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Issue: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #4 (100)
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: A Dell ComicView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/07/1948
Volume: 9
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 32 (29 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Alice Nielson Cobb ?
Disclose Notes: Indicia number is Vol. 9, No. 4.

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Publishing Format: Was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
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Turkey Taken for Midnight Snack

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Reprinting
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #8 published August 1983
FlagDonald Duck & Co #43/1960 published October 1960
as Nattmat [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]edited reprint
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #25 published January 2007
as InfoBarks [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Wake Early When School's Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Donald can't get the nephews out of bed on school days, but they are up early on their own on Saturdays.
Reprinting
from Donald Duck Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1946-09-22
Miscellaneous
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Inside front cover. Black, white, and red colors.
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Truant Officer Donald

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Butch; Finnegan
The nephews are captured by a tricky truant officer who they later discover is Donald in disguise.
Reprinting
FlagKalle Anka & C:o #12/1949 published December 1949
as Truant Officer Donald [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #3/1950 published March 1950
as Nyttig lærdom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald et ses neveux #[nn] published December 1950
as L'ecole buissonniere [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #47/1968 published November 1968
as Nyttig lærdom [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v42 #3 / 495 [White Logo] published February 1982
as Truant Officer Donald [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #8 published August 1983
as Truant Officer Donald [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics Digest #4 published April 1987
as [Truant Officer Donald ] (Danish title) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories #565 [Direct Edition] published November 1991
as Truant Officer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color #14 published February 1993
as Truant Officer Donald [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #25 published January 2007
as Molecagens Imediatas de Primeiro Grau [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[7] published January 2011
as Truant Officer Donald [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Art submitted on July 29, 1948. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
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Chimes to Hang in Tower

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Bucky Bug; Bo; Herman Hill; Mrs. Hill; Van Hill
With Christmas but two days away, our little friends are very gay!
Bucky and Bo go to Herman's workshop to get chimes for the bell tower for Christmas. They find Herman ill in bed and the chimes not finished. Bucky and Bo have to find Herman's son in order to get the chimes finished.
Reprinting
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories #556 [Direct Edition] published February 1991
as chimes to hang in tower [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Pop Loses the Christmas Spirit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Big Bad Wolf; Li'l Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig; Practical Pig]
The Big Bad Wolf seems to have the Christmas spirit, but when he and Li'l Bad Wolf go to the pigs' house, they do their usual defenses and quickly turn him back to his old self.
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FlagKalle Anka & C:o #12/1949 published December 1949
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #12/1950 published December 1950
as Storeulv i julestemning [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #49/1967 published December 1967
as Storeulv i julestemning [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
FlagGlada julparaden #1986 published December 1986
as Vackra-vita varga-jul [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Hats Covering Eyes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Minnie Mouse; Mickey Mouse
Mickey is embarrassed by Minnie's silly-looking hat, so he pulls his own hat down over his eyes so no one can tell who he is.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #3/1950 published March 1950
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1945-10-29
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Billboard Outside Window

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Goofy; Mickey Mouse
Mickey has a billboard put up in his side yard so he won't have to look at his homely neighbor.
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FlagDonald Duck & Co #3/1950 published March 1950
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1945-08-09
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Pet Shop and Motorcycle Accident

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse; Morty
A speeding motorcycle knocks Mickey through a pet shop window and he ends up bringing pets home to Morty.
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FlagDonald Duck & Co #9/1951 published September 1951
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1945-11-05
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Pluto Loses His New Dog License

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse; Pluto
Mickey puts a new collar and license on Pluto, but Pluto loses the collar and is picked up by the dog catcher.
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FlagDonald Duck & Co #9/1951 published September 1951
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1945-08-14
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Buys a Milk Delivery Horse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse; Goofy (cameo)
Mickey buys a horse from a milk-delivery company, but finds it needs a special attachments to make it move.
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from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1945-12-13
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Alligator Shoes for Alligator

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse; Goofy
Goofy's cousin in Florida sends him an alligator, but it's too cold. Goofy takes him to a shoe store to get some "alligator shoes."
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from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1945-12-05
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Angel Food Cake in Layers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse
Minnie turns Mickey's birthday layer cake into an angel food cake after the middle drops.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #11/1949 published November 1949
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-05-07
Miscellaneous
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Courts Lulubelle for Goofy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Lulubelle
Goofy gets Mickey to propose to Lulubelle for him, but Lulubelle thinks Mickey is the one doing the proposing.
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FlagDonald Duck & Co #10/1949 published October 1949
as Frieriet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-01-21
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Santa's Secret

