Issue Details

Issue	#139
Published	November 1972
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Chase Craig (managing editor); Del Connell (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

Cover Details - "Ring of Stone"

Characters	Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Pluto; Druid wizard
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Jack Manning
Inks	Jack Manning
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset

1 page Free Spirit bicycle advertisement "The New Free Spirit"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for Sears Free Spirit bicycle on inside front cover.

20 page Mickey Mouse story "The Ring of Stone"

Characters	Minnie Mouse; Mickey Mouse; Pluto; Shamrock Bones; Druid wizard
Synopsis	Mickey, Minnie and Pluto get separated from a tour group at some ruins and are trapped by an ancient Druid wizard and his troops, but rescued by Shamrock Bones who had been investigating the ruins.
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Jack Manning
Inks	Jack Manning
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes	Full number on front page is 90027-211, Mickey M #139-729.

1 page Easy-Bake Oven advertisement "Sally Visits The Easy-Bake Oven Toy Factory"

Characters	Sally
Synopsis	Sally is shown the production line and features of the Easy-Bake Oven.
Notes	Ad for Kenner Easy-Bake Oven drawn in comic book style. Appears between pages 1-2 of story sequence.

1 page Gandalf Products patches advertisement "Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches..."

Characters	Popeye; Felix The Cat; Beep Beep the Road Runner; Wily [sic] Coyote; Flash Gordon
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Colors	? (photos)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for Gandalf Products Co. patches. Appears between pages 13-14 of story sequence.

2 page NBC advertisement "The Terrific Ten"

Characters	Adam; Evy; Pink Panther; Underdog; The Jetsons; The Houndcats; The Roman Holidays; The Barkleys; Sealab 2020; Jerry Mahoney
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes	Ad for NBC's new Saturday morning line-up. Appears between pages 13-14 of the story sequence.

Half page Honor House Products advertisement "Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters"

Characters	Frankenstein
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for Honor House Products Corp. hanging monsters. Appears between pages 13-14 of the story sequence.

Half page Guarantee Co. advertisement "Blood Curdling Vampire Bat"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for Gaurantee Co. vampire bat toy. Appears between pages 13-14 of the story sequence.

1 page Chip 'n' Dale text story "Chip 'n' Dale and the Boo"

Characters	Chip 'n' Dale; Boo Bear
Synopsis	Chip and Dale are scared by a bear that yells 'Boo' for several days but finally discover it's a lost bear so they invite it to live at the bottom of their tree.
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Phil De Lara
Inks	Phil De Lara
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes 2 illustrations.

4 page Donald Duck story "The Dropout"

Characters	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Synopsis	Donald is bushed from shopping with Daisy so he rests in a chair, but the chair is delivered to a home and he must walk all the way back to the store where Daisy is still shopping.
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Phil De Lara
Inks	Phil De Lara
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "We Want To Know All About You..."

Characters	Little Lulu
Letters	typeset
Notes	A questionnaire to find information on the readers; includes a registration for a gift drawing.

1 page Lucky Products advertisement "100 pc. Toy Soldier Set"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for Lucky Products toy soldier set on inside back cover.

1 page Blythe advertisement "Blythe"

Notes

Ad for Kenner Blythe doll drawn in comic book style, on back cover.