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1 [1]October 1940
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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #1 [1]

Dell · October 1940 · on sale 1940-09-09

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Series
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series)
Issue
#1 [1]
Publication date
October 1940
Key date
1940-10-00
On-sale date
1940-09-09
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Opening Numbercover1pencils: Hank Porter; inks: Hank PorterDonald Duck
2Contentstable of contents1letters: typesetDonald Duck
3The Robber Kittentext story4pencils: Ferdinand Horvath; inks: Ferdinand Horvath
4opens window with hammercomic story0.33script: Homer Brightman; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroClarabelle Cow; Donald Duck
5night buzzerscomic story0.33pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
6Just One Thing After Anothercomic story0.34script: Homer Brightman; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroDonald Duck; One of Donald's nephews
7Billboard Artistcomic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
8Following a Tip on the Market!comic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroDonald Duck
9Oh, Nuts!comic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
10African Dodgercomic story0.33script: Homer Brightman; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroDonald Duck
11Holey terrorcomic story0.33script: Homer Brightman; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroDonald Duck
12True to Formcomic story0.34script: Homer Brightman; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroDonald Duck
13Island in the Skycomic story23script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Floyd Gottfredson; inks: Ted ThwaitesGoofy; Peg-leg Pete; Captain Doberman; Doctor Einmug
14Disguised as a babyillustration0.5pencils: Tom Wood; inks: Tom Wood
15I Bite - Do You?activity0.1letters: typeset
17pushes car against barncomic story0.5script: Homer Brightman; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroDonald Duck
18Donald Duck - Follows Through!comic story0.5script: Homer Brightman; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroDonald Duck
19Ducky Housecleaningcomic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
20Clarabelle's Dinner Talkstext story3pencils: Floyd Gottfredson; inks: Floyd Gottfredson
21A Ticklish Rescuecomic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroGoofy
22Water Babiestext story2pencils: Ferdinand Horvath; inks: Ferdinand Horvath
23Pie a la Donaldcomic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
24A Hallowe'en Puzzleactivity0.75letters: typeset
26Mickey's Hintstext story0.75pencils: Tom Wood; inks: Tom Wood
27answersactivity0.25letters: typeset; ?
28Tack-sy! Taxi!comic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroGoofy
29Bullied!comic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
30Hook, Line And Succor!comic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroGoofy
31A Cagey Finish!comic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
32Mr. Mouse Takes a Triptext story5pencils: Hank Porter; inks: Hank Porter
33Donald's Got a Girl!illustration0.5pencils: Tom Wood; inks: Tom Wood
34Mickey's Hintstext story0.5pencils: Tom Wood; inks: Tom Wood
35Chalk It Upcomic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
36Donald Fights to the Finishcomic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
37He Got It in the End!comic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
38Donald Was Game - So Was Horace!comic story1script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al TaliaferroHorace Horsecollar
39Robinson Crusoecomic story5script: Merrill De Maris; pencils: Floyd Gottfredson; inks: Ted Thwaites, Bob WrightMinnie Mouse; Goofy
40Here Are the Winners in the July Mickey Mouse Magazine Drawing Contestpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
41Subscribe Now for This Better Magazine!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 1.65 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and His Sky Adventure1949On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories Archives #1
ISBN 9781608866571		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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