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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published December 1955-February 1956
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Alice Nielson Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
Notes Art submitted on May 26, 1955.

Cover Details - "Money hourglass"

Characters Uncle Scrooge
Genre funny animals
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes Art submitted on May 26, 1955.
Reprinted in Uncle Scrooge (Gold Key, 1962 series) #91 (February 1971); in Uncle Scrooge (Gold Key, 1962 series) #171 (December 1979); in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984)

1 page Uncle Scrooge story "Watt an Occasion"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis Scrooge celebrates his 75th birthday with a 75-watt bulb on the cake.
Genre funny animals
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Letters Garé Barks
Notes Inside front cover. Art submitted on June 2, 1955. 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) #3 (December 1984); in Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color, The (Gladstone, 1992 series) #1 (July 1992); in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Disney, 1990 series) #275 (February 1993)

32 page Uncle Scrooge story "The Golden Fleecing"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis Scrooge, who wants a coat woven of gold, is shown some of the legendary "golden fleece" by Arab-like traders who prove to be Harpies in disguise. The Harpies take Scrooge and Donald to Colchis, where Scrooge is to judge their cooking ability. The nephews come to the rescue; but Scrooge is swallowed by the Sleepless Dragon.
Genre funny animals; adventure
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters Garé Barks
Notes The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Art submitted on June 2, 1955. Barks was forced by his editor to change all references to "Harpies" to "Larkies." Some panels also had to be redrawn. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Reprinted in Uncle Scrooge the Golden Fleecing [Dynabrite Comics] (Whitman, 1978 series) #11355 (December 1978); in Uncle Scrooge (Whitman, 1980 series) #203 (April 1983); in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984); in Gladstone Comics Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #19 (October 1989); in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1996 series) #12 (January 1997); in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures (Gladstone, 1993 series) #30 (January 1995)

1 page Uncle Scrooge story "Doughnut Dare"

Characters Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis Scrooge gets free coffee at the diner by soaking it up with a "doughnut" cut from a sponge.
Genre funny animals
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Letters Garé Barks
Notes Inside back cover. Art submitted on June 2, 1953. Part of a "Scrooge at a diner" series of gags. 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) #3 (December 1984); in Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color, The (Gladstone, 1992 series) #1 (July 1992); in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone, 1986 series) #212 (December 1986)

1 page Uncle Scrooge story "A Sweat Deal"

Characters Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis Scrooge passes up a cafe in the desert in favor of lower prices at another, a mile away.
Genre funny animals
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes Back cover. Art submitted on June 2, 1955. 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) #3 (December 1984); in Disney's DuckTales (Gladstone, 1988 series) #6 (May 1989); in Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color, The (Gladstone, 1992 series) #1 (July 1992)