(July 2008)
Gemstone,
2004 Series
- Price
- 9.95 USD
- Pages
- 84
- On-sale Date
- 2008-08-06
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Gemstone Publishing
- Brand
-
Gemstone Publishing
- ISBN
-
978-1-60360-031-6
- Barcode
- 9781603600316 50995
- Editing
- Sue Kolberg (assistant editor); David Gerstein (archival editor); Lindsay Dunn
[Waving from a Train]
Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Paul Murry (credited)
- Inks
- Rick Keene (credited) (restoration); Don MacLaughlin (as Donald T. MacLaughlin) (painting) (credited)
- Colors
- Rick Keene (credited) (restoration); Don MacLaughlin (as Donald T. MacLaughlin) (painting) (credited)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Goofy; Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Minnie Mouse; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Reprints
-
from Walt Disney's Vacation Parade (Dell, 1950 series) #5 ([July] 1954)
-
In this Issue
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Page contains book title, artist credits, publisher's staff, and indicia.
Trail of the Unicorn
Donald Duck / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks (credited); Dana Coty (story idea)
- Pencils
- Carl Barks (credited)
- Inks
- Carl Barks (credited)
- Colors
- Susan Daigle-Leach (credited)
- Letters
- Carl Barks (credited)
- Feature Logo
Walt Disney's Donald Duck [Carl Barks Dell Logo 2]- Genre
- adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Gladstone Gander
- Synopsis
- Donald and the nephews are sent to the Himalayas to capture a unicorn for Uncle Scrooge's private zoo. Gladstone stows away on their plane, and thanks to his luck, gets all the credit--and the reward--for finding the unicorn.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Submitted September 8, 1949. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Trail of the Unicorn
Donald Duck / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Don Rosa (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Don Rosa (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Don Rosa (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Gladstone Gander; Huey; Dewey; Louie; The unicorn
- Reprints
from We Don't Monkey Around When It Comes to Spring Fever
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Daisy Duck; Monkey
Indexer Notes
House ad for Spring Fever #2, including a picture of a monkey dressed as a bellhop.
Back to Nature
Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Del Connell (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Bradbury (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Bradbury (credited)
- Colors
- Egmont (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf
- Synopsis
- Big Bad Wolf and Li'l Bad Wolf go camping out in the wilderness.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #v15#9 (177) (June 1955)
-
Treasure Treachery
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Kari Korhonen (credited); John Clark (credited) (Dialogue)
- Pencils
- Kari Korhonen
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Egmont (credited)
- Letters
- John Clark (credited)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Clerkly; Donald Duck; Miss Quackfaster; The Junior Woodchucks; Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- The ducks fool each other with a fake treasure on an island, only to make Uncle Scrooge more relaxed.
- Reprints
from Subscribe Today
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
Indexer Notes
House subscription form for Disney comics.
[no title indexed]
Scoop / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Attracting your favorite characters daily!
- Characters
- Flash; Sponge Bob; Superman; Hulk; Batman
Indexer Notes
Ad for licensed toys.
The Big Fall
Mickey Mouse / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Lee Nordling (credited)
- Pencils
- Stephen DeStefano (credited)
- Inks
- Gary Martin (credited)
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin (credited); David Gerstein (credited)
- Letters
- Clem Robins (credited)
- Job Number
- KM 2490
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse; The Phantom Blot; Chief O'Hara; Pluto; The Phantom Brat (The Phantom Blot's daughter)
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Adventures (Disney, 1990 series) #7 (December 1990)
-
Preserve Psychiatry
Donald and Fethry / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Dick Kinney (credited)
- Pencils
- Al Hubbard (credited)
- Inks
- Al Hubbard (credited)
- Colors
- Egmont (credited); David Gerstein (credited); ?
- Letters
- David Gerstein (credited); ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fethry Duck; Donald Duck
- Synopsis
- Fethry, the environmentalist, hassles Donald Duck's outdoor activities by cutting his fishing line and loading his rifle with pepper cartridges.
- Reprints
-
from Topolino (Mondadori, 1949 series) #614 (3 settembre 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
First time in-print in the United States.
Get the Skinny on Mickey and Minnie
advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for Geppi's Entertainment Museum featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
A Phantom Blot Bedtime Story
Mickey Mouse / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Lee Nordling (credited)
- Pencils
- Stephen DeStefano (credited)
- Inks
- Gary Martin (credited)
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin (credited)
- Letters
- Bobbi Weiss (credited as Bobbi J. G. Weiss)
- Job Number
- KM 2690
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse; Chief O'Hara; The Phantom Blot; Pluto; The Phantom Brat (The Phantom Blot's daughter); Goofy
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Adventures (Disney, 1990 series) #8 (January 1991)
-
Goodnight Everybody
Mickey Mouse / illustration / 1 page
- Job Number
- U MMA 4B80
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Clarabelle Cow; Horace Horsecollar; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse
- Synopsis
- Mickey and Minnie waving goodbye to Horace and Clarabelle driving off.
- Reprints
from [Sportsman Donald]
Donald Duck / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Paul Murry (credited)
- Inks
- Don MacLaughlin (credited) (painting); Rick Keene (credited) (restoration)
- Colors
- Don MacLaughlin (credited) (painting); Rick Keene (credited) (restoration)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse; Little Hiawatha; Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Goofy; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Pluto
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Vacation Parade (Dell, 1950 series) #5 ([July] 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
On back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Waving from a Train]
Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse -
1.
In this Issue
-
2.
Trail of the Unicorn
Donald Duck -
3.
Trail of the Unicorn
Donald Duck -
4.
We Don't Monkey Around When It Comes to Spring Fever
-
5.
Back to Nature
Li'l Bad Wolf -
6.
Treasure Treachery
Uncle Scrooge -
7.
Subscribe Today
-
8.
["Attracting your favorite characters daily!"]
Scoop -
9.
The Big Fall
Mickey Mouse -
10.
Preserve Psychiatry
Donald and Fethry -
11.
Get the Skinny on Mickey and Minnie
-
12.
A Phantom Blot Bedtime Story
Mickey Mouse -
13.
Goodnight Everybody
Mickey Mouse -
14.
[Sportsman Donald]
Donald Duck
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- Jochen G.
- Ron Sadowski
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