Auctions: comic books published by Dell/Gold Key

Adventures of Mighty Mouse (1955-1980 Pines/Dell/Gold Key) 128 VG- 3.5

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Jim Tyer and others. The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. The Claw targets Mouseville with his latest invention, an "optical confusion machine." Dimwit and Chesty accept a ride from cabbies Heckle and Jeckle, but maybe they should have walked. Mighty Mouse discovers that cats have trained hawks to target rodents of their choosing, such as two unsuspecting squirrels. Gandy Goose: Gandy's Three Wishes; Two of a Kind; Little Roquefort; The Last Roundup; Gandy Goose; Terry Bears: A Mouse in the House; Heckle and Jeckle: Taxi Terrors. Final issue published by St. John; Pines took over with issue #129. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bugs Bunny (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 40 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Bugs Bunny in "Fountain of Youth" and two untitled stories. Issue also has one-page gag strips. Back cover and inside front cover have one-page features which have Bugs Bunny showing readers how to do simple gags/tricks. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bullwinkle (1962 Gold Key) 2 VG- 3.5

Cover by Al Kilgore. Stories by Al Kilgore and various. Art by various. Featuring the tales "Phantom of the Soap Opera," "Trick or Treat?", "Woodchopper's Ball," "Pottsylvanian Pitch," "A Dog's Life" and "Bat-Ball Batty"! Starring Bullwinkle, Rocky, Boris, Natasha, Dudley Do-Right, Inspector Fenwick, Snidely Whiplash, Fearless Leader (over radio), Peabody, Sherman, P.T. Barnum and Jenny Lind! Plus: two Wild Animals of Africa fillers ("The Hippopotamus" and "The Lion") and a Ridiculous, Isn't It? text article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 67 VG- 3.5

Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Tony Strobl, John Liggera, Steve Steere, Jack Bradbury, Carl Fallberg and Bob Gregory. The classic adventures of Disney's Donald Duck, featuring art by Carl Barks and other great Disney artists. Donald's latest invention takes him to the North Pole and Scrooge's rutabaga cannery. Goofy sells apples for Grandma Duck. Donald's magic act to join the magician's club goes horribly awry. Food for Thought; All Washed Up; Goofy: The Persistent Peddler; A Mess of Magic; Slow Surfing; Paper Aeroplanes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 92 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Tony Strobl, John Liggera, Larry Mayer, Vic Lockman, Steve Steere and Paul Murry. The classic adventures of Disney's Donald Duck, featuring art by Carl Barks and other great Disney artists. In Australia, Donald and his nephews encounter crooks who travel by kangaroo. Goofy gets a job mowing lawns so he can afford a new lawnmower. Donald and his nephews set out to rescue Uncle Scrooge's former classmate, who has been kidnapped by pirates. The Kangaroo Kid; Secret Passage; The Perfect Spot; Goofy: The Business Mind; Daisys Double. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 83 FR/GD 1.5

2.5" Side edge tear through entire book.

Boy Cannon Ball; The Fellers trick Lulu into thinking they have shot Tubby out of a cannon. Roast Chicken; Tubby makes a sandwich at Lulu's out of a whole roast chicken. Bad Dream; Lulu dreams that her pop took so many vitamin pills that he became a little boy. The Expert; Tubby shows Lulu the correct way to cry. The Solid-Gold Roller Skates; Lulu tells Alvin about when Hazel sends the poor little girl into a cave to get the roller skates. The Ghost in the Bureau Drawer; Gloria's parents find Tubby in a bureau drawer and think he is a ghost. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Rin Tin Tin (1954-1957 Dell) 8 GD+ 2.5

Photo cover of the famous dog. Mystery of the Mary Ann, art by Sparky Moore; Furs are being smuggled by Bull Hawser, skipper of the whaler "Mary Ann", and a friend in the Coast Guard asks Red for help. Wilderness Aflame, art by Sparky Moore; Red and Rinty are chased by a raging forest fire in Alaska. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 4 FR/GD 1.5

4" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Cover and interior oxidation. Brittle cover with pieces detached.

