Publishers / Dell / Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940) / #9 (201)
9 (201)June 1957
$0.10

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #9 (201)

Dell · June 1957

First appearance: Little HelperFirst appearance: Timothy Mouse1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series)
Issue
#9 (201)
Publication date
June 1957
Key date
1957-06-00
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Little Helper - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Timothy Mouse - 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
0Smoky Beach Partycover1pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
2The Day Duckburg Got Dyedcomic story10script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Garé BarksDaisy Duck, Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Gyro Gearloose, Little Helper First
3Bird-brain Popcomic story6pencils: Gil Turner; inks: Gil Turner; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopLi'l Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]; Brer Bear; Big Bad Wolf [Zeke Wolf] (villain)
4The Boy Tendercomic story4script: Don R. Christensen; pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Paul MurryMickey Mouse, Pluto
5Dumbo's Rainbowtext story1pencils: Tony Strobl; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopDumbo, Mickey Mouse, Timothy Mouse First
6Monkey Stylecomic story0.5script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; editing: Frank ReillyDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
7Delayed Runawaycomic story0.5script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; editing: Frank ReillyDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
8Invisible Bubblegumcomic story0.5script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; editing: Frank ReillyDonald Duck, Huey Duck
9Wet Report Cardscomic story0.5script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; editing: Frank ReillyDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
10The Phantom Firescomic story8script: Carl Fallberg; pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Paul MurryGoofy, Mickey Mouse
11Mickey Mouse Summer Vacationpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetGoofy, Mickey Mouse

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
15¢See the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Mickey Mouse #1471974On eBay ›
Walt Disney Comics Digest #561975On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #3 (435)1976On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library #91985On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #5151987On eBay ›
Disney Comics Album #1
ISBN 1-56115-021-5		1990On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #571
ISBN 1-56115-304-4		1992On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color #33
ISBN 0-944599-90-7		1994On eBay ›
Donald Duck #2931995On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2070848 (Little Helper), first-appearance property (CC0)

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