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Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) comic books 1989-1991

  • Issue #269
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 269

    Cover art by Russell Schroeder. "Red Apple Sap," art by Carl Barks; Donald attempts to grow prize-winning apples; Gladstone Gander, Grandma Duck, and Daisy Duck appear. "The Bright Side," script and art by William Van Horn; Donald and the nephews sled on trash can lids down a mountainside covered with snow. "To Each His Own," art by Victor Arrigada Rios (as Vicar). "Eyes on Bison," script by Werner Wejp-Olsen (plot) and Tom Anderson (script), art by Daniel Branca; Donald, who is nearly mauled to death by a wild buffalo, goes up against his lazy, lucky cousin Gladstone. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #270
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 270

    Written by Leendert-Jan Vis, Gary Leach, Les Lilley, Geoffrey Blum, Carl Barks, Tom Wood, Bob Karp, Bob Foster and unknown. Art by Mark de Jonge, Daniel Branca, Carl Barks, Tom Wood, Al Taliaferro and Frank Smith. Donald Duck in: "Stress for Success" by Leendert-Jan Vis, Gary Leach and Mark de Jonge; "The Big Picture" by Les Lilley, Geoffrey Blum and Daniel Branca; "Winter Wagers" by Carl Barks, reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #88 (first appearance of Gladstone Gander); 1-pager "The Hockey Champ" by Tom Wood, from Good Housekeeping; daily strip "Good Move" by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; daily strip "Lawn Order" by Bob Foster and Frank Smith; and 1-pager "Matinee at the Bijou," with art by Barks, reprinted from Four Color (1942 Series 2) #263. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #271
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 271

    Cover by Carl Barks. Written by William Van Horn, Carl Barks, Bob Karp, Jim Kenner and Susan Daigle. Art by William Van Horn, Carl Barks, Al Taliaferro and Oscar Fernandez. Donald Duck in: "Tree's a Crowd" by William Van Horn; "Feud and Far Between" by Carl Barks, reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #281; "Flubbity Dubbity Duffer" by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro, from daily strips; and 1-pager "Serve Us, Please" by Jim Kenner, Susan Daigle and Oscar Fernandez. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #272
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 272

    Cover by Russell Schroeder. Written by Gary Leach, William Van Horn, Carl Barks, Bob Karp and unknown. Art by Beatriz Bolster, William Van Horn, Carl Barks and Al Taliaferro. Donald Duck in: "A House Divided!" by Gary Leach, Beatriz Bolster and unknown; "Be My Gust" by William Van Horn; "A Safe Place" by Carl Barks, reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #78; and daily strips "A Slick Chick," "Boom with a View" and "Meddling Messenger" by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #273
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 273

    Cover by William Van Horn. Written by Tom Anderson, Geoffrey Blum, Byron Erickson, Carl Barks, Bob Karp, Bob Foster and unknown. Art by Daniel Branca, Victor Arrigada Rios, Carl Barks, Al Taliaferro, Frank Smith and Jack Bradbury. Donald Duck in: "No Stranger Ranger" by Tom Anderson, Geoffrey Blum and Daniel Branca; 2-pager "Dog-Tired Ducks" by Byron Erickson, Victor Arrigada Rios (as Vicar) and unknown; "Knight in Shining Armor" by Carl Barks, reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #198; daily strips "It Runs in the Family," "The Booby's Prize" and "He's All Tanked Up" by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; daily strip "Nested Interest" by Bob Foster and Frank Smith; and 1-pager by Jack Bradbury, reprinted from issue #29 of this series. Plus: Daisy Duck in "May Mix-up," with art by Jack Bradbury, reprinted from Dell Giant Mickey Mouse Almanac (1957) #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #274
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 274

    Cover by William Van Horn. Written by Carl Barks, Werner Wejp-Olsen, Tom Anderson, Geoffrey Blum, Bob Karp and Bob Foster. Art by Carl Barks, Victor Arrigada Rios, Al Taliaferro and Frank Smith. Donald Duck in: "The Swimming Pool" by Carl Barks, reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #129; "Ski-Going Disaster" by Werner Wejp-Olsen, Tom Anderson, Geoffrey Blum and Victor Arrigada Rios (as Vicar); daily strip "Don on the Farm" by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; and daily strip "Soiled Again" by Bob Foster and Frank Smith. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #275
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 275

    Cover art by Carl Barks. "Webfooted Wrangler," script and art by Carl Barks( from Walt Disney's Comics & Stories 55); Donald takes the nephews to cousin Cuthbert Coot's ranch to prove that he knows "cowpunchin' from A to Z." "The Wonderful Mis-Adventures of Donocchio," script and art by Walt Kelly (from Four Color 92); After reading the story of Pinocchio, Donald wishes he was Pinocchio; The Blue Fairy grants his wish, and gives him two more wishes; As Pinocchio, Donald (with a head of black hair) gets involved with Gideon and Foulfellow and ends up sold to Stromboli; His lack of stage talent helps him escape when Stromboli flies into a rage; Donald tries to go to Pleasure Island, but the Coachman thinks he's a spy and chases him with guns. "Rude Awakening," "Adjusted Approach," and "It Has Other Uses, Too" (all scripts by Bob Karp, art by Al Taliaferro). Back cover strip by Bob Foster and Frank Smith. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #276
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 276

    Cover art by Russell Schroeder. "Links Jinx," script and art by Carl Barks (from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 131); As Donald and Gladstone compete at golf, Donald's luck is surprisingly good and Gladstone's surprisingly bad. "Daylight Savings Time" starring Grandma Duck, Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Gus Goose, script by Wilma van den Bosch and Dwight Decker (US script and translation), art by José Maria Colomer Fonts (as Colomer). "Fancy Footwork," script by Bob Karp, art by Al Taliaferro. Drawing the Duck article by Bruce Hamilton. "Wilderness Wash-Out," script by Gary Leach (US script), art by Daniel Branca; Donald deals with his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #277
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 277

    "Garden Victory" (script by Dwight Decker, art by Fred Milton), "A Cheat Date" (script by Gary Leach, art by the Gutenberghus Group), and "The Waltz King" (script and art by Carl Barks). William Van Horne front cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #278
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 278

    Cover art by Carl Barks. "Land of the Totem Poles," script and art by Carl Barks (from Four Color 263); Donald is hired as a salesman on the Kickmiquick River in Northwest Canada, and learns only when he arrives there that he is to sell steam calliopes; He switches to cosmetics, and this gets him in serious trouble with a tribe of primitive Indians who have never before seen white men. "Forget Me Not" starring Donald Duck, Clara Cluck, Gladstone Gander, Uncle Scrooge, Grandma Duck, Gyro Gearloose, April, May, June; Huey, Dewey and Louie, script by Jan Kruse and Byron Erickson (US script), art by Don Rosa. "Quiet, Please" one-page story by Carl Barks. "Mystery of the Loch" illustration by Don Rosa. "Mystery of the Loch," art by Carl Barks; Donald takes photos of the Loch Less monster and is swallowed up by it. "Peril at Red Rock Ranch!" starring Donald Duck and Daisy Duck, art by Santiago Scalabroni Ceballos. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #279
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 279

    Cover by Don Rosa. Written by Carl Barks, Romano Scarpa, Dwight Decker and Bob Foster. Art by Carl Barks, Romano Scarpa and Frank Smith. Donald Duck in: "Maharajah Donald" by Carl Barks, reprinted from March of Comics (1946) #4; "Amundsen's Talisman" by Romano Scarpa and Dwight Decker; and a daily strip by Bob Foster and Frank Smith. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.