"Tarzan and the Lone Hunter." Pan-at-lee escapes from a rebellion and gets captured by a Bongu witch doctor. Om-at is hot on her tail. Includes part four of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art and cover by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 107 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #0993887006

Gordon Scott photo cover. "The Shrouded Valley of Monsters," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps rescue an explorer lost in the Valley of Monsters. "The Lion Hunt" text story starring Mabu. "Boy Leaves Home," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy runs away from home. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers head for the last known location of Zulena. Portrait of a mixed flock of vultures and ravens by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 114 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4714017013

Painted cover art by Mo Gollub. Portrait of a well-fed chimpanzee by Jesse Marsh. "Valley of Lions," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan leads the Wakembes in eradicating lions in a fertile valley. "Trouble" text story starring Mabu. "Dry Lake Adventure," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; While windsurfing, Boy and Dombie are carried far afield by a tornado. "The Rescue in the Flood," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Ingongi return to the their flood-trapped colleagues with Molithi and the elephants of M'tembo to the rescue. Dragon? illustration by Jesse Marsh; Portrait of Jane with a chameleon. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Turok Son of Stone (1956-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 53 FN/VF 7.0

Cover oxidation.

Painted cover. Turok in "Drought" in which Turok and Andar face animal and human foe during a deadly drought and "The Secret of the Black Water" in which Turok and Andar investigate a swamp of black water. Issue also has backup feature "Young Earth - The Bear Cult," a one-page text feature "Prehistoric Pioneers," and one-page strips. No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 7 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold coming detached at one staple. Cover oxidation with chipping.

No ads in book. Entire issue from cover to cover is comic stories and one page strips. Uncle Scrooge in two untitled stories. In the first story, Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews go arrowhead hunting in the desert which leads to a search for the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola. In the second story, Scrooge searches for his missing homing pigeon. Stories by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 8 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745717005

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. Scrooge and his nephews respond to a message in a bottle and visit a mysterious island. But when they arrive, they find the Beagle Boys, and a strange ray that turns living things into stone. Scrooge makes extra money by renting out his limousine as a taxi on a rainy day. Scrooge wants to run for treasurer of Duckburg, but he doesn't want to spend the money for a campaign. Message from Mysterious Island; A Campaign of Note; Classy Taxi!; Blanket Investment. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 35 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4745717004

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, Steve Steere and Pete Alvarado. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. Scrooge, Donald, and his nephews compete against Gladstone Gander, the luckiest duck in the world, to find gold in Alaska. Gyro Gearloose goes to the desert to test his latest invention, a food-supplier machine. Not trusting locks to keep his money bin safe, Scrooge gets a guard lion. The Golden Nugget Boat; Neighborly Nuisance; Gyro Gearloose: Fast Away Castaway; Gift Lion; Chip n Dale: Bird Bait. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 47 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Dick Moores, Bill Walsh, Bob Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Veve Risto, Roger Armstrong, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 4 #11. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Pete and Von Weasel conspire to get photos of Mickey's top-secret experimental plane. In a story by Barks, Donald inherits a pet falcon that wreaks havoc on the neighborhood. Grumpy of the Seven Dwarfs is kidnapped by the Wicked Witch, who impersonates him. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; The Seven Dwarfs and the Wicked Witch; Mickey Mouse; Dog Days; A Copper Accommodates; Victory Vacation; Slightly Bull-Dozed!; Enough to Give a Fella Hives!; Not Good But LOUD!; Mickey Mouse: On a Secret Mission; Table D'Hobo; Lawn Party; A Catchy Tune; The Biggest Drip; Flowery Food. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 77 FR 1.0

Cover detached at one staple. Mold.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Roger Armstrong, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 7 #5. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey's new landlord wants to evict him. In a story by Barks, Donald's nephews go to great lengths to convince Donald that his homemade bug spray creates giant bugs. Bucky Bug gets help from Santa when a discarded Christmas tree threatens to crush the town. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Goofy: The Big Wash; Br'er Rabbit; The New Idea; Straight Shooters; Mickey Mouse: Eviction. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 85 FR/GD 1.5

4" spine split from the bottom.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey matches wits with a mesmerist who uses his act for jewel theft. In a story by Barks, Donald tries to turn Huey, Dewey and Louie into a string trio. Mail-dog Pluto is aided by a rabbit during a snowstorm. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Pluto: Mail Dog; The School Surprise; Mickey Mouse: The Jewel Robbery. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 91 GD- 1.8