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Santa Claus; Minnie Mouse; Clarabelle Cow; Santa Claus; Seven Dwarfs
Goofy builds a helicopter for Mickey, but Santa sees that it isn't safe and has the Seven Dwarfs rebuild it in time for Christmas morning.
Reprinting
FlagKalle Anka & C:o #12/1949 published December 1949
as Jultomtens hemlighet [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #12/1950 published December 1950
as Julenissens hemmelighet [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Grandma Duck's Visit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Grandma Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Grandma Duck visits for Christmas and decides that the house needs a good cleaning before Christmas.
Reprinting
FlagKalle Anka & C:o #12/1949 published December 1949
as Grandma Duck's Visit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #12/1950 published December 1950
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #49/1968 published December 1968
as I siste liten [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
FlagWalt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures #34 [Direct] published March 1993
as Grandma Duck's Visit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Kids Test Thin Ice with Rocks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Donald has the nephews carry rocks across a pond to see if the ice is thick enough to skate.
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from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1945-03-21
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How to Signal a Left Turn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
After an accident, Daisy phones Donald to ask the correct way to hand signal a left turn.
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from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1945-05-09
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Found the Missing Tack

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck
Donald buys 500 carpet tacks for 15 cents. He counts them when he gets home, but only finds 499.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #12/1950 published December 1950
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #20/1969 published May 1969
as Teppestiften [Story on Interior Page(s)]2nd translation
from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-02-29
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Treats a Girl to Lunch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck
At a restaurant, Donald pays a girl's lunch bill, but then has to wash dishes when he doesn't have enough money to pay his own bill.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #12/1950 published December 1950
as "Regningen! Værsågod! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #20/1969 published May 1969
as Kaferegningen [Story on Interior Page(s)]2nd translation
from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-03-14
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Donald's Checkered Suit Shrank

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Huey
Donald buys a checkered wool coat, but after being splashed by a passing car, the shrunken coat gets passed down to Huey.
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from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1945-02-13
Miscellaneous
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Fan for Hat at Theatre

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck
Donald uses an electric fan to remove the hat of a woman sitting in front of him at the theater.
Reprinting
from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-03-24
Miscellaneous
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The Talking Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Goofy; Mickey Mouse; Pluto; Gabby, the talking dog
Mickey finds a stray dog that is able to talk.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #12/1952 published December 1952
as Hunden som snakket [Story on Interior Page(s)]1 page removed
FlagDonald Duck & Co #10/1969 published March 1969
as Den talende hund [Story on Interior Page(s)]1 page removed, 2nd translation
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories #563 published September 1991
as The Talking Dog [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #22/1994 published May 1994
as Den mælende hund [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1946-11-18 - 1946-11-30
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Starch for Bolivar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Bolivar
The nephews use starch when they wash Bolivar.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #2/1950 published February 1950
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-04-26
Miscellaneous
0.5
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Refund for Wallpaper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
The store guarantees that the new hang-it-yourself wallpaper will work or they'll refund your money. After Donald tries to hang the wallpaper, the nephews have to return both him and the wallpaper to get a refund.
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FlagDonald Duck & Co #2/1950 published February 1950
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-04-27
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Lost and Found

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Huey; Dewey; Louie
The nephews have to turn themselves in at the "Lost and Found" department of a store.
Reprinting
from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-11-27
Miscellaneous
0.5
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Sundial Needs Help

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck
Donald buys a sundial, but it doesn't work. So he adds an alarm clock to it.
Reprinting
from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-11-28
Miscellaneous
0.5
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Mousehole Enhancement

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Louie
Donald paints a mouse hole to look like a cat's mouth.
Reprinting
from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-08-10
Miscellaneous
0.5
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Ventriloquist in a Wax Museum

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck
Donald's use of ventriloquism in a wax museum causes a riot.
Reprinting
from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-05-19
Miscellaneous
0.5
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Rat Guard for Runaway Kids

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Donald prevents the nephews from sliding down a sheet from their upstairs window.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #6/1951 published June 1951
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-07-11
Miscellaneous
0.5
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Library Book Damaged by Tug-of-War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
The nephews have to take a damaged book back to the library.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #6/1951 published June 1951
as "Se her! Jeg har fått brev fra biblioteket om en bok som ikke er levert tilbake! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-05-09
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Free! With Each Christmas Subscription to Walt Disney's Comics and Stories

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Dell Comics; Walt Disney's Comics and Stories
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Inside back cover, continued from back cover. All text promo for gift subscriptions to Walt Disney's Comics and Stories. Premium is a 10 1/4 inch x 14 1/2 inch lithograph "The Disney Gang at the Circus." One year for $1.00; two years for $1.75; three years for $2.50; and five years for $4.00. K.K. Publications, Inc., Dept. 1, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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All Yours!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Walt Kelly ?
Walt Kelly ?
?
?
Subject Matter
Dell Comics; Walt Disney's Comics and Stories
Huey; Dewey; Louie; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy; Donald Duck; Daisy Duck; Big Bad Wolf; Li'l Bad Wolf; Bambi; Thumper; Pinocchio; Seven Dwarfs; Dumbo; Morty; Ferdie
A Handsome Giant-Sized Walt Disney Circus Picture Free
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Back cover. Promo for subscriptions to Walt Disney's Comics and Stories featuring promo of "The Disney Gang at the Circus" lithograph. Continued on inside back cover.

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