([November] 2003)

Gemstone, 2003 Series
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Price
8.95 USD; 12.95 CAD
Pages
84
On-sale Date
2003
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gemstone Publishing
Brand
Gemstone Publishing
ISBN
0-911903-19-4 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780911903195 50895
Editing
Leonard Clark [John Clark] (editor-in-chief); Gary Leach (art director)

Issue Notes

Indexed with help from Alberto Becattini. Printed in Canada.

[Nephews as reindeers] (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Carl Buettner
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover. Cover restoration by Rick Keene. Table of contents credits Walt Kelly only.

Letter to Santa (Table of Contents: 1)

Donald Duck / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Susan Daigle-Leach
Letters
Carl Barks

Job Number
CP 1
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Santa Claus
Synopsis
Donald forgets to mail the nephews' letter to Santa Claus and discovers on Christmas Eve that they want a steamshovel. Donald gets the money for the steamshovel from Uncle Scrooge but Scrooge, upset because Santa and not he will get the credit for the gift, buys a steamshovel of his own to give to the nephews. He and Donald meet and fight in their steamshovels, wrecking them. Then they disguise Donald as Santa so that he can tell the nephews he's out of steamshovels.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on June 1, 1949. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982). Titled "Letter from Santa" in table of contest.

Such a Clatter (Table of Contents: 2)

Chip 'n' Dale / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
?
Letters
Paul Murry

Job Number
CP 2
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Chip 'n' Dale; Donald Duck
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Restoration by Rick Keene.

Christmas Kiss (Table of Contents: 3)

Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Susan Daigle-Leach
Letters
Carl Barks

Job Number
OS 367-03
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald brings his own mistletoe to win a kiss from Daisy.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on May 24, 1951. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982). Table of contest incorrect credits Carl Barks as writer.

No Noise Is Good Noise [read paper in snow] (Table of Contents: 4)

Donald Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Michael Myers
Letters
Carl Barks

Job Number
CP 1
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Synopsis
Donald, his reading disrupted by the nephews, finally retreats outside into the snow.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on August 4, 1949. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

Minnie's Christmas Tree (Table of Contents: 5)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Hooper
Inks
Lee Hooper
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
CP 3-07
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy; Morty and Ferdie
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Restoration by Rick Keene.

A Grandma Christmas (Table of Contents: 6)

Grandma Duck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gail Renard
Pencils
Marçal Abella Bresco [as Marsal]
Inks
Marçal Abella Bresco [as Marsal]
Colors
Egmont
Letters
Gary Leach

Job Number
D 2002-034
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Gus Goose
Reprints
  • from Egmont (DK)

Which-way Winter (Table of Contents: 7)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stefan Petrucha
Pencils
César Ferioli Pelaez
Inks
María Ángeles
Colors
Egmont
Letters
Susie Lee

Job Number
D 2001-025
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Horace Horsecollar; Minnie Mouse (cameo); Clarabelle Cow (cameo); Goofy (cameo); Butch (cameo); Doc Static; Muscles McGurk; The Rock-salt Elf
Reprints
  • from Egmont (DK)

'tis the Season (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Pat McGreal; Carol McGreal
Pencils
Ignasi Calvet Esteban [as Esteban]
Inks
Ignasi Calvet Esteban [as Esteban]
Colors
Egmont
Letters
Willie Schubert

Job Number
D 2002-063
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Reprints
  • from Egmont (DK)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Nephews as reindeers]
    Donald Duck
  2. 1. Letter to Santa
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. Such a Clatter
    Chip 'n' Dale
  4. 3. Christmas Kiss
    Donald Duck
  5. 4. No Noise Is Good Noise [read paper in snow]
    Donald Duck
  6. 5. Minnie's Christmas Tree
    Mickey Mouse
  7. 6. A Grandma Christmas
    Grandma Duck
  8. 7. Which-way Winter
    Mickey Mouse
  9. 8. 'tis the Season
    Donald Duck
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jamie Cufr
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Jim Van Dore