Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Whitman) 492
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Issue #492
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Cover by Pete Alvarado and Larry Mayer. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 41 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey and Goofy investigate the sudden tranquility of a famous geyser. In a story by Barks, Donald figures out how to raise Uncle Scrooge's sunken yacht by filling it with ping-pong balls. Since its original publication, this story has become the center of various urban legends, a patent case, and even an episode of the Mythbusters TV series. Chip and Dale's hollow-log hideout is perfect, until a lighting strike leaves them stranded. Donald Duck; Chip 'n' Dale: The Shortcut Blues; Two-Faced Pluto; Winnie the Pooh: One Ghost Too Many; Mickey Mouse: The Geyser Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.
