Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #134 [Gold Key]
(November 1976)

Western, 1963 Series
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Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1976-09-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
90038-611.
Editing
Del Connell (editor)

Issue Notes

Comic content is all reprint.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #135.
This issue has variants:

The Treasure of Marco Polo! (Table of Contents)

Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset
Editing
Chase Craig (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Neither spies, elephant flies nor bad guys can keep Uncle Scrooge from The Treasure of Marco Polo!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge McDuck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck
Synopsis
In Unsteadystan, Scrooge is carried like a VIP by his nephews.
Reprints
Keywords
jewels; Marco Polo; Southeast Asia; VIP treatment

Indexer Notes

Asian buildings, serving as background to the cover illustration, appear to have been sketched-in by someone other than Carl Barks.

Personality Posters (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Treasure of Marco Polo (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Garé Barks
Editing
Chase Craig (original editor)

Job Number
WR-U.S. #64
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Uncle Scrooge gets his fill of danger and treasure hunting in this strange tale of a tail - a jade elephant's tail, this is!
Feature Logo
Uncle Scrooge Western Logo # 1 Single Tier Name
Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; war; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge McDuck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Soy Bheen [Prince Char Ming]; General Wahn Beeg Rhat; Captain Viper; Rebel Debbil
Synopsis
Scrooge has bought a life-size jade elephant that has been shipped in a crate from the war-torn kingdom of Unsteadystan, but only the elephant's tail is in the crate, along with a peasant boy named Soy Bheen. A note from Marco Polo in the elephant's tail tells of a treasure map in the elephant's trunk, and the ducks and Soy Bheen go to Unsteadystan, where the elephant is being used by the rebel leader, Wahn Beeg Rhat, as a sort of totem.
Reprints
Keywords
banned story; jade elephant; Marco Polo; prince; revolution; Southeast Asia; war

Indexer Notes

Believed to be on Disney's "banned list" for future reprinting, due to content.

The Incredible Hulk and "Friends!" (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get Your Favorite Cartoon Characters in These Brilliant Embroidered Cloth Patches (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Not an Astronaut (Table of Contents: 9)

Mickey Mouse / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Steve Steere
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset
Editing
Chase Craig (original editor)

Job Number
WR-U.S. #64
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mickey Mouse was going to see his friend Goofy.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; airfield manager; sky divers; sleeping kitten
Synopsis
Goofy aspires to be an astronaut, but saves a kitten instead.
Reprints
Keywords
airfield; astronaut; kitten; sky diving; stunt flying; unlikely hero

Fun Tricks Free Things! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dusty Bubblin' Bath 'n Shower (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Kenner; Dusty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Bionic Woman ...and her Bionic Beauty Salon (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Kenner; Bionic Woman Bionic Beauty Salon / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Treasure of Marco Polo!
    Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. Personality Posters
    Gandalf Products
  3. 2. Treasure of Marco Polo
    Uncle Scrooge
  4. 3. The Incredible Hulk and "Friends!"
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Hulk
  5. 4. Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!
    Gandalf Products
  6. 5. Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!
    Gandalf Products
  7. 6. Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is!
    Gandalf Products
  8. 7. Get Your Favorite Cartoon Characters in These Brilliant Embroidered Cloth Patches
    Gandalf Products
  9. 8. Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family
    Gandalf Products
  10. 9. Not an Astronaut
    Mickey Mouse
  11. 10. Fun Tricks Free Things!
    Gandalf Products
  12. 11. Dusty Bubblin' Bath 'n Shower
    Kenner; Dusty
  13. 12. The Bionic Woman ...and her Bionic Beauty Salon
    Kenner; Bionic Woman Bionic Beauty Salon
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Darrel McCann
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore