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Issue: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #4 (304)
Publication Date: January 1966
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Issues: #4 (304) 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: 11/24/1965
Volume: 26
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1966 Books and Pamphlets, 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:  
Disclose Reprinted In7
Disclose Reprinted From3
Disclose Images3
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Yo-Yo Whoa!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Synopsis: Donald tangles himself in his yo-yo string.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #39/1966 published September 1966
as Jojo-mestre [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #10 published August 1990
as Tangled in Yo-Yo String [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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FREE Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty

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): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Donald Duck; Scamp; Chip 'n' Dale; Fairy
First Line: Free with each subscription to Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription ad for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories that includes a free copy of the Whitman Tell-a-Tale illustrated storybook “Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty” with each subscription. One and two-year subscriptions are offered. Black and white ad on inside front cover. Ad runs vertically.
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King Mickey and the Knights of the Hound Table

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): King Mickey [Mickey Mouse]; Goofy; Merlin (Disney dog-face version); Sir Gladstone Gander; Nights of the Hound Table; Lady Minnie [Minnie Mouse]; Lady Minnie's servant; Lady of the Lake; The Tri-Color Knights [Blue Knight, Yellow Knight, Red Knight]
First Line: A kingdom without a king is a very sorry thing!
Synopsis: Peasant Mickey Mouse pulls the fabled sword from the stone and becomes king, with pal Goofy working in the royal kitchen. King Mickey gathers knights for his "Hound Table", but none will fight the feared Tri-Color Knights to save the kidnapped Lady Minnie... until kitchen-worker Goofy steps forward. Armed by Merlin and the Lady of the Lake with the enchanted sword "Exclobberer", the newly dubbed "Sir Goofy" is off to the rescue... but who will rescue him?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #40/1966 published September 1966
as Kong Mikke og ridderne av det trillrunde bord [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Daringly Different

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Gussie Fussy (Daisy's neighbor); Gyro Gearloose (cameo in silhouette only); reporter from "Hooray Home Magazine"; various other neighbors of Daisy)
First Line: Dear Diary - It suddenly dawned on me the other day that our civilization is becoming boring because everybody does everything just like everybody else!
Synopsis: Daisy tries to break out of her cookie-cutter subdivision mold with unusual touches for her house and yard, but eventually all of her neighbors imitate her.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFour Color #1150 published December 1960
was Daringly Different [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4.5
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False Flattery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): parrot; attractive female duck
First Line: Dear Diary - You just can't trust men - not even men parrots!
Synopsis: Daisy buys a parrot that compliments her, until he sees a more attractive option.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFour Color #1150 published December 1960
was False Flattery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Lower half of page.
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Platinum Coins

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): On Money the Junior Coin Collector's Corner; Uncle Scrooge
Character(s): Uncle Scrooge; Huey; Dewey; Louie
First Line: Platinum coins unquestionably hold a premier rank among collectors because of their high rarity and beauty.
Synopsis: Text article on the history of platinum coins.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Disguised as an "Uncle Scrooge" feature by a single logo illustration of Uncle Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, this educational-hobbyist article would seem to be the forerunner of the later Gold Key Comics editorial feature "Stamp and Coin Collector's Corner". Middle left page of centerfold.
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One Moose Band

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): General Mills; Cheerios; Rocky and Bullwinkle
First Line: You and Cheerios really make sweet music together, Bullwinkle!
Synopsis: One-man-marching-band Bullwinkle eats Cheerios for “muscle-makin’ protein” and one-man-marches himself right down a manhole.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: One of a series of Cheerios ads featuring Rocky and Bullwinkle. Middle right page of centerfold.
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Ducky Date

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
First Line: Golly, time can sure drag in the life of a single girl!
Synopsis: Donald sets up his annoying cousin Fethry on a date with Madam Mim.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #40/1966 published September 1966
as Skuffende stevnemøte [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #139 published July 1968
as Magò "papera" schianto [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: One of only three appearances of Fethry Duck in Gold Key Comics. The others being in Donald Duck (Western, 1962 Series) #105 (January 1966) and Donald Duck (Western, 1962 Series) #106 (March 1966). Fethry would not catch-on in the USA until decades later with the dominance of material produced for (and by) foreign publishers.
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Ten-Dollar Dither

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Neighbor Jones; Maid Moosey; Esmeralda (Maid Moosey's parrot); Maid Moosey's vicious dog; angry bill-claiming mob; Butch (criminal); other unnamed criminal; little girl
First Line: You're a cheater! You're a skunk! You're lower than a viper!
Synopsis: Donald runs into way more trouble than he bargained for when he tries to locate the owner of a ten-dollar bill the nephews have found. Advertising to find the bill's rightful owner, he is besieged by a mob of phony claimants.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v6 #3 (63) published December 1945
was Ten-Dollar Dither [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Goofy Jokes

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
First Line: Uncle Scrooge: Look! This cottage cheese has a splinter in it!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.
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Beggars Can't be Trainers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
First Line: Doggone it, Pluto… I know you hate tricks, but I don't want people to think I have a stupid dog!
Synopsis: Mickey teaches Pluto to "sit up and beg"... and is sorry he did.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #112 published April 1966
as Le... disavventure di Topolino [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: from Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1957.07.07
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On final interior page of the comic.
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Goofy Meets a Living "Doll"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): department store customers; pretty salesgirl
First Line: There… I got my Chris'mus list all worked out scientifick!
Synopsis: Goofy goes Christmas shopping and is entranced by the toy department's pretty salesgirl.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #51/1966 published December 1966
as Pen ekspeditrise [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Black and white on inside back cover.
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More Features! More Fun!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: That's why this Double 8 is the most exciting road racing set in the world!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Aurora Model Motoring ad for its Double 8 racing layout. From Aurora Plastics Corp., West Hempstead, NY. Color ad on back cover.

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