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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published July 1950
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 132
Editing ?

Cover Details - "Motor cycle bath"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Genre funny animals
Pencils Carl Buettner
Inks Carl Buettner
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

33 page Donald Duck story "Vacation Time"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis Donald takes the nephews camping in a wilderness area, where they encounter a bullying camper who is careless with his cigarettes and his campfire. The camper sets fire to the woods, but saves himself by stealing Donald's car. The ducks, trapped by the blaze, save themselves by burying themselves in trenches. The camper tells the forest rangers that the ducks started the fire.
Genre funny animal; adventure
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Letters Carl Barks
Notes Art submitted on January 5, 1950. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Reprinted in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990); in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1994 series) #18 (June 1995); in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1986 series) #257 (September 1987); Netherlands 54-38+*,94-43+,BV.07* KV.05*; Sweden G 82-05*,S 54-07,S 67-06*; Denmark AA93-26X

24 page Mickey Mouse story "The Monster Whale"

Characters Mickey Mouse
Genre funny animal
Pencils Paul Murry
Inks Paul Murry
Notes very first Paul Murry-Mickey. See TDT 16
Reprinted in Netherlands MJ.70*

8 page Chip 'n' Dale story "[Nuts to You!] (Danish title)"

Characters Chip; Dale; Pluto
Genre funny animal
Pencils Paul Murry
Inks Paul Murry
Reprinted in Summer Fun (Disney, 1991 series) #1 (June 1991); in Chip 'n' Dale (Gold Key, 1967 series) #23 (September 1973); Netherlands 74-12; Sweden S 75-09

2 page Mickey Mouse story "The Lost Valley Gold"

12 page Little Hiawatha, Morty and Ferdie story

Characters Little Hiawatha; Morty; Ferdie
Genre funny animal
Pencils Cecil Surry
Inks Cecil Surry
Reprinted in Netherlands 64-33

8 page Li'l Bad Wolf story "Camping Out"

Characters Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf
Synopsis Camping with coyotes.
Genre funny animals
Script Carl Fallberg
Pencils Gil Turner
Inks Gil Turner
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted in Summer Fun (Disney, 1991 series) #1 (June 1991) [reprint title: [Camping with coyotes]]; in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1968 series) #23 (June 1970) [reprint layout=11 pages]; in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gemstone, 2003 series) #670; Netherlands 62-14; Sweden 79-14

3 page Bucky Bug story "Boats for Hire"

Characters Bucky Bug
Genre funny animal

8 page Donald Duck story "Camp Counselor"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis Donald, humiliated in his efforts to teach the nephews and other boys woodcraft, finally fools them into believing a bearskin rug is a real bear.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Letters Carl Barks
Notes Art submitted on January 27, 1950. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Reprinted in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990); in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1994 series) #18 (June 1995); in Gladstone Comics Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #2 (February 1988); Netherlands 62-28,83-27,BV.63,KL.91 KV.05;: Sweden GB 5

14 page Grandma Duck story "Donald's Grandma Duck"

Characters Grandma Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis The nephews, visiting Grandma, have trouble adjusting to country ways, especially the quiet at night, but Grandma is not sympathetic. They find a letter from one of Grandma's creditors and mistakenly think that she is about to lose her farm.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Letters Carl Barks
Notes Art submitted on January 19, 1950. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Reprinted in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990); in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1986 series) #257 (September 1987); in Gladstone Comics Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #21 (December 1989); Netherlands 66-34,83-44,BV.42,KV.05; Sweden GB 5

1 page Family Duck filler "Vacation Snapshots"

1 page Family Duck illustration "Different characters"

Genre funny animal