(May 1950)

Dell, 1940 Series
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Volume
10
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications, Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb ? (editor)

Issue Notes

Cover states that this issue is Volume 10, Number 8. The indicia reads the same and indicates the contents are copyrighted 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947 and 1950. Issue published by K.K. Publications, Inc. in Poughkeepsie, New York, and was printed by Western Printing & Lithographing Company.

[Make a Cake in Washing Machine] (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald's nephews use a washing machine to mix and make a cake.
Reprints

[Car Accident and Skywriting] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
? (black, red, white)
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
It's such a nice day that Donald decides to take his nephews on a ride in the car, but fails to keep his eyes on the road.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover. Printed in black, red, pink and white.

[Schemes to Bathe Nephews] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
It's Saturday night and time to find a way for his nephews to take a bath, so Donald decides to use psychology on them!
Reprints

[The Small Monster] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bucky Bug / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop; ?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bucky Bug; June; Bo; un-named Mayor
Synopsis
The Mayor of the town warns all the residents of the danger of a giant dog and that they must be ready to battle the beast to the death, unaware that the dog is stuffed!
Reprints

[Pet Elephant] (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gil Turner
Pencils
Gil Turner
Inks
Gil Turner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Li'l Wolf; Big Wolf; Dumbo
Synopsis
Li'l Wolf's father chases his son's pet cat out of the house and refuses to let him own any type of animal that he doesn't approve of. Unfortunately, he does say his son can have an elephant. And Dumbo the Flying Elephant helps Li'l Wolf's father to "see the light" and the kitten comes home to stay.
Reprints

[Goofy Argues with Octopus] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Walsh
Pencils
Manuel Gonzales
Inks
Manuel Gonzales
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy
Synopsis
While observing aquarium life, Goofy makes the mistake of calling an octopus ugly.
Reprints

[Finds Minnie with Monty] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Walsh
Pencils
Manuel Gonzales
Inks
Manuel Gonzales
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Monty
Synopsis
Mickey is in a loving mood, and decides to get Minnie a bouquet of flowers. His mood doesn't last long, however.
Reprints

[Pluto Runs Away With Dog Actress] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Walsh
Pencils
Manuel Gonzales
Inks
Manuel Gonzales
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Pluto; Poochie (canine film star)
Synopsis
Pluto falls for a female dog star and the two end of stealing from the meat market, which could damage the star's career.
Reprints

[Donald Buys a 1910 Car] (Table of Contents: 8)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop; ?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Synopsis
Donald shows off his "new" car to Daisy.
Reprints

[Cowboy and Western Publishers] (Table of Contents: 9)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald dresses for the part as "junior partner" of Western Story Publishing Company.
Reprints

[Huey, Dewey & Louie Climb Through Log] (Table of Contents: 10)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald's nephews find an easier way to cross a chasm.
Reprints

[Forgot to Buy Gas at Station] (Table of Contents: 11)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald gets everything for his car at the service station except the most important thing: gas!
Reprints

Grandma Duck and the Easter Bunny (Table of Contents: 12)

Grandma Duck / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Thumper Rabbit; Brer Bear
Synopsis
Thumper comes over to Grandma's house and tells her that the Easter Bunny has been captured and the villain plans to make rabbit's feet out of him.
Reprints

[Didn't Get a Free Engraving] (Table of Contents: 13)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald's sentiment, to be engraved for free on a locket, proves to be unsuitable.
Reprints

[Reserves Park Bench for Date] (Table of Contents: 14)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Synopsis
Donald and Daisy have a date.....and she wonders where he will take her.
Reprints

[Overloads Shopping Cart] (Table of Contents: 15)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey
Synopsis
Donald's nephew decides to help his Uncle do the shopping.
Reprints
  • from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1947-05-27

[Home Plate Made of China] (Table of Contents: 16)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey
Synopsis
The boys want to play some baseball, but lack a suitable home "plate".
Reprints
  • from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1947-03-18

[Arrows in Neighbor Jones' Hat] (Table of Contents: 17)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald's nephews complain that the neighbor has all their arrows, and Uncle Donald is determined to get them back!
Reprints

