Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Whitman) comic books
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Issue #501
Cover by Pete Alvarado and Larry Mayer. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Kay Wright, Carl Fallberg, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 42 #9. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey and Goofy face natural disasters and sabotage while investigating stolen pineapples in Hawaii. In a story by Barks, Donald is conned into buying an island, but it's not the tropical paradise he expects. Gyro Gearloose's new robot rain-hat takes flight. Donald Duck: Want To Buy an Island?; Li'l Bad Wolf: Picnic Perils; Gyro Gearloose: The Rain Hat; The Rabbit Rescue; Chip 'n' Dale: Stone Face Race; Mickey Mouse: Pineapple Poachers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #502
$2.65
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Cover by Pete Alvarado and Larry Mayer. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Kay Wright, Pete Alvarado, Carl Fallberg, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 42 #10. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey and Goofy discover the pineapple thieves with the help of Hawaiian natives. In a story by Barks, Donald's plan to farm frogs inspires a prank from his nephews. Scamp and his monkey pal visit the gigantic monkey Bimbo in the zoo. Donald Duck: Froggy Farmer; Gyro Gearloose: The Dream Duplicator; The Big Bad Wolf and The Wicked Witch: The High-Hopping Wolf; The Mystery Queen; Chip 'n' Dale: The Dragon Scare; Mickey Mouse: Pineapple Poachers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #503
Cover by Larry Mayer. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Kay Wright, Pete Alvarado, Carl Fallberg, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 42 #11. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. While visiting Donnybrook Castle, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto are magically transported back to the Middle Ages by a sorcerer. In a story by Barks, Donald tries to prove a fortune cookie's predictions wrong. Gyro Gearloose creates the world's most scientifically advanced cuckoo clock. Donald Duck: Duck Luck; Gyro Gearloose: Operation Cuckoo; Li'l Bad Wolf: Nature Talks; Goofy's Idea; Chip 'n' Dale: Noisy Neighbor; Mickey Mouse: The Sorcerer of Donnybrook Castle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #504
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Cover by Larry Mayer. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Al Hubbard, Vic Lockman, Pete Alvarado, Bob Langhans, Cliff Voorhees, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 42 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. While visiting Donnybrook Castle, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto are magically transported back to the Middle Ages by a sorcerer. In a story by Barks, Huey, Dewey and Louie try to spoil Daisy and Donald's picnic. The Big Bad Wolf joins forces with the Wicked Witch. Donald Duck: Boxed-In; The Wolf and the Witch: The Apple Caper; Furry Flurry; Winnie the Pooh: The Lost Tree; Mickey Mouse: The Sorcerer of Donnybrook Castle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #505
Cover by Larry Mayer. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Al Hubbard, Vic Lockman, Pete Alvarado, Bob Langhans, Cliff Voorhees, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 43 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. With the aid of a friendly dragon, Mickey and friends face The Black Knight - but how are they going to get back to the 20th century? In a story by Barks, Donald and Gladstone comb the beach to find a ruby that was lost by the Maharajah of Backdore. After accidentally landing on Captain Hook's pirate ship, Jiminy Cricket helps Tinker Bell rescue a hapless cabin boy. Donald Duck; Tinker Bell: By Hook or Crook; Li'l Bad Wolf: Pop's Plot; Uncle Scrooge's Jog-a-Lot; Gyro Gearloose: Backfire; Mickey Mouse: The Sorcerer of Donnybrook Castle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #506
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Cover by Pete Alvarado. Stories and art by Bob Gregory, Harvey Eisenberg, Vic Lockman, Pete Alvarado, Bob Langhans, Cliff Voorhees, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 43 #2. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey's nephews try to help him do the summer chores, but they just make things worse. Donald and his nephews get caught up in Uncle Scrooge's latest scheme to safeguard his money bin from the Beagle Boys. The Big Bad Wolf steals The Wicked Witch's magic wand. Donald Duck: The Cold Cash Caper; The Big Bad Wolf and The Wicked Witch: The Magic Wand; Winnie the Pooh: The Fly Guy; Fishing Around; Mickey Mouse: Seeing Things. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #507
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Cover by Pete Alvarado. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Don Christensen, Frank McSavage, Gil Turner, and Lee Hooper. Sometimes listed as Vol. 43 #3. 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. The Big Bad Wolf tries to use his nose to find the Three Little Pigs. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; Little Hiawatha; Plutos Prize. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #508
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Cover by Pete Alvarado. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, Bob Karp, Don Christensen, Frank McSavage, Gil Turner, Lee Hooper, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 43 #4. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a story by Barks, Donald uses his job as a mail carrier to misplace Gladstone's valentine to Daisy. Pluto wants to be a hero dog like Rin Tin Tin, but he's a little too eager. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; Little Hiawatha. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #509
$3.20
Stories and art by Ed Nofziger, Tony Strobl, Pete Alvarado, Vic Lockman, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 43 #5. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Detectives Mickey and Goofy investigate Professor Kronos - can he really travel through time? Donald enters a contest found on oatmeal boxes and wins a big prize. Li'l Bad Wolf wants to be a conscience for his father, The Big Bad Wolf. Donald Duck: Big Prize for Donald; Li'l Bad Wolf: Counterfeit Conscience; Winnie the Pooh: Adopted Daddy; Mickey Mouse: The Time Trek. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #510
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Cover by Bob Gregory. Stories and art by Werner Wejp-Olsen, Edele Kenner, Bob Langhans, Pete Alvarado, Vic Lockman, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 43 #6. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey and Goofy's foe The Phantom Blot uses a mini-plane in a crime spree. Donald makes a walkie-talkie to play a prank on his nephews. The Big Bad Wolf enlists the help of the Wicked Witch to overcome the Three Little Pigs' mechanical devices. Donald Duck: The Talking Dog; The Big Bad Wolf and The Wicked Witch: Getting the Boot; Winnie the Pooh: Panic at the Picnic; Mickey Mouse: The Remote Control Caper. Final issue published by Whitman; the series was revived by Gladstone two years later. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
