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Issue: Walt Disney's Ludwig Von Drake #4
Publication Date: June 1962
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Issues: #4 of 4 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: Dell [post-split]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/29/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Last issue of series. On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:  
Format Notes:  
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Beak-Balanced Binoculars

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake
Synopsis: Bird watcher Ludwig holds a book, a drink, and his binoculars with ease.
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In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #26/1963 published June 1963
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Free Trip

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake
Synopsis: Too broke to afford an ocean cruise, Ludwig paints a porthole with an ocean view and hangs it on his wall.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. Black and white on inside front cover.
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Best in the West

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; crowd of adoring Duckburgians; Roy Ranger (on TV); stagecoach driver; Indian raiders; cattleman; soda jerk; various brawling cowpokes
First Line: Wow! There goes Professor Ludwig Von Drake! He has more degrees than a thermometer!
Synopsis: A fan of western TV shows, Ludwig longs for the excitement of the old west. But, with his genius, he inadvertently tames an old western town leaving him as he started, with only TV horse-operas to satisfy his thirst for adventure.
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #70 published October 1962
as Pico De Paperis e il west selvaggio [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #2/1964 published January 1964
as Raptus Von Rupp i det ville vesten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: At the time this story was published, the western genre dominated the television landscape. The names of some of the more popular such shows are parodied in Ludwig’s evening of TV viewing (page 1, panel 5)… “Wagon Smoke”, “Gun Train”, and “Cowhide” – (“Wagon Train”, “Gunsmoke” and “Rawhide”). “Roy Ranger” is most likely a similar parody reference to cowboy star Roy Rogers.
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Mr. Know-It-All

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; Uncle Scrooge; Huey; Dewey; Louie; various citizens of Duckburg
First Line: Ho! If I ever took the notion, I could be a trillionaire!
Synopsis: To stop Ludwig's bragging, Scrooge appoints Von Drake president of McDuck's failing soap factory and dares him to make it profitable.
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #70 published October 1962
as Pico De Paperis e la formula chimica [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #12/1963 published March 1963
as Herr Allvitende [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Christensen's original title: "Soapy Sensation", from his notes.
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I.Q. Bugaboo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Gyro Gearloose; various angry citizens of Duckburg
First Line: What’s the matter, Professor Von Drake?
Synopsis: Ludwig Von Drake challenges Gyro Gearloose to an inventing contest.
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #70 published October 1962
as Pico De Paperis e la gara delle invenzioni [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #20/1963 published May 1963
as Oppfinnerkonkurransen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Man or Mouse

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Horace Horsecollar
First Line: "If that isn't just like a woman! Minnie's been on the phone for over an hour," Mickey Mouse grumbled.
Synopsis: Mickey argues with Minnie over using the telephone, and accuses her of spreading gossip and misinformation – before inadvertently spreading a little misinformation of his own.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Unexpected Treat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): April; May; June; Scamp; Lightfingers McGurk; police officer; lady passerby; doll store salesperson; soda jerk
First Line: We've saved enough to buy Baby Doll a pair of shoes, April!
Synopsis: Puppy dog Scamp is left out of April, May, and June's Saturday soda-run, but he finds a way to prevail.
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #70 published October 1962
as Ely, Evy, Emy e il problema finanziario [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #16/1963 published April 1963
as Fant spanderer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Big Payoff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; TV host; TV sponsor; 15 chess opponents; two bill collectors; taxi driver
First Line: You have to hand it to Ludwig! He's still holding his own in the finals of the big Duckburg chess tournament!
Synopsis: Ludwig wins a cash prize on a televised chess tournament, and two bill collectors are out to get what he owes them.
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #70 published October 1962
as Pico De Paperis e la coppa contesa [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #8/1963 published February 1963
as Sjakkmesteren [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Message from Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; Grandma Duck; Gus Goose; hostile telepathic aliens
First Line: All right! I'm concentrating on two circles, Grandma Duck! Are you getting it?
Synopsis: During experiments in mental telepathy, hostile aliens latch on to Ludwig's brain - and won't let it go.
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #70 published October 1962
as Pico De Paperis e il messaggio spaziale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #19/1964 published May 1964
as Budskap fra rommet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Possibly written by Don R. Christensen. His notes indicate a 5-page Ludwig Von Drake story for a "May '62 o.s." (one-shot), and this book was released in May. The overall plot and final panel's dialogue fall into his observed writing patterns. - Joe Torcivia (2020)
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Roped In

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; mystic rope-charmer
Synopsis: By playing a flute, Ludwig tries to get a rope to uncoil and rise into the air – with an unexpected result.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. Top half of page.
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Meet Tubby, the Whale

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tubble Bubble Soap
Character(s): Tubby the Whale, little kid in a bathtub full of bubbles
First Line: Let me spout you a question - Have you tried Tubble - the new fun bubble soap?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tubble Bubble Bath Soap that makes bath bubbles in three colors - blue, red, and green. Comes in powder or liquid form, in 6-packs or 9-packs. Lower half of page.
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In the Swim

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Daisy Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
First Line: A pool really adds something to a home!
Synopsis: Donald discourages Huey, Dewey, and Louie from digging a kids’ swimming pool in the backyard. Guess which duck’s backyard ends up with a kids’ swimming pool.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Black and white on inside back cover.
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The Big Slip Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; elephant
Synopsis: The old “slipping on a banana peel gag” is taken to elephantine proportions.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. Color on back cover.

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