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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published November 1950
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 132
Editing Eleanor Packer (Managing editor); Alice Nielson Cobb (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
Notes wraparound cover. Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994).

Cover Details - "Bringing Santa Claus"

Characters Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy; Santa Claus; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Genre funny animals
Pencils Jim Pabian ?
Inks Jim Pabian ?
Notes wraparound cover. Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994).
Reprinted in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gemstone, 2003 series) #2

25 page Donald Duck story "You Can't Guess"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey Dewey and Louie; Daisy Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Gladstone Gander; Grandma Duck; Jarvis
Synopsis Donald promises to buy the nephews what they want for Christmas--a spectacular building set--if they can guess what he wants for Christmas. As they try to guess, Donald's friends and relatives become involved, and each independently decides to buy Donald a new car to replace his worn-out jalopy. They also buy the nephews building sets. Finally, th nephews guess correctly that Donald wants a new car for Christmas.
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 24, 1950. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Reprinted in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key, 1963 series) #6 (February 1968); in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gladstone, 1988 series) #1 (Winter 1988); in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #6 (May 1990); in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1994 series) #11 (November 1994); in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gemstone, 2003 series) #2 (November 2004)

3 page Pluto story "Pluto Runs an Errand"

Characters Pluto; Mickey Mouse
Genre funny animals
Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key, 1963 series) #6

11 page Li'l Bad Wolf story "Pop's Easy Money"

Characters Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Brer Bear; Brer Fox; Three Little Pigs (Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig)
Genre funny animals
Pencils Gil Turner
Inks Gil Turner
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

1 page Donald Duck activity "A Strange Tale"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Pluto
Genre funny animals
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes Text story with pictures replacing some words.
Reprinted in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key, 1963 series) #5

11 page Mickey Mouse story "The Sweet Patootie Mine"

Characters Mickey Mouse; Goofy
Genre funny animals
Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

8 page Pluto story "Pluto's Sweater"

Characters Pluto; Figaro; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse
Genre funny animals
Script Don Christensen
Pencils Riley Thompson
Inks Riley Thompson
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key, 1963 series) #5 (February 1967); in Holiday Parade (Disney, 1990 series) #1 (Winter 1990-1991); in Walt Disney's Christmas Treasury (Abbeville Press, 1978 series) #nn (1978)

8 page Gus and Jaq [Jaq and Gus] story "The Castle Caper"

Characters Gus and Jaq; Lucifer
Genre funny animals
Pencils Riley Thompson
Inks Carl Buettner
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1968 series) #17 (new layout)

11 page Grandma Duck story "Gus gets charged"

Characters Grandma Duck; Gus Goose
Genre funny animals
Pencils Paul Murry
Inks Paul Murry
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters Paul Murry

10 page Chip 'n' Dale story "Christmas Fray"

Characters Chip 'n' Dale; Donald Duck
Genre funny animals
Pencils Paul Murry
Inks Paul Murry
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters Paul Murry
Reprinted in Holiday Parade (Disney, 1990 series) #2 (Winter 1990-1991); in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gemstone, 2003 series) #1 (November 2003)

12 page Ambrose The Robber Kitten story "Ambrose The Robber Kitten"

Characters Ambrose
Genre funny animals
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

4 page text story "Broken Toys"

Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters typeset

8 page Mickey Mouse story "The Plant Doctor"

Characters Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Colonel Plunk
Genre funny animals
Pencils Bill Wright
Inks Bill Wright
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters Bill Wright
Reprinted in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key, 1963 series) #5

1 page Donald Duck illustration "Making a X-mas tree"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Genre funny animals
Reprinted in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1993 series) #595 (February 1995)