Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #656

(May 2005)

[Editorial, Table of Contents, Staff Credits, Indicia] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Russ Miller

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Describes Prescott AZ Public Library 2004 Comic Book Seminar, the best attended event of the year.

Cruisin' for a Bruisin' (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

William Van Horn

Pencils

William Van Horn

Inks

William Van Horn

Colors

Susan Daigle-Leach

Letters

William Van Horn

Job Number

D 2000-044

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is the starting point of your Junior Woodchucks dune boarding trial, men! It ends at Dead Man's Gap, six miles south!

Genre

adventure; drama; animal; anthropomorphic-funny animals; aviation; humor

Characters

Donald Duck; Grand Mogul; The Junior Woodchucks [Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck]

Synopsis

Donald repeatedly needs rescued by the nephews as he chaperones them during their Woodchucks dune boarding trial.

Reprints

• from Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #48/2001

Keywords

balloon; cactus; Dune board; dunes; mast; quicksand; sail; sand

Volcano Villains (Table of Contents: 3)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Halas (plot); Tony Isabella (dialogue); Spectrum Associates (script)

Pencils

Miguel Fernández Martínez

Inks

?

Colors

Egmont; Marie Javins

Letters

Willie Schubert

Job Number

D 91049

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Goofy; Mickey Mouse

Synopsis

Crooks fake a volcanic eruption so during the ensuing evacuation they can loot the mansions on a luxury island but are thwarted by Mickey and Goofy.

Reprints

• from Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #31/1992

Keywords

airplane; Volcano

Indexer Notes

As the wealthy couple hastily flee their mansion the husband objects, "But our paintings -- our antiques -- all our comic books!"

When Mickey daringly leaps while in midair between planes Goofy wryly comments, "There he goes again... making like Spider-Man!"

Die-Hard Fans (Table of Contents: 4)

April, May and June / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Pat McGreal; Carol McGreal

Pencils

Ignacio Calvet

Inks

Ignacio Calvet

Colors

Egmont; Scott Rockwell

Letters

Susie Lee

Job Number

D 2001-006

First Line of Dialogue or Text

April, May and June have come to Daisy's house for an extended visit! And they waste no time making themselves right at home --

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

April; May; June; Daisy Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck

Synopsis

The nieces teach an egotistical teen idol a lesson in humility.

Reprints

• from Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #33/2001

Indexer Notes

Splash panel includes a banner acknowledging that the nieces were created by Carl Barks.

Turnabout Time (Table of Contents: 5)

Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Turner

Inks

Gil Turner

Colors

Egmont; Marie Javins

Letters

David Gerstein (with thanks to Thad Komorowski)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ah-h! You can thank me for renting this mountain cabin, Li'l Wolf! Pretty nifty, eh?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf

Synopsis

Big Bad Wolf after reading a child rearing book hopes by spending quality time with Li'l Bad Wolf that the natural no-good inclinations of wolfs emerge. Soon instead he finds himself softening from being around his son.

Reprints

• from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #v17#1 (193) (October 1956)
• Originally untitled

Keywords

child rearing manual; Mountain cabin; shotgun

Ferdy (Table of Contents: 6)

Grandma Duck / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Halas

Pencils

María José Sánchez Núñez

Inks

?

Colors

Egmont; Pamela Rambo

Letters

Willie Schubert

Job Number

D 2003-246

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Welcome! Welcome!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Donald Duck; Grandma Duck; Gus Goose; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck

Synopsis

Donald and the nephews vacation at Grandma's farm to attend the county fair only to have a pall cast over the visit when Grandma''s prized bull is rustled.

Reprints

• from Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #18/2004

Keywords

bull; County fair; embroidery; fire department; pickup truck

Blockheads (Table of Contents: 7)

Horace Horsecollar / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Sarah Kinney

Pencils

Jesper Lund Madsen

Inks

?

Colors

Egmont; Marie Javins

Letters

Jon Babcock

Job Number

D 2000-130

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Butch; Horace Horsecollar; Mickey Mouse

Synopsis

After Horace's latest practical joke Mickey and Butch conspire to teach him a lesson.

Reprints

• from Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #8/2002

Star-Struck Duck (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

John Antrobus (plot); Dave Angus (script)

Pencils

Vicar

Inks

?

Colors

Scott Rockwell

Letters

Susie Lee

Job Number

D 9650

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dadee-Dadaah! How I look forward to surprising Daisy!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Daisy Duck; Donald Duck; Gladstone Gander

Synopsis

Donald is hired as film star Jane Duck's chauffeur and tries to impress Daisy who is out on a date with Gladstone.

Reprints

• from Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #12/1989

Keywords

auto repair; Chauffeur; film making; limousine; maître d'; movie star; supermarket

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Letters / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

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Indexer Notes

Letters from Joe Torcivia, Thad Komorowski and Mark Vancak.