2 1/2" cumulative spine split.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Dick Shaw, Ralph Heimdahl, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #7. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey gets a job as a salesman for an advertising agency. In a story by Barks, Donald hypnotizes his nephews into thinking they're monkeys for his jungle-themed party. The Big Bad Wolf runs for mayor against Br'er Bear. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Pluto's Purchase; Mickey Mouse Down Under; The Easter Mystery; Mickey Mouse: Super Salesman. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 98 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Harvey Eisenberg, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #2. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey gets amnesia and thinks he's a gangster! In a story by Barks, Donald goes hunting to prove his sportsmanship to Uncle Scrooge. This story features the first appearance of Uncle Scrooge in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories. Donald has to break into his own house - but it's the wrong house. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Chip N Dale: Winter Storage; Plutos Sweater; Halloween Holdup; Mickey Mouse: Gangland. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 100 VG- 3.5

1" spine split from the top.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Tony Strobl, Gil Turner, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #4. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Pluto is befuddled by a talking dog (who's not Goofy). In a story by Barks, Huey, Dewey and Louie try to elude a truant officer who looks strangely familiar. This story is adapted from the Disney cartoon Truant Officer Donald, which Carl Barks also wrote. Plus a vintage ad for a Walt Kelly-drawn, circus-themed poster featuring all the Disney characters. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Santa's Secret; Mickey Mouse: The Talking Dog. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 103 GD 2.0

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Merrill De Maris, Gil Turner, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #7. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, when Mickey gets too close to the Phantom Blot, the Blot tries to blot him out. In a story by Barks, Donald and Gladstone comb the beach to find a ruby lost by the Maharajah of Backdore. The Big Bad Wolf becomes The Big Bad Ghost Wolf in a haunted house. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; The Upside-Down Cake; Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 111 FR/GD 1.5

1" spine split from the top. Water damage.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Ted Osborne, Gil Turner, Tony Strobl, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Jim Pabian, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 10 #3. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey, Goofy and Donald confront the seven ghosts who have been haunting Colonel Bassett's mansion. In a story by Barks, Donald's nephews accidentally give his love letters to Gladstone Gander. Mickey's new homing pigeons have been trained for stealing jewelry. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; The Halloween Party; Mickey Mouse in the House of Seven Haunts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 149 VG- 3.5

Water spotting.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Merrill De Maris, Bill Wright, Bob Karp, Don Christensen, Frank McSavage, Gil Turner, Lee Hooper, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 13 #5. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. The genie takes Mickey to an Arabian country. 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. It is also the first-ever appearance of Daisy Duck's nieces, April, May, and June. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; Little Hiawatha; Plutos Prize; Grandma Duck; Mickey Mouse: The Miracle Master. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 226 VG- 3.5

Cover by Tony Strobl and John Liggera. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, Al Hubbard, Carl Fallberg, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 19 #10. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mistaken for crooks, Mickey and Goofy accidentally learn of a criminal operation. In a story by Barks, Uncle Scrooge wants a newly discovered uncharted island for his own. Chip 'n' Dale take a flight on an airline operated by a pelican. Donald Duck; Scamp; Chip 'n' Dale; The Treasure Hunters; Mickey Mouse: The Fantastic Fog. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 231 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, Al Hubbard, Jack Bradbury, Bob Karp, Al Taliaferro, Merrill De Maris, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 20 #3. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Clarabelle Cow falls under the spell of her kidnapper, Mickey's old foe Pete. In a story by Barks, Donald gets a job as night watchman in a creepy wax museum. Kittens get Scamp into a jam while looking for a bone. Donald Duck: The Wax Museum; Scamp: The Mischievous Kittens; Chip 'n' Dale: The Cold Winter; The Reckless Rockets; Mickey Mouse: The Bar None Ranch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 240 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Al Hubbard, Jack Bradbury, Bob Karp, Al Taliaferro, Merrill De Maris, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 20 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey adopts transplanted native Thursday. In a story by Barks, Donald tries to teach a flightless falcon to parachute. Scamp gets loose at the circus, and becomes part of the act. Donald Duck: The Fraidy Falcon; Scamp: On with the Show; Chip 'n' Dale: Too Many Witches; Pinocchio's Picnic Puzzle; Mickey Mouse: An Education for Thursday. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 241 GD+ 2.5

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Al Hubbard, Tony Strobl, Bob Karp, Al Taliaferro, Merrill De Maris, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 21 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey adopts transplanted native Thursday. In a story by Barks, Donald's latest get-rich scheme is searching for gems in the desert. Scamp takes care of a kitten that followed him home. Donald Duck: Rocks to Riches; Scamp: A Helping Hand; Chip 'n' Dale: House Guests; The School Scare; Mickey Mouse: An Education for Thursday. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.