Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #139 [Gold Key]
(April 1977)

Western, 1963 Series
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Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Del Connell (editor)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 90038-704
This issue has variants:

Isle of Golden Geese (Table of Contents)

Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge, Huey, Dewey and Louie look at a nest with four eggs, while Donald rounds up two geese.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on March 6, 1963. Redrawn version in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1968 series) #9.

Isle of Golden Geese (Table of Contents: 1)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Garé Barks

Job Number
WR-U.S. #45
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On a stormy night long ago
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Beagle Boys; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Magica De Spell; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Scrooge buys some goose eggs and finds that one egg has gold dust suspended in the yolk. The eggs have come from Featherbrain Island and the ducks prepare to go there—but Magica de Spell learns of their plans and blocks their way, then sails for the island herself with the Beagle Boys as her crew.
Reprints
Keywords
geese; gold

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on January 28, 1963. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

Time on My Hands! (Table of Contents: 2)

Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Cracky; Kaws; Running Clock
Synopsis
Cracky's new invention won't stop running until he gets some fruit pies.

The Travel Tightwad (Table of Contents: 3)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Garé Barks

Job Number
WR-U.S. #45
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge tries to save money by switching from a chauffeur-driven car to a chauffeur-driven motor scooter.
Reprints
Keywords
motor scooter

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on February 7, 1963. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Isle of Golden Geese
    Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. Isle of Golden Geese
    Uncle Scrooge
  3. 2. Time on My Hands!
    Hostess Fruit Pies
  4. 3. The Travel Tightwad
    Uncle Scrooge
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Robert Copeman
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Darrel McCann
  • Jim Van Dore