(1944)

Western, 1944 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
16
On-sale Date
1944
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Editing
?
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Newsprint

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Colors
Western Publishing Production Department

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck
Synopsis
Huey, Dewey and Louie leave a note for Santa on a huge airport windsock: "Dear Santa, fill her up."
Reprints

[Bomb Shelter] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Department
Letters
Al Taliaferro

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
The nephews time Donald's exit from the house to their bomb shelter but he's not satisfied. So he installs a sliding board outside their bedroom window.
Reprints
  • from the Donald Duck newspaper strip for August 9, 1942. One panel deleted.

[Mechanical Man] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Department
Letters
Al Taliaferro

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald's options for transportation are limited. His car has a flat tire, his bicycle is broken, his donkey is unwilling. All tires, bikes and scooters in the stores are sold, so he buys a robot to carry him around.
Reprints
  • from the Donald Duck newspaper strip for October 11, 1942. One panel is deleted.

[Rolling Tire] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Department
Letters
Al Taliaferro

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald gets a flat tire and buys one at a nearby garage. As he's rolling it back to his car, it gets away and ends up hanging from an angry bull's horn.
Reprints
  • from the Donald Duck newspaper strip for May 17, 1942

No Eggs (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Department
Letters
Al Taliaferro

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald goes out to the chicken coop to gather eggs for breakfast but runs into an angry rooster. He ends up eating milk toast instead.
Reprints
  • from the Donald Duck newspaper strip for March 30, 1941. Three panels deleted.

Peace and Quiet (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Department
Letters
Al Taliaferro

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald tries to nap but everywhere he goes, noise follows. As he drives away into the country, he falls asleep at the wheel and crashes. He finally gets some sleep in a hospital bed.
Reprints
  • from the Donald Duck newspaper strip for June 1, 1941. One panel deleted.

Trolley Car Troubles (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Department
Letters
Al Taliaferro

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald's wet umbrella causes havoc on a trolley car. He tried to hold it out the window but the wind catches it and pulls him out of the car.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Seven Dwarfs and Thumper / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Armstrong; Carl Buettner
Pencils
Roger Armstrong; Carl Buettner
Inks
Roger Armstrong; Carl Buettner
Colors
Western Publishing Production Department
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's quit early today because it's Dopey's birthday!
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Seven Dwarfs; Thumper; The Wicked Witch
Synopsis
On their way home from work, the Seven Dwarfs find Thumper, who has lost his way. The Wicked Witch also spies Thumper and she needs a rabbit tail for her magic brew. Disguised as a kindly old woman, she gives Thumper a poisoned apple, not realizing that he intends to give it to Dopey as a birthday present. Dopey takes a bite and falls asleep. The other Dwarfs hope that water from the magic wishing well will revive him but it takes Doc falling on Dopey to knock the bite of apple out of his mouth and wake him up.
Reprints

[Boston Store's New 8th Floor Toytown] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

The Seven Dwarfs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Donald Duck
  2. 1. [Bomb Shelter]
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. [Mechanical Man]
    Donald Duck
  4. 3. [Rolling Tire]
    Donald Duck
  5. 4. No Eggs
    Donald Duck
  6. 5. Peace and Quiet
    Donald Duck
  7. 6. Trolley Car Troubles
    Donald Duck
  8. 7. ["Let's quit early today because it's Dopey's birthday!"]
    The Seven Dwarfs and Thumper
  9. 8. [Boston Store's New 8th Floor Toytown]
    The Seven Dwarfs
This issue was modified by
  • CTGarry
  • Alan Hutchinson
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)