Walt Disney's Comics and Stories
#518
[Direct]
(May 1987)
Gladstone,
1986 Series
- Price
- 0.95 USD; 1.25 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1987-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Gladstone Publishing, Ltd.
- Brand
-
Gladstone G
- Editing
- Byron Erickson (credited) (editor in chief); John Clark (credited as Leonard John Clark) (associate editor); Geoffrey Blum (credited) (associate editor); Mike McCormick (credited as Michael McCormick) (art director)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[Staggered Reading]
Donald Duck / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Daan Jippes (credited)
- Inks
- Daan Jippes (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Synopsis
- Huey, Dewey, and Louie read this issue of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories at the same time, while staggered on dresser drawers.
- Keywords
- comic books; dresser drawers; infinity cover; meta humor; newspapers; reading
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[Allworth and No Play]
Donald Duck / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Daan Jippes (credited); Geoffrey Blum (credited) (US script)
- Pencils
- Freddy Milton (credited); Daan Jippes (credited)
- Inks
- Freddy Milton (credited); Daan Jippes (credited)
- Colors
- Steve Falk (credited as Rusty Falk)
- Letters
- Bill Spicer (credited)
- Job Number
- H 7924
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Some folks just have to tell everyone how to run their lives...
- Feature Logo
Walt Disney Donald Duck [Carl Barks Dell Comics Logo with rounded k]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Dr. Primly Allworth
- Synopsis
- Dr. Primly Allworth, self-proclaimed leader of a group dubbed the "Guardians of Morality", leads a Fredric Wertham-like crusade against comic books. But, like many demagogues, there's a profit motive behind his moralistic tirades. In Dr. Allworth's case, he is the author of squeaky-clean and deadly-dull children's books that he pushes while denigrating comic books. Seeking quick cash, an out-of-work Donald temporarily falls-in with Allgood, taking a job as his proofreader, but those champions of the lowly comic book, Huey, Dewey and Louie, give their Unca Donald and the Doc their comeuppance.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- "Seduction of the Innocent" (book); children's books; comic books; Fredric Wertham; hypocrisy; morality; parody or tribute references
from Indexer Notes
Title "Allworth and No Play" becomes official with Disney Masters #4 Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Great Survival Test (2018).
Dr. Fredric Wertham, a well-known psychiatrist, believed that comic books, movies and television shows that featured crime, violence, and horror exerted a damaging influence on many juveniles and young adults. His best-known book, "Seduction of the Innocent" (1954), asserted that comic books caused youth to become delinquents. The surname of the antagonist of this story, "Allworth", most likely bears a phonetic connection to that of Dr. Wertham.
On Sale Now!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Job Number
- G 213
Indexer Notes
Covers of the 4 issues of Gladstone Disney comics currently on sale. Placed between pages 7 and 8 of the previous story.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Job Number
- G 214
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gladstone is your source for
Indexer Notes
Gladstone subscription form. Placed between pages 7 and 8 of the previous story.
De Honey Tree
Brer Rabbit / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from Brer Rabbit Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1946.08.11 - 1946.08.25
- Keywords
- folk tales
Indexer Notes
Special effects by John Clark.
The Cube
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Editing
- Chase Craig (original editor)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper; Donald Duck; Gus Goose; Grandma Duck
- Reprints
-
from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1184 - Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose (May-July [June] 1961)
-
- Keywords
- inventor; sport
The Incredible Box Top Plot
Mickey Mouse / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Carl Fallberg (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Murry (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Murry (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Murry (credited)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse; Goofy
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #v22#10 (262) (July 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 2 of 3.
Having Interior Decorating Problems?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Job Number
- G 215
Indexer Notes
Order form for Another Rainbow's cover portfolio. Placed between pages 1 and 2 of the previous story.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Job Number
- G 216
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Buy these Disney Digest at your favorite store...
Indexer Notes
Subscription form for Gladstone's Disney Digests. Placed between pages 1 and 2 of the previous story.
[Ski Lift Letdown]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carl Barks (credited)
- Pencils
- Carl Barks (credited)
- Inks
- Carl Barks (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Barks (credited)
- Editing
- Chase Craig (original editor)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #9 (March-May 1955)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.8 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who is Carl Barks?
- Characters
- Donald Duck
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Carl Barks Library. Page also contains the issue's barcode on the newsstand variant.
She's Speechless!
Donald Duck / comic story / 0.2 page
- Script
- Bob Foster (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank Smith (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Smith (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
- Synopsis
- Donald and Daisy travel faster than the speed of sound.
- Reprints
- from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1983.04.18
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Staggered Reading]
Donald Duck -
1.
[no title indexed]
Comics Comments -
2.
[Allworth and No Play]
Donald Duck -
3.
On Sale Now!
-
4.
["Gladstone is your source for"]
-
5.
De Honey Tree
Brer Rabbit -
6.
The Cube
Gyro Gearloose -
7.
The Incredible Box Top Plot
Mickey Mouse -
8.
Having Interior Decorating Problems?
-
9.
["Buy these Disney Digest at your favorite store..."]
-
10.
[Ski Lift Letdown]
Uncle Scrooge -
11.
["Who is Carl Barks?"]
-
12.
She's Speechless!
Donald Duck
This issue was modified by, among others
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Thomas Johnson
- Darrel McCann
- Tony R. Rose
- Ron Sadowski
- Ramon Schenk
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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