Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #5 [17] for Sale - First Appearance of Bolivar - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series)
Issue: #5 [17]
Publication date: February 1942
Key date: 1942-02-00
On-sale date: 1942-01-15
Indicia publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bolivar - 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	Taking HDL's Sled	cover	1	pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
1	Refusing to cross toll bridge	comic story	1	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
2	too late for theater discount	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
3	builds himself into a model	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
4	The laugh's on Donald	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
5	turban to cover hat injury	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
6	blame each other for accident	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
7	Donald Blows Up	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
8	too long on public phone	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
9	burns junk mail	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
10	Perilous Passage	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
11	Ring Side Seats	comic story	1	pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales
12	Mickey Spares the Rod	comic story	1	pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales
13	Goofy Needs the Patching-Up	comic story	1	pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales
14	Walt Disney's Dumbo	text story	6.5	pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
15	Mickey Mouse Movies	activity	0.5	script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
16	accidentally exited theatre	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
17	pool table repaired cheaply	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
18	Stuffed and Mounted	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
19	threw dollar across river	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
20	fishing pole with many hooks	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
21	An Eye for Fixing	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
22	Hollywood Chatter	text article	2	letters: typeset
23	Built Up to a Let Down	comic story	1	pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales
24	MI Rises to the occasion	comic story	1	pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales
25	Bear head coaxes him to yawn	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
26	buy dessert in cafeteria	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
27	Accidents will Happen	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
28	weighing the turkey	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
29	baby hits DD with watch	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
30	Double Trouble	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
31	What kind of birds?	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
32	refuses road map	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
33	Out for an Airing	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
34	glues boots to stirrups	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
35	brings cans to dog race	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
36	Changing Horses in Midstream	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Donald Duck, Dewey Duck, Louie Duck, Huey Duck
37	rides in front of donkey	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
38	HDL lean on table	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
39	Donald Gets Roped	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
40	from hitchhiker to creek walker	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
41	exterminator with cats	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
42	The Three Timer	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
43	HDL destroy frying pans	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
44	Bolivar runs with wagon into meat truck	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Bolivar First
45	Jack's Spirit Soar	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
46	Ambrose, the Robber Kitten	comic story	8	script: Ted Osborne; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
47	kept awake by dogs barking	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
48	wins too many birds' hearts	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
49	Tug of War	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
50	The Ugly Duckling	comic story	4	script: Merrill De Maris; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
51	Advance - To the Rear!	comic story	1	pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales
52	The Olympic Champ	text story	3	letters: typeset	Goofy
53	HDL climb to jam cupboard	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
54	caught in spiderweb	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
55	Donald gets fooled	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
56	as organ-grinder	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
57	The Alarm Clock was the Cat's Meow!	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Donald Duck
58	Out of the frying pan	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
59	yowls like cat to earn junk	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
60	has to ride outside of train	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
61	Donald Needs Some Pointers	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
62	hangs from ceiling on bus	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
63	Learning to Walk a Rope	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
64	It'd Melt In Your Mouth	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
65	arrested for selling cans	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
66	delivers doll in box	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
67	Every Man for Himself	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
68	Donald's Ostrich Returns	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
69	lost on the road in the dark	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
70	On Pins and Needles	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
71	used-tire con salesman	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
72	HDL sink burning boat	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
73	No Time for Ghosts	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
74	decoy hearts in fencing	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
75	Donald's Ostrich Returns	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
76	A Speedy Recovery	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
77	chases bat with broom	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
78	This Pond Wasn't a Mirage	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Donald Duck, Dewey Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
79	Too Much at Stake	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
80	mice in the walls	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
81	wins beauty shop ticket in lottery	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Bolivar First
82	Donald Rides High	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
83	Donald's Garden	text story	3	letters: typeset	Donald Duck
84	melts icecubes	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
85	billiard rake	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
86	A Super-Silent motor	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
87	wheelbarrow race into mud	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
88	slits hornhonker's tire	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
89	Only a Local Shower	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
90	scares scary fish	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
91	sat on melting chocolate bar	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
92	Donald Pulls a Boner	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
93	Good Catch!	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Donald Duck
94	Ham smoked too well	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
95	First Come, First served	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
96	as Eskimo in icebox	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
97	Trumpeting Turnabout	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop	Donald Duck
98	A little of Everything	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro
99	There's Always a Way	comic story	1	pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales
100	Mickey gets Stung	comic story	1	pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales
101	Walking with Bolivar	comic story	1	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Bolivar First, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Donald Duck #296	1996	On eBay ›
Donald Duck #297	1996	On eBay ›
Donald Duck #298	1996	On eBay ›
Donald Duck #303	1997	On eBay ›
Donald Duck #304	1997	On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #624	1998	On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #4 [16]18 of 264#6 [18] ›

Sources

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

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