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Issue: Donald Duck #258
Publication Date: October 1987
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Issues: #258 of 62 Issues (113 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Edition
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Publisher: FlagGladstone
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Gladstone Publishing, Ltd.
On Sale Date: 07/07/1987
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.25 CAD
$0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock:  
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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A Nil Wind

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck
Synopsis: On a hot beach with no cooling wind or breeze, Donald lets the air out of his inflatable beach mattress to cool himself off.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Quacker Box

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Quacker Box
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Shares the page with "This Issue's Credits". Black and white on inside front cover.
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Sauce for the Duck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Mai-Fut (Chinese sauce-maker); Lord Runcible (high-class restauranteur); three judges from "Eater's Digest"
First Line: There are many posh restaurants in Duckburg, and Donald knows them all ---!
Synopsis: Lowly hot dog vendor Donald uses Mai-Fut's Celestial Sauce to make a name for himself in culinary circles.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDonald Duck #37/1980 published January 1980
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: H 8011
Disclose Notes: Daan Jippes is not credited for story in this issue, though he is credited in Disney Masters (Fantagraphics, 2018 Series) #4 - Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Great Survival Test.

In addition to Milton, Jippes, and Geoffrey Blum (credited with "Translation"), Eirik Ildahl is also credited for script in the Disney Masters printing. https://www.comics.org/issue/1835382/#3719940
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Hair o' the Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Bolivar (Donald's dog)
First Line: Bolivar! My old pal!
Synopsis: Bolivar affectionately greets Donald leaving him covered in a huge mess of dog hair.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1938.04.11
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.66
Job Number: KFS 4/11/38
Disclose Notes: On top 2/3 of page. This story is also reprinted in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1993 series) #285 (July 1994).
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Knock Knock Joke

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck
First Line: Knock! Knock!
Synopsis: Donald's bath is disturbed by an unexpected knocking at his front door.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1938.04.12
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.66
Job Number: KFS 4/12/38
Disclose Notes: Begins at the bottom 1/3 of interior page 13 and concludes at the top 1/3 of page 14.

This story is also reprinted in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1993 series) #285 (July 1994).
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Hurricane Donald

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck
Synopsis: Starting a fire with a pile of sticks and a match, scout Donald blows on it with a bit too much gusto.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1938.04.13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.66
Job Number: KFS 4/13/38
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. On lower 2/3 of page.

This story is also reprinted in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1993 series) #285 (July 1994).
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Water Ski Race

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Daisy Duck; Water Festival Queen
First Line: Uh-oh! Here I go again!
Synopsis: Donald enters a water ski race in an effort to win and share a dance with the Water Festival Queen. Daisy helps him... until she gets a look at the voluptuous queen.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Donald Duck #60 [10ยข Cover Price] published July 1958
was Water Ski Race [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: DD 60
Disclose Notes: No colorist is credited. Three-tiered panels.
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A Hair-Raising Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Joan Wellington Wells (hair restorer and "mistress of the dark"); various applicants at the "Placem and Runn Employment Agency"; Dr. Slick (street charlatan); toupee merchant; Dr. Rufus Thatcher (scalp specialist); Dr. Thatcher's nurse; employment agent
First Line: The sun is up, the birds are trilling, and I'm off to the wars!
Synopsis: Donald obsesses over losing feathers and subjects himself to a variety of unsuccessful remedies.
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Reprint Notes: from Gutenberghus [Egmont](DK)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: D 7916
Disclose Notes: An aspect of Duck characters we rarely consider is explored in this story:

DONALD (combing himself): "I lost a feather! A whole feather!"
NEPHEW: "You're just MOULTING! It weeds out the old fluff and helps you look young!"
DONALD: "Young is right! If I lose my feathers, I'll look like an EGG... round and bald!"

GREAT BIT:
One of Donald's unsuccessful remedies leaves the upper portion of his head a bright neon green, drawing contrasting reactions form onlookers.

YOUNG BOY: "Look at the ROCK STAR, Mommy! Can I get his autograph?"
OLD GROUCH: "Go back to your guitar and your groupies, you hooligan, and leave decent folk in peace!"

As was the custom at the time, the Gutenberghus creators were not credited in favor of a blanket credit for "The Gutenberghus Group".
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Cross Talk a Monthly News Column

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Cross Talk
Character(s): Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Mickey Mouse; Dopey (all on cover reproductions)
First Line: Thanks to the time lag between editing and printing, we're never quite sure what we've published and what's to come.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Gladstone in-house column providing background information and issue previews.

Highlighted are the Gladstone comic books on sale July 07 thru July 28, 1987.

July 07: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #523, Donald Duck #258 (this issue), Uncle Scrooge #222, Mickey Mouse #231.
July 14: Walt Disney's Comics Digest #8.
July 28: Uncle Scrooge Comics Digest #6.

The covers of all previewed comics are reproduced.

Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.
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Altered Realities

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey
First Line: Uncle [sic] Donald, there's a monster in my closet!
Synopsis: Donald addresses the monster in Huey's closet.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1982.01.28
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Job Number: KFS 1/28/82
Disclose Notes: Color on back cover. Lower 1/5 of page.

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