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5 (257)February 1962
$0.15

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #5 (257)

Dell · February 1962 · on sale 1961-12-28

First appearance: April
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Identification plate

Series
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series)
Issue
#5 (257)
Publication date
February 1962
Key date
1962-02-00
On-sale date
1961-12-28
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of April - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Nephews Skiing on One Pair of Skiscover1pencils: Tony Strobl; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopDonald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
1Dreams of Delicious Food - and Washing Dishescomic story1script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank ReillyDonald Duck; Huey, Dewey; Louie
2Movie Madcomic story10script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Garé BarksApril First, Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, June, Louie Duck, May
3The Double-Jointed Pointercomic story6pencils: Jack Bradbury; inks: Jack Bradbury; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopGyro Gearloose; Uncle Scrooge; Beagle Boys; Grandma Duck
4Flight Brotherscomic story5pencils: Jack Bradbury; inks: Jack Bradbury; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopChip; Dale; Donald Duck; Tinker Bell
5Dumbo's Disastertext story1pencils: Pete Alvarado; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopMickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie; Dumbo; Lodge Manager; Professor Shum
6The Mystery of Misery Mesacomic story8script: Carl Fallberg; pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Paul MurryMickey Mouse; Goofy; Chief Many-Patches; Pickhandle; Lunk
7Annoying Questionscomic story1script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; editing: Frank ReillyDonald Duck; Huey
8Uranium Prospector Goofycomic story0.9script: Bill Walsh; pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales; editing: Frank ReillyMickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy
9The Great Watchdogcomic story1script: Bill Walsh; pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales; editing: Frank ReillyMinnie Mouse; Mickey Mouse; Pluto

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Walt Disney Comics Digest #271971On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #5 / 4611979On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #6 / 4621979On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library #101990On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color #44
ISBN 1-57460-012-5		1995On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #4 (256)258 of 264#6 (258) ›

Sources

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