Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #12 (24) for Sale - First Appearance of José Carioca - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series)
Issue: #12 (24)
Publication date: September 1942
Key date: 1942-09-00
On-sale date: 1942-08-14
Indicia publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of José Carioca - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Indian Nephews	cover	1	pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt Kelly	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
2	The Great Detective	comic story	1	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
3	Subway Get-a way	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
4	Pram Car	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
5	Prepared for the Worse!	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
6	Doughnut Tires	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
7	Duster Tires	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
8	Among the Souvenirs	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
9	The Flying Gauchito	comic story	8	pencils: Walt Kelly	Gauchito
10	Any Bombs Today?	comic story	1	script: Merrill De Maris; pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Bill Wright	Mickey Mouse; Goofy
11	The Object Lesson	comic story	1	script: Merrill De Maris; pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Bill Wright, Ted Thwaites	Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse, Morty; Ferdie
12	Pluto Hunts Big Game	comic story	1	script: Hubie Karp; pencils: Bob Grant; inks: Bob Grant; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Pluto; Horace Horsecollar
13	The Conquerer	comic story	1	script: Hubie Karp; pencils: Bob Grant	Pluto
14	Hollywood Chatter	text article	2	letters: typeset	José Carioca First, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse
15	Sabotage	comic story	1	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Karl Karpé	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
16	Souvenir Towels	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
17	Wet Paint on Stairs	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Hortense
18	It's in the Bag	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
19	Rope Fire Escape	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
20	Farmer Daisy	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
21	Donald Grows Up!	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
22	Sandy Protection	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
23	Blackout	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
24	The Soldiers' Friend	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
25	The Big Fall	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
26	Homing Pigeon a-la-carte	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
27	Donald Finds Out	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
28	Figaro And Cleo	text story	4		Figaro; Cleo
29	Just Checking Up	comic story	1	script: Merrill De Maris; pencils: Manuel Gonzales	Mickey Mouse; Goofy
30	Goofy Invents...	comic story	1	script: Merrill De Maris; pencils: Manuel Gonzales	Mickey Mouse; Goofy
31	Garage on Wheels	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
32	Sailing Wheelbarrow	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
33	Oh-Oh!!	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
34	Donald Gets Stuck	comic story	1	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
35	Presto--Chango!	text story	3	pencils: Manuel Gonzales	Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie
36	An Education for Thursday	comic story	18	script: Merrill De Maris; pencils: Floyd Gottfredson; inks: Ted Thwaites, Bob Wright	Minnie Mouse; Pluto; Goofy; Clarabelle Cow
37	Any Bombs Today?	comic story	1	script: Merrill De Maris; pencils: Manuel Gonzales	Mickey Mouse; Goofy
38	Mickey Mouse Movies	activity	1	script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro	A biting dog
39	Basil ate all the Apples	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Basil
40	A Gentle Ride	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
41	Horning in	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
42	How to Play Baseball	text article	3	pencils: ? (header); inks: ? (header); letters: typeset	Goofy; Huey; Dewey; Louie
43	Hold the Wire!	comic story	1	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Basil
44	September Puzzle	activity	1
45	Muzzled Duck	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
46	Potato Peelers	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
47	War Emergency	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
48	Cow in the Bathroom	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
49	Finding a Leak	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
50	Exit!	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
51	$50 in War Savings Stamps	text article	1		Donald Duck
52	Dinner Was a Washout!	comic story	1	script: Hubie Karp; pencils: Bob Grant	Pluto
53	Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset	Huey; Dewey; Louie
54	Uniform Tailor	comic story	1	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Karl Karpé	Donald Duck

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Walt Disney presents Mickey Mouse's Surprise Visitor	1950	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #11 (23)25 of 264#1 [25] ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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