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Issue Details

Issue #29
Published June 1971
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 164
Editing Del Connell ?

Cover Details - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"

Characters Mickey Mouse; Daisy Duck; Brer Rabbit; Li'l Bad Wolf
Genre funny animals
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters typeset

12 page Mickey Mouse story "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"

Characters Mickey Mouse; sorcerer; broom
Synopsis Mickey takes a job as a sorcerer's apprentice and famously botches the job of filling a well with water, by using magic.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Paul Murry
Inks Paul Murry
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters Paul Murry
Notes Movie adaptation from "Fantasia."
Reprinted from Silly Symphonies (Dell, 1952 series) #2 (September 1953)

1 page True Life Adventures story "Almost Human"

Synopsis Beavers compared to people.
Genre fact
Script Dick Huemer
Pencils George Wheeler
Inks George Wheeler
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1964.00.00

11 page Li'l Bad Wolf story "The Sleepwalker"

Characters Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf [Zeke Wolf]; Brer Bear
Synopsis Big Bad Wolf steals a chicken from Brer Bear while sleepwalking, and gets in further trouble when the chicken sleepwalks.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes New layout, original pagecount 8. Originally untitled.
Reprinted from Vacation Parade (Dell, 1950 series) #4

1 page Dopey activity "Seven Dwarfs' Mine"

Characters Dopey
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes A maze.

24 page story "Niok, the Little One of the Forest"

Characters Niok; Ayot; village elder; Foo-Nan
Synopsis Ayot finds an abandoned baby elephant, names him Niok and tries to raise him. The village elder sells Niok but Ayot rescues him and returns him to his elephant herd.
Genre jungle
Script Carl Fallberg
Pencils Jesse Marsh
Inks Jesse Marsh
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes New layout, original pagecount 10.
Reprinted from Silly Symphonies (Dell, 1952 series) #8 (February 1958)

1 page Ludwig Von Drake activity "Ludwig Von Drake's Letter"

Characters Ludwig Von Drake
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes A letter puzzle.

8 page Daisy and Minnie story "The Parking Lot Plot"

Characters Daisy Duck; Donald Duck; Minnie Mouse
Synopsis Daisy and Minnie go shopping and Daisy has nothing but trouble with her car, after Minnie had suggested they take the bus.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Pete Alvarado
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

10 page Donald Duck story "Too Many Ants"

Characters Huey; Dewey; Louie; Donald Duck
Synopsis The boys bring home an ant farm and Donald accidently breaks it open, and the ants end up eating nearly all the wood in the house before he discovers them.
Genre funny animals
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters Garé Barks
Reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #170

1 page Mad Madam Mim activity "Mad Madam Mim's Crossword Puzzle"

Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes Crossword puzzle and connect-the-dots combination.

6 page Dimwitty Duck and Gus Goose story "Farm Foolery"

Characters Dimwitty Duck; Gus Goose; Big Bad Wolf [Zeke Wolf]
Synopsis The Big Bad Wolf steals picnic fixins from Gus and Dimwitty's farm, so the two farmers come up with a fake tornado scheme to scare away the wolf.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Pete Alvarado
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

5 page text story "The Salad Patch"

Characters Aunt Dolly; Jem Swanson; Sam Swanson; Paint; a wild horse
Synopsis Aunt Dolly is trying to grow lettuce but it's being eaten and she blames their horse, Paint. But one night she finds a wild horse eating the lettuce and Paint saves her from being trampled.
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters typeset
Notes Illustrated text story.

7 page Goofy story "The Painting Panic"

Characters Goofy; Mickey Mouse; J. P. Dilly
Synopsis Goofy accidentally buys a trunk at auction that has a painting in it. Mr. Dilly offers to buy the painting and after Goofy destroys it, paints another, and then steps on it, Goofy finally sells it to Mr. Dilly.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Paul Murry
Inks Paul Murry
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters Paul Murry
Reprinted From Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #899 (May 1958)

1 page Minnie Mouse in Hollywood text article "Extras"

Characters Minnie Mouse
Synopsis Discusses the role of extras in movies.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes Has a spot illustration.

