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Issue: Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures - Free Comic Book Day #[nn]
Publication Date: May 2003
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue (4 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagGemstone
Brand: Gemstone PublishingView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Gemstone Publishing
On Sale Date: 05/03/2003
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 8 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Gemstone's contribution to Free Comic Book Day 2003.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
Format Notes:  
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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
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Maharajah Donald

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
First Line: Inside: Donald Duck Stars in Maharajah Donald
Synopsis: Donald sits pretty as a maharajah.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures - Free Promotional Comic Book #[nn] published August 2006
as Maharajah Donald [Illustration on Cover, Front]in this essential form
Reprint Notes: from March of Comics (Dell, 1946 series) #[nn - 4] (1947) [interior panel]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This cover exists in two versions: for the 2003 San Diego Comic-Con the top 1/3 is light yellow-orange with "Compliments of Gemstone Publishing" in lower left; for comic stores the top 1/3 is bright red with a blank box in lower left for store address label.

Partially repurposed art from page one, panel one of this story.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Black and white ad on inside front cover.
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Maharajah Donald

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Piggy (pig-boy with glasses); kid with kite; Joe (monkey-kid); sailor's kid; jeweler; pearl-buying rich guy; ship's purser; ship's captain; Maharajah of Hoopadoola; maharajah's aide; maharajah's servant; the Mogul Elephant; Bumpay Royal Tax Collector; Bumpay Regal Compiler of the Deficit; various officials of Bumpay; tigers; bearded old man; man with minah bird; British traveler; Bumpay stadium broadcaster
First Line: Come here, kids! I want you to clean out this garage!
Synopsis: Starting with a mere pencil stub, and through an unlikely series of events, Huey, Dewey, and Louie trade-up to a steamship ticket to India, which Donald gloms for himself forcing the boys to stow away on the very same ship. Aboard ship and facing consequences for unknowingly harboring his stowaway nephews, Donald meets the wealthy Maharajah of Hoopadoola, who offers to resolve the Ducks' matters with the steamship line for a favor in return. The favor? Riding an old, gentle, sacred elephant across a narrow river to a neighboring kingdom. What possible harm could there be in such a gesture?
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From Content Item: FlagBoys' and Girls' March of Comics #[4] [Non-Ad] published January 1947
was Maharajah Donald [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 28
Disclose Notes: As in some early Barks stories, Donald is portrayed as living in Burbank, California, rather than Duckburg, Calisota.
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More Disney Excitement to Come!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gemstone Publishing
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
First Line: If you enjoyed the book you hold in your hands, than get ready to hear great news!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription ad for the new 2003 line of Disney comics from Gemstone. The covers of Uncle Scrooge (Gemstone, 2003 Series) #319 (July 2003) and Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gemstone, 2003 Series) #634 (July 2003) are reproduced.

A cover for Donald Duck Adventures (Gemstone, 2003 Series) #1 (July 2003) is also present, but with an incorrect cover image.
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Did You Know?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Gemstone Publishing; Scoop
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for "Scoop" e-mail newsletter from Diamond Galleries, including several short factoids of Walt Disney comics information and illustration of cover of this issue.
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The Peaceful Hills

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; bear; eagle
First Line: Unca Donald, will you take us to the movies?
Synopsis: Shunning his nephews' choice of entertainment, loud western movies with "blazing sixguns" and "thundering hooves", Donald opts for a hike in the peaceful hills "peopled only by the quiet, friendly creatures of the wild"... and is sorry he did.
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From Content Item: FlagBoys' and Girls' March of Comics #[4] [Non-Ad] published January 1947
was The Peaceful Hills [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: A rare two-page story by Barks.
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Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
First Line: More than fifty years ago, Boys' and Girls' March of Comics released a shoe store giveaway comic book that featured Carl Barks' now-classic Donald Duck adventure, "Maharajah Donald".
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Editorial credits, indicia, and a message from John Clark telling of the new Disney comic books from Gemstone, beginning in June, 2003. Black and white ad on inside back cover.
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One Crazy Photo

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse; Huey (red shirt)
Synopsis: Donald has his picture taken as Napoleon, while Huey holds a turtle in front of the camera lens.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBoys' and Girls' March of Comics #[4] [Non-Ad] published January 1947
was One Crazy Photo [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The original front cover image of March of Comics (Western, 1946 Series) #4 (1947) serves as the back cover image for this edition.

Fashion Notes: Donald Duck is costumed as Napoleon. Mickey Mouse wears a striped pullover shirt. Huey wears no red cap but wears his "cover-appearance-only" red shirt.

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