XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #538
Publication Date: April 1989
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #538 of 37 Issues (54 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagGladstone
Brand: Gladstone GView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Gladstone Publishing, Ltd.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes:  
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.
Disclose Reprinted From4
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (9 total)
Disclose Issue Images
Happy New Year

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis: Huey, Dewey, and Louie give Donald a "Happy New Year" he'll never forget.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v8 #4 (88) published January 1948
was Happy New Year [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Comics Comments
Character(s): Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse (both in header illustration)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Black and white on inside front cover.
Disclose
No Business like Snow Business

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Neighbor Jones; letter carrier; snow statue contest judges
First Line: The holidays cost a pile of money!
Synopsis: Donald and Neighbor Jones each enter a snow statue contest with "...a $1000 prize to whoever best expresses the spirit of good will towards others in snow and ice!" ...Ohhh, brother!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: H 86156
Disclose Notes: The original writer and artist (listed above) are not credited in the issue. Instead, a blanket credit reads: "...produced in The Netherlands by Oberon Publishing".
Disclose
A Sign of the Times

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Chip; Dale; Black Pete; game warden
First Line: Big acorns, Dale!
Synopsis: Lumberjack Black Pete is out to chop down Chip 'n' Dale's tree.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Chip 'n' Dale #9 published March 1957
was A Sign of the Times [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4.5
Disclose
Piglet's Power of Positive Thinking

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Winnie the Pooh; Piglet
First Line: Tigger? No. Rabbit? No.
Synopsis: Piglet loses confidence in the "positive thinking" he uses to build self-confidence.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Winnie the Pooh Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1984.03.11
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: No published lettering credit. Completely unrelated to the gag on positive thinking and self-confidence, Pooh pushes Piglet up a hill in a soapbox racer.
Disclose
The Great Pop Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper; a bunch of bluebirds; two astronauts
First Line: Looks as if Duckburg's super rocket is about ready to blast off for the moon!
Synopsis: Gyro frustrates himself trying to repair his old toaster - then invents a new one that, with a little help from a lightning bolt, far exceeds expectations.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #37 published March 1962
was The Great Pop Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: No published lettering credit.
Disclose
Mickey Mouse and the Li'l Lost Elephant

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Babykins (baby elephant); circus truck drivers; circus owner
First Line: Hey! Watch where you're goin'!
Synopsis: Goofy rescues a baby elephant that has fallen out of a circus truck. Unsure about what to do, he brings the loveable but rambunctious pachyderm to Mickey's back yard, where the mouse is adding a new room to his house. Elephants and home improvements don't mix.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFour Color #411 published August 1952
was Mickey Mouse and the Li'l Lost Elephant [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: OS 411-04
Disclose Notes: This story is also reprinted in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #469 (October 1979).
Disclose
[untitled]

Preview (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cross Talk
First Line: Here it is the New Year, and we're still trailing a backlog of in-jokes from 1988! Let's get the whole lot sorted out.
Synopsis: Geoffrey Blum explains the origins of some in-jokes from previous issues, and offers previews of the Gladstone comics to be released in January, 1989.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Black and white on inside back cover.
Disclose
Recline Decline

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck
First Line: I should be doing something worthwhile instead of just sitting in front of the TV.
Synopsis: Donald's comfy easy chair derails his ambitions.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Donald Duck daily newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate) 1984-08-25
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Job Number: KFS 8/25/84
Disclose Notes: Placed at the bottom of the back cover.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2025. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.