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Issue: Four Color #279

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Publication Date: July 1950

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Issues: #279 of 66 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Wilson Publishing

Brand: A Dell Comic

Indicia Publisher: Wilson Publishing Company of Toronto, Limited

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 CAD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): ?

Notes: No month given in indicia, only year. American issue published June 1950. Contents are the main story from the U.S. comic with the same cover plus a number of one page Mickey Mouse stories.

All credits for this issue come from the original indexes for the stories.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Colour

Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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1 Content Item
- Mickey Mouse and Pluto Battle the Giant Ants [Illustration on Cover, Front]1

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Content Items (12 total)

Mickey Mouse and Pluto Battle the Giant Ants

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Bill Wright

Inker(s): Bill Wright

Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Mickey Mouse

Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Pluto

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Four Color #279 published June 1950
was Mickey Mouse and Pluto Battle the Giant Ants [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Pages: 1

blank inside front cover

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Mickey Mouse and Pluto Battle the Giant Ants

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Wright

Penciller(s): Bill Wright

Inker(s): Bill Wright

Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letterer(s): Bill Wright

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Mickey Mouse and Pluto

Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Pluto; Goofy

Synopsis: While on a plane trip over the uncharted Amazon jungle, Mickey and Goofy discover a city of giant ants who speak in Morse Code signals through their antennas.

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Pages: 25

Notes: Art credits from GCD index of original comic.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Walsh

Penciller(s): Manuel Gonzales

Inker(s): Manuel Gonzales

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Mickey Mouse

Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse

First Line: Poor little fella!

Synopsis: Mickey rescues a bird that will only wear stone marten fur.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Walsh

Penciller(s): Manuel Gonzales

Inker(s): Manuel Gonzales

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Mickey Mouse

Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy

First Line: Well... I gotta git to muh new job as window dresser here, Mickey!

Synopsis: Goofy gets a job as a window dresser but has troubles.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Walsh

Penciller(s): Manuel Gonzales

Inker(s): Manuel Gonzales

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Mickey Mouse

Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Pluto

First Line: Pluto! That settles it! I'm going to make a gentleman of you!

Synopsis: Pluto catches a burglar even after attending Canine Charm School.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Walsh

Penciller(s): Bill Wright

Inker(s): Bill Wright

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Mickey Mouse

Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Pluto; Marmaduke

First Line: Grr -roof!

Synopsis: Pluto works hard all day and then Mickey compares him to Goofy's nephew Marmaduke.

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Pages: 1

Goofy Argues with Octopus

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Walsh

Penciller(s): Manuel Gonzales

Inker(s): Manuel Gonzales

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Mickey Mouse

Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy

Synopsis: While observing aquarium life, Goofy makes the mistake of calling an octopus ugly.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Walsh

Penciller(s): Manuel Gonzales

Inker(s): Manuel Gonzales

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Mickey Mouse

Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Monty

First Line: The big one!

Synopsis: Mickey is in a loving mood, and decides to get Minnie a bouquet of flowers. His mood doesn't last long, however when he finds Minnie with Monty.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Walsh

Penciller(s): Manuel Gonzales

Inker(s): Manuel Gonzales

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Mickey Mouse

Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Pluto; Poochie (canine film star)

First Line: Pooche Famous Dog Film Star in Person

Synopsis: Pluto falls for a female dog star and the two end of stealing from the meat market, which could damage the star's career.

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Pages: 1

blank inside back cover

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Subscriptions for these "Approved" Dell Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Synopsis: Ad for subscriptions to Canadian reprints of Dell comics from Wilson Publishing Co. 123 Eighteenth Street, New Toronto, 14, Canada. Titles listed are Gene Autry, Walt Disney, Looney Tunes and Merry (sic) Melodies, New Funnies, Red Ryder, Roy Rogers, Lone Ranger, Little Lulu, and Tom and Jerry.

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Pages: 1

Notes: On back cover of comic.