Issue Details

Issue	#256
Published	January 1962
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Alice Nielson Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig and /or Del Connell (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
Notes	Arrival date: 14 November 1962 (Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005). Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994).

Cover Details - "Snowball-throwing snowman"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Genre	Funny animals
Pencils	Carl Barks
Inks	Carl Barks
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	in Donald Duck (Gold Key, 1962 series) #205 (March 1979); in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #10 (August 1990); in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color, The (Gladstone, 1992 series) #47 (November 1995) [interior, reprint size=.10 pages]

10 page Donald Duck story "Northeaster on Cape Quack"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; [McSwine](Barks' pig villain); Weasel
Genre	Funny animals
Script	Carl Barks
Pencils	Carl Barks
Inks	Carl Barks
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Garé Barks
Notes	Christmas Story
Reprinted	in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #424 (January 1976); in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #10 (August 1990); in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color, The (Gladstone, 1992 series) #44 (August 1995)

5 page Ludwig Von Drake story "Expert in Exile"

Characters	Ludwig Von Drake; Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge: Gladstone Gander; Gyro Gearloose; Daisy Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Genre	Funny animals
Pencils	Tony Strobl
Inks	John Liggera
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

1 page Mickey Mouse text story "The North Pole Surprise"

Characters	Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Minnie Mouse; Clarabelle Cow; Santa Claus
Genre	Funny animals
Pencils	Tony Strobl
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset

4 page Li'l Bad Wolf story "Out-Foxing the Wolf"

Characters	Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]
Genre	Funny animals
Pencils	Paul Murry
Inks	Paul Murry
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Paul Murry

1 page Donald Duck story "The pup has to sleep in a box"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1959.07.19

8 page Mickey Mouse story "The Mystery of Misery Mesa"

Characters	Mickey Mouse; Goofy
Genre	Funny animals
Script	Carl Fallberg
Pencils	Paul Murry
Inks	Paul Murry
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Paul Murry
Notes	part 2 of 3

Half page Donald Duck story "Running from snowball"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey
Genre	Funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1959

1 page Donald Duck story "Postponed party"

Characters	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Genre	Funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1959.02.01