Issue Details

Issue	#39
Published	February 1973
Cover Price	0.50 USD
Pages	164
Editing	Del Connell ?

Cover Details - "De Tar Baby"

Characters	Brer Rabbit; Brer Bear; Brer Fox; Zorro (photo)
Genre	funny animals
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset

10 page Donald Duck story "Spare That Hair"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Genre	Funny animals
Script	Carl Barks
Pencils	Carl Barks
Inks	Carl Barks
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Garé Barks
Notes	This story is also reprinted in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #451 (April 1978), 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) and in Gladstone Comics Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #7 (July 1988).
Reprinted	from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #272 (May 1963)

1 page activity "Minnie Word Muddle"

Characters	Minnie Mouse
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

26 page Zorro story "Gypsy Warning"

Characters	Garcia; Zorro; Senora Toledano; Quintana; Fuentes
Genre	Western
Pencils	Alexander Toth [Alex Toth]
Inks	Alexander Toth [Alex Toth]
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes	page 14-29 + page 109-118.
Reprinted	from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #976 (March 1959)

1 page True Life Adventures story "Water Sports"

Genre	fact
Script	Dick Huemer
Pencils	George Wheeler
Inks	George Wheeler
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963.00.00

8 page Goofy and Glory-Bee story "Recital Ruckus"

Characters	Goofy; Glory-Bee
Genre	funny animals
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

1 page activity "Picture Crosswords"

Characters	Donald Duck
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	from Donald Duck Fun Book (Dell, 1953 series) #1

4 page Li'l Bad Wolf story "Pot Luck"

Characters	Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Fifer Pig]
Genre	Funny animals
Pencils	Paul Murry
Inks	Paul Murry
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Paul Murry
Reprinted	from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #270 (March 1963)

3 page text story "Sailor's Brand"

Characters	Silas Markam
Genre	Western
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset
Notes	This story is also reprinted in Zorro (Gold Key, 1966 series) #4 (November 1966).
Reprinted	from Zorro (Dell, 1960 series) #9 (March-May 1960)

16 page Brer Rabbit story "De Tar-baby"

Characters	Brer Rabbit; Brer Bear; Brer Fox
Genre	funny animals
Script	Chase Craig
Pencils	Paul Murry
Inks	Carl Buettner
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Carl Buettner
Reprinted	from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #129 (December 1946) [original layout=12 pages]

1 page activity "Moby Duck Morse Code"

Characters	Moby Duck
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

7 page Mickey Mouse story "A Bear for Business"

Characters	Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Mr. McGookin
Genre	Funny animals
Pencils	Paul Murry
Inks	Paul Murry
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Paul Murry
Reprinted	from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #270 (March 1963)

1 page activity "Tinker Bell Clock Game"

Characters	Tinker Bell
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

6 page Daisy's Nieces [April, May and June] story "Doll Medics"

Characters	April, May and June; Daisy Duck
Genre	funny animals
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

1 page The World of Horses text article "The Standardbred"

Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset

10 page Bucky Bug story "Riding High"

Characters	Bucky Bug; Bo
Genre	funny animals
Script	Carl Buettner
Pencils	Carl Buettner
Inks	Carl Buettner
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Carl Buettner
Reprinted	from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #58 (July 1945)

1 page Minnie Mouse in Hollywood text article "Griffith Park"

Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset

6 page Chip 'n' Dale story "The Cold Winter"

Characters	Chip 'n' Dale
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Jack Bradbury
Inks	Jack Bradbury
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #231

12 page Buck Duck story "Ghost Stage"

Characters	Buck Duck; Calamity; Mr. Hoober
Genre	funny animals; western
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

1 page activity "Gyro Gearloose Inventor's Crosswords"

Characters	Gyro Gearloose
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

1 page True Life Adventures story "Pages from the Past"

Script	Dick Huemer
Pencils	George Wheeler
Inks	George Wheeler
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963.00.00

3 page text article "Deep Divers"

Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	from Sea Hunt (Dell, 1958 Series) #9

6 page Grandma Duck Farm Friends story "Touché Toupeé"

Characters	Grandma Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Farmer Bumpkin
Synopsis	After Grandma's horse eats some of his hay and apples, her neighbor Si Bumpkin accuses her of stealing his eggs.
Genre	funny animals
Script	Vic Lockman
Pencils	Carl Barks
Inks	Carl Barks
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Garé Barks
Notes	Art submitted on July 15, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Reprinted	from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1073 (January 1960)

1 page activity "Take Me Out"

Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	from Donald Duck Fun Book (Dell, 1953 series) #1

6 page Jiminy Cricket story "The Conscience Caper"

Characters	Jiminy Cricket; Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Foulfellow's Club [Foul Fellows' Club]
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Phil De Lara
Inks	Phil De Lara
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes	4 horizontal panels per page.

1 page Huey, Dewey and Louie activity "Farm Riddle Quiz"

Characters	Huey, Dewey and Louie
Script	Christine Lyttle Smith ?
Pencils	Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout); Tony Strobl (pencils)
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1010

1 page Goofy activity "Upside-down Monster Art"

Characters	Goofy
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

8 page Little Hiawatha story "The Big Race"

Characters	Hiawatha; Big Chief; Sunflower
Pencils	Lee Hooper
Inks	Lee Hooper
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Lee Hooper
Reprinted	from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #147

1 page activity "Uncle Scrooge Find the Mine"

Characters	Uncle Scrooge
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

13 page The Seven Dwarfs and the Wicked Witch story "Wicked Witch as Grumpy"

Characters	The Seven Dwarfs [Doc; Sneezy; Sleepy; Grumpy; Dopey; Bashful; Happy]; the Wicked Witch
Script	Roger Armstrong; Carl Buettner
Pencils	Roger Armstrong; Carl Buettner
Inks	Roger Armstrong; Carl Buettner
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #47

1 page activity "Mickey Mouse Secret Code"

Characters	Mickey Mouse; Morty and Ferdie
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)