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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories comic books issue 561

  • Issue #561
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 561

    Cover by William Van Horn. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Vic Lockman, Gil Turner, Jim Kenner, Tom Yakutis, Bill White, William Van Horn, and Dick Moores. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a story by Barks, Donald becomes a believer in "flipism," the philosophy of solving all life's problems by flipping a coin. This story, and the flipism concept, have since been studied in academic philosophy courses and treatises. Detective Goofy tracks a safecracker. Plus vintage Carl Barks art from his early days as a cartoonist for the "Calgary Eye Opener." Donald Duck; Ludwig Von Drake: Man's Best Friend; Disney's Comics Archives; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse: The Great Safe Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.50.