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Issue: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #4 (280)
Publication Date: January 1964
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Issues: #4 (280) of 257 Issues (332 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/21/1963
Volume: 24
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10011-401. On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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Double Masquerade

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Daisy Duck; Jiminy Cricket; Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Li'l Bad Wolf
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #10 published August 1990
as Double Masquerade [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Composite cover representing the stories found therein.
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Special Christmas Offer Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics; Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories
Character(s): Uncle Scrooge
First Line: Here is a gift that brings lasting pleasure and good, clean wholesome entertainment at Christmas and every month of the year!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription ad for Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories. Offer expires December 31, 1963. Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge art for this advertisement is reproduced from the cover of Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 Series) #40 January, 1963. Black and white on inside front cover.
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Double Masquerade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Captain Ramrod; Junior Chickadees; Sailin’ Surfers Club members; Clerkly; surfing spectators/charity donors; bear
First Line: It’s a bone-shivering shame that the best surfing waves come in winter when it’s too cold to go surfing!
Synopsis: To avoid unpleasant obligations, Donald and Scrooge unknowingly disguise themselves as each other.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagLes Plus Belles Histoires des Castors Juniors #1 published April 2011[nn]
In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #88 published April 1964
as Paperino e lo scambio delle personalità [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #6/1967 published February 1967
as Dobbelt forveksling [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v38 #5 / 449 published February 1978
as Double Masquerade [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #10 published August 1990
as Double Masquerade [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #275 [Direct Sales] published February 1993
as Double Masquerade [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color #49 published January 1996
as Double Masquerade [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Idea suggested by editor Chase Craig
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A Hobby Can Be a Hassle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]; Buildo (robot); detective; prison guard
First Line: Lemme see now… I could drop down their chimney with a parachute!
Synopsis: Li’l Wolf tries to find a hobby for his pop, to keep his mind off catching the pigs, but Zeke turns each different activity into a form of pig-pursuit.
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In Content Item: FlagAnders And & Co. #52/1964 published December 1964
as En ulovlig hobby [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Chipmunk Feast

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Chip 'n' Dale; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; squirrels; other chipmunks
Synopsis: Mickey and Minnie harvest walnuts from Minnie’s walnut tree. Chip ‘n’ Dale think the bounty is for them, and call all their friends to share in it.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v38 #5 / 449 published February 1978
as The Chipmunk Feast [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Meteor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Brer Rabbit; Brer Bear; Brer Buzzard
First Line: Ev’ry year ‘bout this time th’ creeturs raid Brer Rabbit’s wild grape orchud…
Synopsis: Brer Rabbit draws the pilfering attentions of Brer Bear and Brer Buzzard away from his wild grape orchard with tales of a jewel-filled “meetyor” that fell to Earth. Moral: “Don’t throw away silver to look for gold!”
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Reprint Notes: from Uncle Remus and His Tales of Brer Rabbit Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1950.11.19
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Three tiers per page. Spread across (straddles) the two middle pages of the centerfold.
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The Shutterbug Duck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daisy Duck; April, May and June; Jiminy Cricket; Donald Duck; Cindy Lou; Donald's boss (Cindy Lou's uncle)
First Line: Dear Diary, Today I became owner of one of those new three minute-type cameras.
Synopsis: Donald sends Daisy a complex camera to distract her while he is assigned by his boss to show the boss’ niece around town. Jiminy Cricket quickly sets up the camera for Daisy, and she is out and about sooner than Donald expected.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #45/1964 published November 1964
as Det nye kameraet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney Daisy and Donald #1 [Gold Key] published May 1973
as The Shutterbug Duck [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney Daisy and Donald #32 [Gold Key] published August 1978
as The Shutterbug Duck [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Goofy; Mickey Mouse
Synopsis: Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Goofy's Mechanical Wizard!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Charlie
First Line: What a night!
Synopsis: Goofy builds himself an adding machine, that he accidently brings to life.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #7/1965 published February 1965
as Langbeins lille robot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagFour Color #401 published June 1952
was Goofy's Mechanical Wizard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]part 1
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.5
Disclose Notes: part 1 of 3. Possibly the very first usage of the all-purpose phrase "Reprinted by popular demand", used for reprinted stories throughout Gold Key Comics of 1964-1971. The phrase was not used in issues published in 1962-1963 – with the exception of this one from late 1963?
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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): H. L. Anderson
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Statement of Ownership for September 27, 1963. Prepared by H.L. Anderson. Reported total circulation: 446,770 (12 month average), 442,770 (nearest issue)
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Amazing Circus of 6 Growing Animals

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Watch them appear to grow bigger and bigger
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Ad offering toy animals that exhibit (plant-based) “growth” with exposure to water. Forerunners of the Chia Pet? Black and white on inside back cover.
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Keys of Knowledge: Fish

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): sculpins (fish)
Synopsis: Illustrated text feature on a breed of fish called sculpins.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Two illustrations of sculpins with accompanying text. © 1963, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Black and white on inside back cover.
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132 Roman Soldiers Only $1.98

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: 2 Complete Roman Armies!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering two complete armies of molded plastic Roman soldiers – one in blue, one in yellow. Color ad on back cover.

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