(April 1987)

Gladstone, 1986 Series
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Price
0.95 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1986-12-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gladstone Publishing, Ltd.
Brand
Gladstone G
Editing
Byron Erickson (editor-in-chief); John Clark (credited as Leonard Clark) (associate editor); Geoffrey Blum (associate editor); Michael McCormick (art director)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #108.
This issue is a variant of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1986 series) #517.

The Great Survival Test (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Daan Jippes (credited)
Inks
Daan Jippes (credited)
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Using a section of fence, Donald sled-jumps off the roof of Huey, Dewey, and Louie's trailer.
Reprints
Keywords
alternative uses; house trailer; sled; winter setting

A Gander at Gladstone (Table of Contents: 1)

Gladstone Publishing / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Old Business
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Uncredited text feature. Topics include additional story and art credits, Gladstone's move to Prescott, AZ, and a cover price increase to 95 cents.
Keywords
background information; editorial feature

Indexer Notes

Black and white on inside front cover.

The Great Survival Test (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Freddy Milton (credited); Bruce Hamilton (credited) (script); Geoffrey Blum (credited) (script)
Pencils
Freddy Milton (credited); Daan Jippes (credited)
Inks
Ben Verhagen (credited); Daan Jippes (credited)
Colors
Steve Falk (credited as Rusty Falk)
Letters
John Clark (credited)

Job Number
H 7603
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, it's sure tough...
Feature Logo
Walt Disney Donald Duck [Carl Barks Dell Comics Logo with rounded k]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald resorts to sneaky tricks in order to sabotage Huey, Dewey, and Louie's Junior Woodchuck survival test.
Reprints
Keywords
escalating events; house trailer; Junior Woodchucks; scary stories; trickery; winter setting

Th' Butter Business (Table of Contents: 3)

Brer Rabbit / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Chase Craig
Pencils
Dick Moores (credited)
Inks
Dick Moores (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Moores

Job Number
BROS 208
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, suh, Brer Bear... We is sure ter ketch Brer Rabbit today, 'cause we got th' latest kind o' ketchin' equipment!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Brer Rabbit; Brer Fox; Brer Bear; Sis Cow; Brer Bully Bull
Synopsis
Brer Rabbit distracts his pursuers, Brer Fox and Brer Bear, with talk of getting into the business of selling butter.
Reprints
Keywords
briar patch; butter; butterflies; diversion; folk tales; forest setting; get-rich-quick; trickery

[The Cat Box] (Table of Contents: 4)

Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks (credited)
Pencils
Carl Barks (credited)
Inks
Carl Barks (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Garé Barks

Job Number
US 15
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How can I invent things with that awful yowling going on?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper (introduction); Basso (cat); Profundo (cat); Felina (unseen cat)
Synopsis
Jarred by cat yowlings outside his window, Gyro trains his language translator on the tranquility-befouling felines only to find that they are "1950s jive-talking hep cats" engaged in a crooning competition to win the affections of a lady cat. What's a noise-rattled inventor to do... join them?
Reprints
Keywords
cats; competition; crooning; first appearance of recurring character(s); inventor; language translation; need-for-peace-and-quiet; one-upping; romantic rivalry

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Gyro's Helper.

The Incredible Box Top Plot [Episode I] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg (credited)
Pencils
Paul Murry (credited)
Inks
Paul Murry (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Paul Murry

Job Number
WDC&S 261
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a swell time of year to take a few days off, Goofy!
Feature Logo
Mickey Mouse Dell / Western Logo Tilting Letters
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Black Pete; Filch; police officer; Chief O'Hara; Oglethorpe J. Wackly
Synopsis
While shopping in the supermarket, Goofy finds a cereal box with a box top number 23 that he needs to build on his collection to enter a ship blueprint puzzle contest. Unfortunately, this particular box top is also wanted by Black Pete. After Filch, who is in Black Pete's gang, attempts to steal the cereal box containing the box top number 23 from Goofy, he is arrested and an investigation commences with Mickey and Goofy about to embark on a new adventure.
Reprints
Keywords
box tops; mystery; supermarket

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3

Ludwig Von Drake - Ludwig Von Drake (Table of Contents: 6)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Bob Foster (credited)
Pencils
Frank Smith (credited)
Inks
Frank Smith (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My greatest invention!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Ludwig Von Drake
Synopsis
Ludwig has invented the ultimate duplicating machine.
Reprints
  • from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1980.06.28
Keywords
newspaper strip reprint
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Great Survival Test
    Donald Duck
  2. 1. A Gander at Gladstone
    Gladstone Publishing
  3. 2. The Great Survival Test
    Donald Duck
  4. 3. Th' Butter Business
    Brer Rabbit
  5. 4. [The Cat Box]
    Gyro Gearloose
  6. 5. The Incredible Box Top Plot [Episode I]
    Mickey Mouse
  7. 6. Ludwig Von Drake - Ludwig Von Drake
    Donald Duck
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