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Issue: Dinky Duck #4
Publication Date: May 1952
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Issues: #4 of 14 Issues
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Publisher: FlagSt. John
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Indicia Publisher: St. John Publishing Company
On Sale Date: 04/15/1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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FlagTerry Toons Big Book of Comics Giant Edition #42931 published May 1971 as Sink or Swim [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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As Plain as an Airplane Gets

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Dinky Duck; three bird passengers; startled flying duck
Synopsis: Dinky operates a makeshift commuter plane for birds.
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Pages: 1
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Indian Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Terry Bears; Papa
First Line: Lets run quick!
Synopsis: The boys' "playing Indian" unnerves Papa.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Black and white on inside front cover.
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The Scarecrow Strikes Back

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Farmer Gray; cowardly scarecrow; Mrs. Rudy; gang of crows
First Line: Hey, what's the hurry, Rudy?
Synopsis: Two “Oz archetypes” are mashed together, as Dinky and Rudy help a “cowardly scarecrow” gain confidence and courage.
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Pages: 8
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Quick Hairgrower

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss
First Line: Now, what are you doing?
Synopsis: Gandy's hair-growing formula unnerves Sourpuss.
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Pages: 1
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An Olde Rhyme

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Little Roquefort; Percy Puss
First Line: Hickory Dickory Dock -
Synopsis: As part of their usual chase routine, Roquefort and Percy perform "Hickory Dickory Dock" with a grandfather clock, to Percy's great misfortune.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A reworked version of this single-page gag, titled "Nursery Rhymes", appears in Mighty Mouse (Pines, 1956 Series) #70 (1956) with Roquefort, Percy, and a cuckoo clock.
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Duck on Defense

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Gregory Goose; unnamed turkey; unnamed hens; unnamed duck; squad of vultures
First Line: Every community should have its own Civil Defense Unit.
Synopsis: Inspired by a radio broadcast, Dinky wants to organize a Civil Defense Unit for the barnyard. Rudy and the rest ridicule the idea, until a squad of vultures attack the barnyard and carry off Rudy.
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Pages: 7
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Camera Cubs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Terry Bears; Papa; two famous actors; firefighters; Daily Bugle editor (not J. Jonah Jameson); Morning Dispatch editor
First Line: Boy! Wait 'til the kids see the super special camera I bought!
Synopsis: Papa scoffs when the boys and their homemade cigar-box-camera decide to become “real press photographers and make lots of money!” Yet, even with the best camera equipment on the market, Papa’s own ineptness allows the boys to best him handily.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: This story reads much like a very early Carl Barks story about Donald Duck and his nephews.
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Wee Duck

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Helena Hen (Rudy's sister); Chester (Rudy's nephew); Old Ned (horse); J. Conrad Bull
First Line: Dinky, the little black duck, felt very good because it was such a nice day.
Synopsis: Dinky proves that heroes can be small as well as big, when he rescues a chick trapped down a narrow pipe.
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Pages: 2
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The Treatment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Farmer Gray; Dimwit; horse
First Line: He's got the hiccups!
Synopsis: Dimwit tries to cure Farmer Gray's horse of the hiccups.
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Pages: 1
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Sink Or Swim

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Dinky Duck; three yellow ducklings; Mr. Owl; alligator
First Line: Come on, Dinky, let's go swimming!
Synopsis: Dinky forgets how to swim.
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Pages: 7
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Gate Crasher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Farmer Gray; Dimwit; bull
First Line: That gate is open! There must be something wrong with the latch!
Synopsis: When Dimwit sees to it that a gate stays closed... it stays closed
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Meta Moment: Dimwit is seen reading a "Terry Toons" comic book (no illustration of characters, just the title). Black and white on inside back cover.
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Complete 15 Piece "Broncho Buster" Cowboy Outfit All for $1.98

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
Character(s): Boy dressed as cowboy, girl dressed as cowgirl
First Line: Assemble it yourself - Takes only 12 minutes - Save paying up to $5 & $10
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering cowboy and cowgirl outfits with lots of prop equipment - mask, neckerchief, arm cuffs, vest, sheriff's badge, chaps, rope, two six-shooter guns, two holsters and cowboy boot tops. "You get this at no extra cost! Famous Clicker Repeating Six Shooter Gun. Clicks noisily as it shoots. Looks real! Provides plenty of action." Color ad on back cover.

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