Issue Details

Issue	#143
Published	August 1952
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Alice Nielson Cobb ?; Chase Craig ?
Notes	Indicia number is Vol. 12, No. 11.

Cover Details - "Scared by Phony Shark Fin"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Carl Barks
Inks	Carl Barks
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes	Art submitted on January 3, 1952.
Reprinted	in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #8 (August 1983)

10 page Donald Duck story "Gemstone Hunters"

Characters	Gladstone Gander; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis	Donald and the nephews hunt gemstones in the desert, trying to match Gladstone's luck.
Genre	funny animals
Script	Carl Barks
Pencils	Carl Barks
Inks	Carl Barks
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	Carl Barks
Notes	Art submitted on January 10, 1952. "Barks has said that this story 'was inspired by the desert which is just over a range of hills from San Jacinto [Calif.]. I've sweated through heat waves and wind storms generated by that desert so many years it is no longer fun.' (October 14, 1969, letter to Winston Ljungdahl)." Notes and synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Reprinted	in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #369 (June 1971); in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #8 (August 1983); in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1993 series) #282 (January 1994); in Gladstone Comics Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #15; in Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color, The (Gladstone, 1992 series) #21 (September 1993)

6 page Li'l Bad Wolf story "Li'l Bad Wolf Helps Fiddler and Fifer Reduce"

Characters	Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gil Turner
Pencils	Gil Turner
Inks	Gil Turner
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

5 page Grandma Duck story "No Trespassing"

Characters	Grandma Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Gus Goose
Synopsis	Uncle Scrooge builds railroad through Grandma's farm.
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Frank McSavage
Inks	Frank McSavage
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted	in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1968 series) #47 (new layout)

1 page Mickey Mouse story "Dresses Pluto as William Tell"

Characters	Pluto; Mickey Mouse
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bill Walsh
Pencils	Manuel Gonzales
Inks	Manuel Gonzales
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1949.10.02

1 page Mickey Mouse story "Morty Didn't Dig a Big Hole"

Characters	Goofy; Morty; Mickey Mouse
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bill Walsh
Pencils	Manuel Gonzales
Inks	Manuel Gonzales
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1949.11.20

6 page Little Hiawatha story "Hiawatha Wants a Pet for His Birthday"

Characters	Big Chief; Little Hiawatha; Sunflower
Synopsis	Hiawatha wants a pet for his birthday.
Pencils	Lee Hooper
Inks	Lee Hooper
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

1 page Mickey Mouse story "Goofy Gets Prize for No Costume"

Characters	Goofy; Minnie Mouse; Mickey Mouse
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bill Walsh
Pencils	Manuel Gonzales
Inks	Manuel Gonzales
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1949.01.09

1 page Mickey Mouse story "Pluto's Bee Beard"

Characters	Mickey Mouse; Pluto
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bill Walsh
Pencils	Manuel Gonzales
Inks	Manuel Gonzales
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1949.06.19

2 page Goofy text story "Double or Nothing"

Characters	Goofy; Brer Bear; Brer Fox
Genre	funny animals
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters	typeset

Half page Donald Duck story "Daisy Didn't Reverse Right"

Characters	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.04.29

Half page Donald Duck story "Dreams of Lamb Stuck in Fence"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.08.02

Half page Donald Duck story "Sleeps under Car"

Characters	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.01.19

Half page Donald Duck story "Louie Shouldn't Have Said It"

Characters	Huey, Dewey and Louie
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.06.30

Half page Donald Duck story "Louie Bought Candy after All"

Characters	Louie
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.01.05

Half page Donald Duck story "Flips Coin to Settle Fight"

Characters	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.10.06

Half page Donald Duck story "Birthday with 13 Cupcakes"

Characters	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.09.13

Half page Donald Duck story "Pokey Had Extra Puzzle Piece"

Characters	Donald Duck; Pokey
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.04.30

Half page Donald Duck story "Dollhouse with Big Basement"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.03.21

Half page Donald Duck story "Pokey Shakes Water on Car"

Characters	Donald Duck; Dewey; Pokey
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.06.25

Half page Donald Duck story "Blocks as Ladder to Cookies"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.03.29

Half page Donald Duck story "Poem Reproduced in Dictionary"

Characters	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.01.31

Half page Donald Duck story "Louie Traded for Another Kid"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.09.20

Half page Donald Duck story "Fishes in Scuba Outfit"

Characters	Donald Duck
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.04.01

Half page Donald Duck story "Broke TV with a Baseball"

Characters	Donald Duck; Huey
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.08.03

Half page Donald Duck story "Beak Taped Shut While Hammering"

Characters	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.08.23

Half page Donald Duck story "Needs a Black Eye Retouched"

Characters	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.10.08

Half page Donald Duck story "Hides Donuts on Broom Handle"

Characters	Donald Duck
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949.12.22

6 page Mickey Mouse story "The Mysterious Pill Plot"

Characters	Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Chief O'Hara; Shamrock Bones; Phil, the Pill Pusher
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Riley Thompson ?
Inks	Riley Thompson ?
Colors	? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes	Part 3 of 5.

1 page Donald Duck story "Wrecks Canoe on Garage Ceiling"

Characters	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Karp
Pencils	Al Taliaferro
Inks	Al Taliaferro
Editing	Frank Reilly
Reprinted	from Donald Duck Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1949.11.06