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Issue: Walt Disney Comics Digest #3
Publication Date: August 1968
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Issues: #3 of 57 Issues (62 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/25/1968
Volume:
Pages: 196
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 36 (24 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 92301-808. Credits based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994). On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: 4.75" x 6.5"
Paper Stock: Glossy Cardstock Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In5
Disclose Reprinted From7
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
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Title Page
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The Inca Mystery; The Sheepish Lion

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Lambert the Sheepish Lion; Uncle Scrooge (cameo); Brer Rabbit (cameo); Daisy Duck (cameo); Scamp (cameo)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Searching for Whales

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Moby Duck
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Walt Disney Comics Digest Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Donald Duck (cameo); Mickey Mouse (cameo)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Table of Contents and indicia.
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All at Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Beagle Boys; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #31 published September 1960
was All at Sea [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
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Earth's Treasure Chest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
First Line: The year is 1,000,000 B.C.
Synopsis: The origin of the Petrified Forest National Monument in Arizona.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Give and Take

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Scamp; The Tramp; Lady; Jock; Old Trusty; Peg
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Scamp #5 published March 1958
was Give and Take [Story on Interior Page(s)]different layout
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: New layout, original pagecount 5.
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Sports Puzzle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Morty; Ferdie
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Lead Captain Hook to the Lost Treasure

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Captain Hook
Character(s): Captain Hook
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Silly Symphonies #2 [25¢ Cover Price] published September 1953
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
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Mighty Mover

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Super Goof; Dr. Zerod; Professor Fyst
Synopsis: Two crooks trick Super Goof into moving a Central American Indian temple so they can search for gold at its base.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co julehefte #1976 published July 1976
as Gode gjerninger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: New story. Two vertical panels per page.
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The Frustrated Flyer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Jiminy Cricket; Tinker Bell; Madam Mim
Synopsis: Jiminy and Tinker Bell are caught in a rainstorm. Madam Mim captures Tinker Bell in order to get some of her pixie dust so she can fly.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #16/1973 published April 1973
as Flyver uten flaks [Story on Interior Page(s)]new layout
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Hide and Seek

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Big Bad Wolf
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Memory Tester

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Clarabelle Cow; Horace Horsecollar
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Swiss Family Robinson (Part 2)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (movie adaptation)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): Walt Disney Swiss Family Robinson
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFour Color #1156 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1960
was Swiss Family Robinson [Story on Interior Page(s)]last 20 pages
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Part 2 of 2. pages 69-78 and 183-192. Part one was in Walt Disney Comics Digest #2.
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The Bird Cage Trio

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daisy Duck; April; May; June; Huey (cameo); Dewey (cameo); Louie (cameo); Abominable Snowman
Synopsis: April, May, and June form a singing trio and are so successful they are invited to a command performance before Queen Roxanne of Ceramia. The girls' nervousness causes them to hit a note so high, it shatters the Queen's glass crown and they and Daisy have to find the hermit glass-blower who created it.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: New story. Four horizontal panels per page.
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Cornucopia

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Brer Rabbit; Brer Bull; Brer 'Gator; Good Fairy
Synopsis: After performing a good deed for a Good Fairy, Brer Rabbit is given a cornucopia with an endless supply of food.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #24/1974 published June 1974
as Overflødighetshornet [Story on Interior Page(s)]new layout, 2 panels removed
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: New story. Three panels per page.
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Horse and Seed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Little Hiawatha; Sunflower
Synopsis: Little Hiawatha lassoes a wild horse and is dragged a ways before the rope breaks. Sunflower follows and plants seeds in the trench that Hiawatha made.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime story. New story.
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Duckbeard's Treasure

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Button

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]
Synopsis: The Big Bad Wolf blows down the houses of straw and sticks, but when he inhales to blow down the house of bricks, the button on his pants strap breaks and he has to go home to fix it.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime story. New story.
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Home Sweet Hole

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Chip; Dale; Brer Owl
Synopsis: Chip 'n' Dale have to move when a noisy woodpecker moves into their tree. They find a hollow tree, but once they gnaw an opening, a pushy owl takes over.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: New story. Two vertical panels per page.
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The Inca Key Mystery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy
Synopsis: When a conquistador's diary is stolen from a museum, Mickey and Goofy are sent to Mount Mesa-Mucho in the Peruvian Andes to find the robber.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
Disclose Notes: New story.
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Saga of the Seeds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
First Line: Lightning! Fire!
Synopsis: How Douglas Fir seeds revive a forest after a forest fire in the Pacific Northwest.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Dalmatian

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Pluto's Kennel Korner
Character(s): Pluto (cameo)
First Line: The Dalmatian has been a coach dog for many centuries.
Synopsis: The history and description of the Dalmatian breed of dogs.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Ugly Duckling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ugly Duckling
First Line: One summer day long ago, a mother duck sat on her nest waiting for her five little eggs...
Synopsis: An orphan egg is placed in a duck's nest and the hatchling that emerges looks quite different from the other ducklings.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Silly Symphonies #7 [25¢ Cover Price] published February 1957
was Ugly Duckling [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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A Swingin' Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, jungle
Character(s): Mowgli; King Louie; Junior (elephant)
Synopsis: King Louie is jealous of Mowgli's success at swinging from vines high in the trees.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #16/1973 published April 1973
as Sleng-skyss [Story on Interior Page(s)]2 panels removed, new layout
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Lady and the Enchanted Forest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Lady; White Rabbit; Bambi; Dumbo; Flower; Wicked Witch; Bongo; Seven Dwarfs [Doc; Sneezy; Sleepy; Grumpy; Dopey; Bashful; Happy]
Synopsis: Lady finds her way into the Enchanted Forest, where she meets other Disney characters including the Wicked Witch, who is missing her broom.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Lady and the Tramp #1 [unnamed variant] published June 1955
was Lady and the Enchanted Forest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Tree Stumped

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Junior Woodchucks [Huey; Dewey; Louie]; Donald Duck
Synopsis: While competing in a tree identification contest, Huey, Dewey, and Louie find a smuggler's rocket base, disguised as a tree.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: New story. Four horizontal panels per page.
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The Fancy Fountain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): TV Tickler
Character(s): Goofy
Synopsis: After seeing a fancy fountain, Goofy rigs up one of his own with a hose and a car radiator.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime story.
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Dollar Trick

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Uncle Scrooge
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Run, Light Buck, Run

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, western
Character(s): Light Buck (antelope); Prospector
First Line: Light Buck was a pronghorn antelope, and he was born to run.
Synopsis: The adventures and mis-adventures of a young antelope and an old prospector who befriends him.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Text story with six illustrations.
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Scrubbing the Deck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Moby Duck; Porpy
Synopsis: In rough seas, Moby ties a brush to Porpy and lets him slide back and forth to scrub the deck.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime story.
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Bug Breeze

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: How caribou deal with swarms of mosquitoes.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1964
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Pablo, the Cold-blooded Penguin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Pablo, the Cold-Blooded Penguin
Character(s): Pablo (penguin); Father Neptune
Synopsis: Pablo is too cold at the South Pole, so he makes a ice boat to take him to the Galapagos Islands.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Silly Symphonies #3 published February 1954
was Pablo, the Cold-Blooded Penguin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: A adaptation of a sequence from the 1945 Walt Disney feature film "The Three Caballeros."
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Ludwig von Drake (cameo)
First Line: My goodness--this was some book to put together!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Reader survey.
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How to Draw Mickey Mouse

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mickey Mouse
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Pick a Number and "Pick Your Future"

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mickey Mouse
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Game with players pantomiming various occupations.

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