(February 2008)

Gemstone, 2003 Series
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Price
7.99 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gemstone Publishing
Brand
Gemstone Publishing
ISBN
978-1-60360-024-8 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781603600248 50799
Editing
John Clark (credited as Leonard (John) Clark) (editor in chief); Sue Kolberg (credited as Susan Kolberg) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

Some data is from I.N.D.U.C.K.S. [https://inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/WDC+689#f]

[Schoolgirls Cover] (Table of Contents)

Mickey Mouse / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michel Nadorp (credited)
Inks
Michel Nadorp (credited)
Colors
Sue Kolberg (credited as Susan Kolberg)

Job Number
XUC WDC 689
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Peg-Leg Pete
Synopsis
Mickey Mouse disguised as girl flirts with Peg-Leg Pete while suspicious other bandits look on.

Walt Disney's Comics (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

This page contains the indicia and credits for this issue with a brief description of the next issue.

Burning Hearts (Table of Contents: 2)

Donald Duck / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Marco Rota (credited); Don Markstein (credited as Donald D. Markstein) (dialogue)
Pencils
Marco Rota (credited)
Inks
Marco Rota (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's with all the lovey-dovey stuff?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck
Synopsis
Daisy Duck spends a day with a sheik.
Reprints

The Gleam (Table of Contents: 3)

Mickey Mouse / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Daan Jippes
Inks
Daan Jippes
Colors
Susan Daigle-Leach
Letters
?

Job Number
HC DD1974-23
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Goofy; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; The Gleam
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover reprinted as a half splash page with story title.

The Gleam Part Two (Table of Contents: 4)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 13.5 pages (report information)

Script
Merrill De Maris (credited); Floyd Gottfredson (credited) (plot)
Pencils
Floyd Gottfredson (credited)
Inks
Bill Wright (credited)
Colors
Susan Daigle-Leach (credited)
Letters
?

Job Number
YM 048
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Goofy drops by Minnie's to invite her to a party, he finds a mysterious Swami just leaving her yard.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Martha Mousegomery; Chief O'Hara; Clarabelle Cow; Detective Casey; Goofy; Horace Horsecollar; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Mrs. Van Swank; Patricia Pigg; The Gleam [Dudley Mousegomery]
Synopsis
Mickey Mouse against a hypnotizer who steals jewels.
Reprints
  • from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-01-19 - 1942-05-02

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Gemstone Publishing / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Marriage Mountain-Style (Table of Contents: 6)

Fethry Duck / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Kinney (credited)
Pencils
Al Hubbard (credited)
Inks
Al Hubbard (credited)
Colors
Disney Italia (credited)
Letters
David Gerstein (credited)

Job Number
S 68129
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Blast that vistin' niece o' mine...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Amy Lou; Donald Duck; Fethry Duck; Hard Haid Moe
Synopsis
Hard Haid Moe looks for a husband for his niece Amy Lou.
Reprints

Monkey Business! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Scoop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The No-Good Deeder (Table of Contents: 8)

Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg (credited)
Pencils
Jack Bradbury (credited)
Inks
Jack Bradbury (credited)
Colors
Sanoma (credited)
Letters
?

Job Number
W MM 52-03
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The annual membership meetin' of the Foul Fellowship Club will come to order!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Li'l Bad Wolf; Izzy; The Foul Fellows Club [Brer Fox; Big Bad Wolf]; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]
Synopsis
Li'l Bad Wolf and Izzy accidentally wreck the Foul Fellows' Club clubhouse with giant snowball.
Reprints

Schoolgirls (Table of Contents: 9)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Sarah Kinney (credited)
Pencils
César Ferioli (credited as César Ferioli Pelaez)
Inks
?
Colors
Scott Rockwell (credited)
Letters
Susie Lee (credited)

Job Number
D 2003-268
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Alice from the pool hall won't date me till I find a charm school an' improve me manners!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Butch; Chief O'Hara; Detective Casey; Eli Squinch; Mickey Mouse; Peg-Leg Pete
Synopsis
Butch must take etiquette lessons to impress a girl at the pool hall, but things get weird when he and Mickey Mouse discover Peg-Leg Pete acting as a ladies' charm school teacher. To discover the villain's plans, Mickey Mouse and Butch disguise themselves as women and enroll for a crash course.
Reprints

Free Comic Book Day (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Gemstone Publishing / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Jet Rescue (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Carl Barks (credited)
Pencils
Carl Barks (credited)
Inks
Carl Barks (credited)
Colors
Susan Daigle-Leach (credited)
Letters
Carl Barks

Job Number
W WDC 67-02
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We have twenty dollars saved
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
The nephews buy miniature jet engines with their savings against Donald's wishes, but the engines save Donald's life when he and a girl are trapped on a peak.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on November 23, 1945. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Letters / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Letters from Michael T. Rodriguez, Joe Torcivia and Elaine Ramshaw.

It's Pure Imagination (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Geppi's Entertainment Museum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Schoolgirls Cover]
    Mickey Mouse
  2. 1. Walt Disney's Comics
  3. 2. Burning Hearts
    Donald Duck
  4. 3. The Gleam
    Mickey Mouse
  5. 4. The Gleam Part Two
    Mickey Mouse
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Gemstone Publishing
  7. 6. Marriage Mountain-Style
    Fethry Duck
  8. 7. Monkey Business!
    Scoop
  9. 8. The No-Good Deeder
    Li'l Bad Wolf
  10. 9. Schoolgirls
    Mickey Mouse
  11. 10. Free Comic Book Day
    Gemstone Publishing
  12. 11. Jet Rescue
    Donald Duck
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Letters
  14. 13. It's Pure Imagination
    Geppi's Entertainment Museum
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Jim Stangas