[Burglar Steals Garbage Bag] (Table of Contents: 18)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck
Synopsis
Because of "no dumping" ordinances, Donald comes up with an novel way of disposing of his trash.
Reprints

[Impresses Daisy With Fortune] (Table of Contents: 19)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Synopsis
Donald proves to Daisy that he not worthless, mean, stingy, lazy, chiseling and greedy.
Reprints

[Has Himself Carved on Totem] (Table of Contents: 20)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald is surprised at an image on a totem pole that he and his nephews are looking at.
Reprints

[Jumps in the Lake] (Table of Contents: 21)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald regrets his decision to promise to follow employee's suggestions.
Reprints
  • from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1947-04-08

[Brings Home Paper in His Mouth] (Table of Contents: 22)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Louie
Synopsis
Donald is miffed because his nephew calls him absent minded.
Reprints

[Huey, Dewey & Louie Can't Get a Job] (Table of Contents: 23)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
Donald really believes that his nephews can't get a job.
Reprints

[Bolivar Sleeps in Donald's Bed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Bolivar (the dog)
Synopsis
When Donald heads to work, Bolivar heads to bed.
Reprints

The Mystery at Hidden River (Table of Contents: 25)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Merrill De Maris
Pencils
Bill Wright
Inks
Bill Wright
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse [as Little Star, Indian girl]; Clarabelle Cow; Black Pete (villain); Shyster (villain)
Synopsis
Mickey continues his search for Clarabelle and discovers that Minnie has been in disguise for the same purpose, and, together, they rescue the fair cow.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 5 of 5.

[Samples Fruit in a Store] (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
? (black, red, white)
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Sam (supermarket owner)
Synopsis
Donald's "sampling" of various fruits at the supermarket costs him dearly in the end.
Reprints
  • from Donald Duck Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1947-10-26

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside back cover. Printed in red, pink, black and white.

The Tops in Comic Entertainment (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Make a Cake in Washing Machine]
    Donald Duck
  2. 1. [Car Accident and Skywriting]
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. [Schemes to Bathe Nephews]
    Donald Duck
  4. 3. [The Small Monster]
    Bucky Bug
  5. 4. [Pet Elephant]
    Li'l Bad Wolf
  6. 5. [Goofy Argues with Octopus]
    Mickey Mouse
  7. 6. [Finds Minnie with Monty]
    Mickey Mouse
  8. 7. [Pluto Runs Away With Dog Actress]
    Mickey Mouse
  9. 8. [Donald Buys a 1910 Car]
    Donald Duck
  10. 9. [Cowboy and Western Publishers]
    Donald Duck
  11. 10. [Huey, Dewey & Louie Climb Through Log]
    Donald Duck
  12. 11. [Forgot to Buy Gas at Station]
    Donald Duck
  13. 12. Grandma Duck and the Easter Bunny
    Grandma Duck
  14. 13. [Didn't Get a Free Engraving]
    Donald Duck
  15. 14. [Reserves Park Bench for Date]
    Donald Duck
  16. 15. [Overloads Shopping Cart]
    Donald Duck
  17. 16. [Home Plate Made of China]
    Donald Duck
  18. 17. [Arrows in Neighbor Jones' Hat]
    Donald Duck
  19. 18. [Burglar Steals Garbage Bag]
    Donald Duck
  20. 19. [Impresses Daisy With Fortune]
    Donald Duck
  21. 20. [Has Himself Carved on Totem]
    Donald Duck
  22. 21. [Jumps in the Lake]
    Donald Duck
  23. 22. [Brings Home Paper in His Mouth]
    Donald Duck
  24. 23. [Huey, Dewey & Louie Can't Get a Job]
    Donald Duck
  25. 24. [Bolivar Sleeps in Donald's Bed]
    Donald Duck
  26. 25. The Mystery at Hidden River
    Mickey Mouse
  27. 26. [Samples Fruit in a Store]
    Donald Duck
  28. 27. The Tops in Comic Entertainment
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