Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 33 PR 0.5 (R)

Cover by Carl Buettner. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Thwaites, Merrill De Maris, Hubie Karp, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Wright, Bob Grant, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 3 #9. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, hotel detective Mickey investigates ghosts in the haunted hotel. In a story by Barks, Donald becomes a lifeguard and tries to impress a pretty girl. The short-lived Disney characters The Gremlins make their debut in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories. Purty Clever; Solved!; The "Lost" Ketchup; The Twins Go Patriotic; Revenge; Trapped; Phooey!; Peace Pipe; Second Childhood!; Not Much Change; Mickey Mouse, Bellhop Detective; Hollywood Chatter; Okay?; That's Using Your Bean, Donald; Cutting Words; The Children's Hour; Let the Bells Ring Out; Woodman Spare That Tree; All That Glitters; Money Back; Look Out Below; The Twins Are Sympathetic; Baia; Success; Hero!; Double-Crossed; Turnabout; The Gremlins; The Popular Model!; The Best of the Bargain; Practice Make Perfect!; Scuttled!; In the Dog-House!; Heavy Re-Inforcements!; A Method in His Madness; A Man of Peace; Putting Her in Her Place!; Mickey's Eggplants; It's Smart To Be Thrifty; A Hot-Headed Dame; Peace: It's Wonderful!; Knight in War Armor; Yes Sir, That's My Baby!; Pardon My Glove!; Steak; Car A-Wash; On The Spot; Privacy; Bolivar's Bit; Expert Food Improver!; Gratitude. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: PR 0.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)