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79August-September 1961
$0.15

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse #79

Dell · August-September 1961 · on sale 1961-01-15

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Identification plate

Series
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse (Dell, 1952 series)
Issue
#79
Publication date
August-September 1961
Key date
1961-08-00
On-sale date
1961-01-15
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Very Special Deliverycover1pencils: Tony Strobl; inks: Steve Steere; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopMickey Mouse; mama bird
1Private Poolcomic story1pencils: Tony Strobl; inks: John Liggera; letters: Rome SiemonMickey Mouse; Goofy
2Blanket Bonanzacomic story10pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Paul MurryMickey Mouse; Goofy; dam construction foreman; various Native Americans
3Color This Picture and You Can Winpromo (ad from the publisher)1colors: Western Publishing Production Shop
4Pop's Good Bad Deedcomic story4script: Vic Lockman; pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Paul MurryLi'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf [Zeke Wolf]; Brer Bear; Brer Bear's niece; Li'l Wolf's teacher; other parents attending the school play
5Start Trading Now at the Dell Trading Postpromo (ad from the publisher)2Bugs Bunny (on a Dell comic book cover)
6Dog Debutcomic story5pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Paul MurryMickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie; Pluto; Roger Ricky (movie actor); G.B. (movie director); G.B.'s "yes-man"; dogcatcher
7Exercise Surprisetext story1pencils: Al Hubbard; inks: Al Hubbard; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Harvey EisenbergChip; Dale; Donald Duck
8The Potted Plant Plotcomic story8pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Paul MurryMickey Mouse; Goofy; Mr. Jones; bank clerk; two police officers
10Home Bonercomic story1pencils: Jack Bradbury; inks: Jack BradburyPluto; Butch (bulldog); hungry dog

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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