Issue Details

Issue	#147
Published	December 1952
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Alice Nielson Cobb ?; Chase Craig ?
Notes	Indicia number is Vol. 13, No. 3. First issue with indicia on first interior page instead of inside front cover.

Cover Details - "Erector Set Ladder"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Carl Barks
Inks	Carl Barks
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes	Art submitted on July 31, 1952.
Reprinted	in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #8 (August 1983)

10 page Donald Duck story "A Charitable Chore"

Characters	Gladstone Gander; Daisy Duck; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis	Donald agrees to treat a poor person to Thanksgiving dinner, but rebels when he learns that the "poor person" is Gladstone.
Genre	funny animals
Script	Carl Barks
Pencils	Carl Barks
Inks	Carl Barks
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Carl Barks
Notes	Art submitted on May 29, 1952. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Reprinted	in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #351 (December 1969); in Autumn Adventures (Disney, 1990 series) #2 (Autumn 1991); in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #8 (August 1983); in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color, The (Gladstone, 1992 series) #22 (October 1993)

8 page Li'l Bad Wolf story "Carnival"

Characters	Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig]
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Gil Turner
Inks	Gil Turner
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1986 series) #547 (April 1990)

6 page Pluto story "The Turkey Chaser"

Characters	Pluto; Mickey Mouse; Morty; Goofy; Horace Horsecollar
Genre	funny animals
Script	Don Christensen
Pencils	Frank McSavage
Inks	Frank McSavage
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	in Autumn Adventures (Disney, 1990 series) #1 (Autumn 1990)

6 page Little Hiawatha story "The Big Race"

Characters	Little Hiawatha; Big Chief; Sunflower
Pencils	Lee Hooper
Inks	Lee Hooper
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1968 series) #39

Half page Donald Duck story "Useless Shoveling Snow"

Characters	Donald 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 daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.01.13

Half page Donald Duck story "Making Holes in Water Bottle"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
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) 1949.04.20

2 page Mickey Mouse text story "The Happy Thanksgiving"

Characters	Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Morty; Ferdie
Genre	funny animals
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset

2 page Grandma Duck story "Plum Pudding"

Characters	Grandma Duck; Gus Goose; Gus and Jaq
Genre	funny animals
Script	Don Christensen
Pencils	Frank McSavage
Inks	Frank McSavage
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	in Autumn Adventures (Disney, 1990 series) #2 (Autumn 1991); in Walt Disney's Donald and Mickey (Gladstone, 1993 series) #27 (January 1995); in Adventurous Uncle Scrooge McDuck, The (Gladstone, 1998 series) #2 (March 1998)

Half page Donald Duck story "Too Interesting Book"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey; 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 daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.03.15

Half page Donald Duck story "Huey, Dewey and Louie Eating an Early Breakfast"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
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) 1949.12.28

Half page Donald Duck story "Buying Painting to Cover Spot on the Wall"

Characters	Huey; Dewey
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) 1949.11.25

Half page Donald Duck story "Writing on Fence Angers Daisy"

Characters	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck; Huey
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.10.03

Half page Donald Duck story "Takes a Large Piece of Pie"

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) 1949.12.20

Half page Donald Duck story "Covering Laundry with Umbrellas"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
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) 1949.07.08

8 page Mickey Mouse story "The Miracle Master"

Characters	Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse
Genre	funny animals
Script	Merrill De Maris
Pencils	Bill Wright
Inks	Bill Wright
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Bill Wright
Notes	Part 2 of 6. Redrawn version of Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1939.09.11 - 1940.01.13.

Half page statement of ownership "Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912 ..."

Script	F. J. Leyerle (business manager)
Letters	typeset

1 page General Mills Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You advertisement "Bob Waterfield Sparks in Grid Battle!"

Characters	Los Angles Rams [Bob Waterfield]
Genre	sports
Notes	Advertisement in strip form.