflower; Chief

Indexer Notes

Game; reprint

Morris, The Midget Moose (Table of Contents: 7)

Morris, The Midget Moose / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Hubbard

Inks

Al Hubbard

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Silly Symphonies (Dell, 1952 series) #4 ([August] 1954)

Up a Tree (Table of Contents: 8)

Scamp / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Hubbard

Inks

Al Hubbard

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Scamp; Tramp; Lester Owl

Synopsis

Just to prove it can be done, Scamp learns to climb trees. He climbs a tree to escape a big bulldog, but finds he can't get down.

Reprints

• from Scamp (Dell, 1958 series) #7 (September-November 1958) [different layout]

Keywords

trees

The Flying Ram (Table of Contents: 9)

The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Phil de Lara

Inks

Phil de Lara

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Three Pigs; Big Bad Wolf

Synopsis

The Big Bad Wolf rigs up a lumber sluice to shoot a sharpened log through the roof of the pigs' house.

Keywords

inventions; logs; lumber sluice

Fishing for the Answer (Table of Contents: 10)

Mickey Mouse / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Lockman

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mickey Mouse

Indexer Notes

Crossword puzzle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Jiminy Cricket / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Lockman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jiminy Cricket drew the heads

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Jiminy Cricket

Reprints

• in Donald Ducks Show (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1957 series) #[22] - Sommershow 1973 (uke 24 1973) [edited]

Indexer Notes

Game

Babes in Toyland [Part 2] (Table of Contents: 12)

Babes in Toyland / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Ushler

Inks

John Ushler

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1282 - Walt Disney's Babes in Toyland (January 1962) [layout changed]

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1968 series) #1 (June 1968).

The Shell Game (Table of Contents: 13)

Brer Rabbit / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pete Alvarado

Inks

?

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Brer Rabbit; Brer Tarrypin; Brer Weasel; Brer Bear

Synopsis

Brer Weasel is writing coded messages to his youngsters on the back of Brer Tarrypin's shell.

Keywords

code

[Hurdle Race Winner] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

?

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; sports

Characters

Donald Duck

Synopsis

Donald wins a hurdle race when the other competitors fall.

Keywords

hurdles; race

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Seven Dwarfs / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Lockman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Seven Dwarfs have found 3 metals...

Genre

humor

Characters

Seven Dwarfs

Indexer Notes

Game

Ludwig Von Drake's Dilemma (Table of Contents: 16)

Ludwig Von Drake / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Lockman

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Ludwig Von Drake

Reprints

• in Donald Ducks Show (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1957 series) #[22] - Sommershow 1973 (uke 24 1973)

Indexer Notes

Number puzzle.

[Hiding Bone in Hollow Tree] (Table of Contents: 17)

Pluto / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pete Alvarado

Inks

?

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Pluto

Synopsis

Pluto hides a bone in a hollow tree, but a tree surgeon fills in the hole.

Keywords

bone; hollow tree

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story.

Ducking Out (Table of Contents: 18)

Junior Woodchucks / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Carey

Inks

John Carey

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Junior Woodchucks [Huey; Dewey; Louie]

Synopsis

The Woodchucks must try to foil a scheme involving a hawk and counterfeit prison keys.

Keywords

carrier pigeon; hawk; keys; prison

Indexer Notes

Art credit from Karl Wilcox, February 2008.

The Fabulous Flying Feather (Table of Contents: 19)

Dumbo / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Fallberg

Pencils

Phil de Lara

Inks

Phil de Lara

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Dumbo; Timothy; Toby Tortoise; Brer Fox

Synopsis

Brer Fox sells Toby a "magic feather" that will let him fly. After Dumbo and Timothy save Toby after he jumps off a cliff, they find Brer Fox and force him to admit the feather is a fake.

Keywords

flying

Indexer Notes

Two vertical panels per page.

A Nutty Night (Table of Contents: 20)

Chip 'n' Dale / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pete Alvarado

Inks

?

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Chip; Dale; Brer Bear

Synopsis

Tired of being bothered by Brer Bear at night, Chip and Dale move to the city, only to find that there are disadvantages there, too.

Reprints

• in Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #9/1973 (26. februar 1973)
• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #9/1973 (27. februar 1973) [new layout]

Mystery Message (Table of Contents: 21)

True Life Adventures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick Huemer

Pencils

George Wheeler

Inks

George Wheeler

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1965.00.00

Casey Jr.'s Trainload of Facts (Table of Contents: 22)

Casey Jr. / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Lockman

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Casey Jr.

Synopsis

A listing of short facts in a series of puffs of smoke from Casey Jr.'s smokestack.

Swiss Family Robinson (Table of Contents: 23)

Walt Disney Swiss Family Robinson / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Ushler

Inks

John Ushler

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

historical

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1156 - Walt Disney Swiss Family Robinson (December 1960) [first 12 pages]

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 2.

[A Little Green Duck Named Envy] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Pete Alvarado

Inks

?

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Daisy Duck; Clarabelle Cow; Eva Egret; Black Pete

Synopsis

Daisy and Clarabelle find the secret to Eva Egret's beauty is a beauty ranch. They can't afford the rates, but happen upon a cut-rate fake version set up by Black Pete as a hide-out.

Keywords

beauty; ranch

Indexer Notes

Mostly four horizontal panels per page.

The Arabian Camel (Table of Contents: 25)

Animal Autobiographies / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jesse Marsh

Inks

Jesse Marsh

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

Jesse Marsh

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #727 - Walt Disney's The Nature of Things (September 1956)

Professor Goofy's Quiz (Table of Contents: 26)

Goofy / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Lockman

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Goofy

Indexer Notes

Game

[Belly Bump] (Table of Contents: 27)

Mowgli and Baloo TV Tickler / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mowgli; Baloo

Synopsis

Mowgli bounces off Baloo's stomach and flies across a ravine.

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story.

Greta, The Misfit Greyhound (Table of Contents: 28)

text story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Spiegle

Inks

Dan Spiegle

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

typeset

The Thinkers (Table of Contents: 29)

Morty and Ferdie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Lockman

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Morty; Ferdie

Indexer Notes

Game

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Pinocchio / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Lockman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The six characters listed below...

Genre

humor

Characters

Pinocchio

Indexer Notes

Game

Future Feasts (Table of Contents: 31)

True Life Adventures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick Huemer

Pencils

George Wheeler

Inks

George Wheeler

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1965.00.00

Mickey and the Beanstalk [Part 2] (Table of Contents: 32)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors

? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #157 - Mickey Mouse and the Beanstalk (July 1947) [last 19 pages]

Indexer Notes

Story is continued from Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1968 series) #1 (June 1968).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Pluto / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Lockman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pluto's bone has been stolen!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Pluto

Reprints

• in Donald Ducks Show (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1957 series) #[22] - Sommershow 1973 (uke 24 1973)

Indexer Notes

Dot-to-dot game.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Cinderella / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Lockman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Help the Prince return the slipper to Cinderella

Genre

humor

Characters

Cinderella; Prince; Lady Tremaine; Anastasia; Drizella

Indexer Notes

Game

What's New at the Zoo? (Table of Contents: 35)

Goofy / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Letters

Vic Lockman

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Goofy

Indexer Notes

Game; in black and white on inside back cover.

Help Huey Find His Dog! (Table of Contents: 36)

Huey / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Lockman

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Huey

Indexer Notes

Game; on back cover.