6 page Uncle Scrooge story "Ghosts of Pizen Bluff"

Characters Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Synopsis Early in his mining career, Scrooge abandons a claim in Pizen Bluff when the whole town becomes abandoned. He finally returns with his relatives to find a mystery of a moving ghost town.
Genre funny animals; adventure
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters Garé Barks
Reprinted from Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #26 (June 1959) [original title: [Return To Pizen Bluff]

8 page Scamp meets Jiminy Cricket story "Little Helpers"

Characters Scamp; Jiminy Cricket; Taby; Pete Pigeon
Synopsis Scamp saves Jiminy from a cat and later Jiminy and Pete recover Scamp's dog tag to save him from the dogcatcher.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

1 page Huey, Dewey and Louie activity "What's AaGrandma?"

Characters Huey, Dewey and Louie; Grandma Duck
Script Christine Lyttle Smith ?
Pencils Christine Lyttle Smith ? (layout); Tony Strobl (pencils)
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters typeset
Notes Riddle-like questions with answers.
Reprinted from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1073

10 page Brer Rabbit story "The Bully Plague"

Characters Brer Rabbit; Brer Turtle; Brer Owl; Brer Beaver; mountain lion; alligator
Synopsis A mountain lion and alligator bully the community and steal money until Brer Rabbit devises a plan to chase them away based on the story of The Headless Horseman.
Genre funny animals; folk tales
Pencils Pete Alvarado ?
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

1 page Daisy's Nieces activity "Daisy's Nieces Pattern Puzzle"

Characters Daisy's Nieces [April, May and June]
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes Word scramble.

8 page Gyro Gearloose story "The Madball Pitcher"

Characters Donald Duck; Gyro Gearloose; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Gyro's Helper; Knuckleball Noogan; Northside Social Club members
Synopsis Gyro creates the world's shortest baseball game when he spikes both the bats and ball of opposing teams with a pair of his inventions.
Genre funny animals
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters Garé Barks
Reprinted from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1095 (April 1960)

1 page The World of Horses text article "The Morgan Horse"

Synopsis Information and history of the Morgan horse.
Genre fact
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters typeset

9 page Chip 'n' Dale story "Tree Doctor"

Characters Donald Duck; Chip 'n' Dale; Reddy Woodpecker
Synopsis Donald Duck is working at filling holes in trees to improve their health, but the chipmunks chase him away to preserve their hole.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Steve Steere
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes New layout, original pagecount 7.
Reprinted from Chip 'n' Dale (Dell, 1955 series) #15

1 page True Life Adventures story "Lessons in Living"

Synopsis A young moose's first swim.
Genre fact
Script Dick Huemer
Pencils George Wheeler
Inks George Wheeler
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1964.00.00

8 page Grandma Duck's Farm Friends story "The Flying Farm Hand"

Characters Brer Fox; Dumbo; Grandma Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Synopsis The ducks bring Dumbo to help at the farm and he makes a fine scarecrow. Brer Fox uses the old scarecrow clothes to steal some corn and tries to steal livestock until Dumbo and the barnyard animals capture him.
Genre funny animals
Script Vic Lockman
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letters Garé Barks
Reprinted from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1010 (July 1959)

1 page Tinker Bell activity "Tinker Bell's Triple Fun Puzzle"

Characters Tinker Bell
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Notes Maze, connect-the-dots, and crossword puzzle.

8 page Pluto with Morty and Ferdie story "Up with the Underdog"

Characters Pluto; Morty and Ferdie; an inventor
Synopsis Pluto accidently gains temporary super powers when he sleeps on a solar-powered machine of a local inventor.
Genre funny animals
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

8 page Little Hiawatha story "Brave and Brainy"

Characters Little Hiawatha; Little Hiawatha's father [Big Chief]; Little Hiawatha's tribe; Leaping Fox; Hotshot tribe; Sunflower
Synopsis Little Hiawatha convinces his father, the chief, to hold an election and Leaping Fox runs against the chief. Leaping Fox tricks the Hotshot tribe into declaring war so he can appear the hero and be elected, but the old chief ends the war before it begins and is re-elected.
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Steve Steere
Colors ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Reprinted From Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #988