(May 1952)

Dell, 1940 Series
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Volume
12
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications, Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb ? (editor); Chase Craig ? (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia number is Vol. 12, No.8.

[Flubbity Dubbity Duffer] (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; sports; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Barks later did this cover as an oil painting (CB OIL #34).

[Garden Hose Tricks] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey
Reprints

[Gladstone's Terrible Secret] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Carl Barks

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Gladstone Gander; Gyro Gearloose (intro)
Synopsis
Donald, the nephews, and Scrooge spy on Gladstone, and eventually break into his safe, to learn the secret of his luck.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art submitted on August 23, 1951. First appearance of Gyro Gearloose. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

[Angry Chickens Attack Zeke] (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Turner
Inks
? artist / ambrose (Becattini)
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Big Bad Wolf; Li'l Bad Wolf
Reprints

In the Swiss Alps (Table of Contents: 4)

Grandma Duck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Frank McSavage
Inks
Frank McSavage
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; Gus Goose; Gus; Jaq
Reprints

The Smoke Signal (Table of Contents: 5)

Dumbo / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dumbo; Snow White; The Seven Dwarfs [Doc; Sneezy; Sleepy; Grumpy; Dopey; Bashful; Happy]
Reprints

[Pluto Chased by Cat] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bill Walsh
Pencils
Manuel Gonzales
Inks
Dick Moores
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Pluto; Sluggy
Synopsis
Pluto recognizes not until looking in shop-window that he's hunted by cat - not by a dog, since there's fallen a powder barrel over them.
Reprints

[Huey Mistakes Girl for Boy] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Huey
Reprints

[New Room Just for Comic Books] (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
?
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Reprints

[Party Punch in Water Gun] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Daisy Duck; Huey
Reprints
  • from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.11.19

[Cooks Toast with Room Heater] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey
Reprints
  • from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.03.12

The Shattered-Glass Mystery (Table of Contents: 11)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Riley Thomson
Inks
Riley Thomson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse

Indexer Notes

Part 4 of 4.

[Tabs to Find Things in Purse] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Inks
Al Taliaferro
Letters
?
Editing
Frank Reilly

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Daisy duck
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Flubbity Dubbity Duffer]
    Donald Duck
  2. 1. [Garden Hose Tricks]
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. [Gladstone's Terrible Secret]
    Donald Duck
  4. 3. [Angry Chickens Attack Zeke]
    Li'l Bad Wolf
  5. 4. In the Swiss Alps
    Grandma Duck
  6. 5. The Smoke Signal
    Dumbo
  7. 6. [Pluto Chased by Cat]
    Mickey Mouse
  8. 7. [Huey Mistakes Girl for Boy]
    Donald Duck
  9. 8. [New Room Just for Comic Books]
    Donald Duck
  10. 9. [Party Punch in Water Gun]
    Donald Duck
  11. 10. [Cooks Toast with Room Heater]
    Donald Duck
  12. 11. The Shattered-Glass Mystery
    Mickey Mouse
  13. 12. [Tabs to Find Things in Purse]
    Donald Duck
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  • Robert Copeman
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Jim Van Dore