Issue Details

Issue	#40
Published	January 1944
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	60
Editing	Alice Nielson Cobb?
Notes	Indicia number is Vol. 4, No. 4.

Cover Details - "Donald and kids in hourglass"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Indicia number is Vol. 4, No. 4.
Reprinted	In Carl Barks Library (HC) 7-091*

10 page Donald Duck story "Snow Fun"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis	Donald takes the nephews skiing and rigs a catapult for a spectacular jump.
Genre	funny animal
Script	Carl Barks
Pencils	Carl Barks
Inks	Carl Barks
Letters	Carl Barks
Notes	Art submitted on August 28, 1943. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Reprinted	in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #7 (March 1988); in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color, The (Gladstone, 1992 series) #2 (February 1992); in Walt Disney's Donald Duck and Friends (Gemstone, 2003 series) #321 (November 2004)

10 page Bucky Bug story "The Playground Plot"

Characters	Bucky Bug; June Bug
Synopsis	Bucky runs for the City Council.
Genre	funny animals
Script	Carl Buettner
Pencils	Carl Buettner
Inks	Carl Buettner
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Carl Buettner
Reprinted	in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1968 series) #16

1 page Mickey Mouse story "Ferdie takes Morty's bath"

Genre	Funny Animal
Pencils	Manuel Gonzales
Inks	Manuel Gonzales
Reprinted	From Mickey Sunday strips 42

1 page Mickey Mouse story "Thanks for the buggy ride"

Genre	Funny Animal
Pencils	Bill Wright
Inks	Bill Wright
Reprinted	From Mickey Sunday strips 43

1 page Mickey Mouse story "The twins collect scrap metal"

Genre	Funny Animal
Pencils	Bill Wright
Inks	Bill Wright
Reprinted	From Mickey Sunday strips 43

2 page story "Lion's Luck"

Half page Donald Duck story "They Take No Chances"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 41

Half page Donald Duck story "Ski tracks show disaster"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 41

Half page Donald Duck story "Every Man For Himself"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 41

Half page Donald Duck story "The Last Ride"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 40

2 page Gremlins story "Gremlin Gus"

Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

1 page story "??"

Notes

[** Page missing in DGe's copy]

1 page Mickey Mouse story "Goofy is afraid of German measles"

Pencils	Bill Wright
Inks	Bill Wright
Reprinted	From Mickey Sunday strips 43

2 page Donald Duck illustration "DD's Unexpected Ducking"

Genre

Funny Animal

Half page Donald Duck story "Like This!"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 42

Half page Donald Duck story "Spring is Here!"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 42

Half page Donald Duck story "Not Caught Napping"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 41

Half page Donald Duck story "Remarkable Likeness"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 42

1 page Donald Duck activity "DD's Contest"

Letters

Typeset

3 page text story "Do Unto Others-"

Letters

Typeset

Half page Donald Duck story "Knight of the Garters"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 43

Half page Donald Duck story "Slim Pickin's"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 43

10 page Mickey Mouse story "The Land of Long Ago"

Characters	Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy; Professor Dustibones (intro)
Script	Merrill De Maris
Pencils	Floyd Gottfredson
Inks	Bill Wright
Notes	part 1
Reprinted	from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1940.12.23 - 1941.04.12

1 page text article "Hollywood Chatter"

Letters

Typeset

Half page Donald Duck story "After Dinner Speech"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 41

Half page Donald Duck story "Thaw Out, Sister!"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 41

Half page Donald Duck story "An Eye for an Eye"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 43

Half page Donald Duck story "Borrowed Time"

Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	George Waiss
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 43-03-15

Half page Donald Duck story "Just as you Say, Donald"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 41

Half page Donald Duck story "Fooling the Enemy"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 41

Half page Donald Duck story "Ya' Can't Win!"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 41

Half page Donald Duck story "Little Fixer"

Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Reprinted	From Donald Daily Strips 41