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Issue: Four Color #1047
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Title: Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: DellView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Company, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Alice Nielson Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig and/or Del Connell (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
Disclose Notes: Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994).
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
Feets Don't Fail Me Now

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #28/1960 published July 1960
as Sykkel med sko [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWalt Disney Showcase #18 [Gold Key] published October 1973
as Feets Don't Fail Me Now [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #6 published May 1990
as Feets Don't Fail Me Now [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color #3 published May 1993
as [Feets Don't Fail Me Now] (Danish title) [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Cover art submitted on April 8, 1961.
Inventor of Anything [Gyro's Workshop]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Garé Barks
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose; Helper
A full-page drawing of the exterior of Gyro's workshop, with Gyro on a bike-saucer.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #40/1960 published September 1960
as Oppfinner av alt mulig [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDisney's DuckTales #13 [Direct Edition] published May 1990
as Gyro's Workshop [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #6 published May 1990
as Gyro's Workshop [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color #3 published May 1993
as [Gyro's Workshop] (Danish title) [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #37 published January 2008
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Gyro Gearloose - Free Comic Book Day #[nn] published May 2008
as Inventor of Anything [Gyro's Workshop] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover. Art submitted on March 18, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Gab-Muffer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Garé Barks
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose; Helper; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Bolivar
Gyro invents a machine to envelope the nephews in a "globe of silence," but then a fire starts in Donald's back yard and the gab-muffler silences Donald and Gyro as well as the nephews.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #19/1961 published May 1961
as Bråkebryteren [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney Showcase #18 [Gold Key] published October 1973
as The Gab-Muffer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Gyro Gearloose and the Disney Ducks [Dynabrite Comics] #11361 published December 1979
as The Gab-Muffer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #6 published May 1990
as The Gab-Muffer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color #3 published May 1993
as The Gab-Muffer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #38 published January 2008
as O Tira-Prosa [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
Art submitted March 18, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Stubborn Stork

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Garé Barks
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose; Helper; Uncle Scrooge; Junior Woodchucks [Huey, Dewey and Louie]
Gyro and Scrooge use Gyro's bike-saucers as they try to remove a nesting stork from an air vent leading from Scrooge's money bin, but the stork keeps coming back.
Reprinting
FlagWalt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #341 published May 2005
FlagDonald Duck & Co #23/1961 published June 1961
as En sta stork [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney Comics Digest #26 published December 1970
as The Stubborn Stork [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories #547 published April 1990
as The Stubborn Stork [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #6 published May 1990
as The Stubborn Stork [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color #3 published May 1993
as The Stubborn Stork [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #38 published January 2008
as A Cegonha Cabeçuda [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Art submitted on April 14, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Milktime Melodies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Garé Barks
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose; Helper; Grandma Duck; Gus Goose
Gyro invents a special hi-fi set to keep Grandma's cows happy, and it performs well even when it accidentally starts broadcasting piercing sound waves.
Reprinting
FlagAlmanacco Topolino #47 published November 1960
as Archimede Pitagorico e la musica in fattoria [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #25/1961 published June 1961
as Høystemt rock [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney Showcase #18 [Gold Key] published October 1973
as Milktime Melodies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Gyro Gearloose and the Disney Ducks [Dynabrite Comics] #11361 published December 1979
as Milktime Melodies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #6 published May 1990
as Milktime Melodies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color #3 published May 1993
as Milktime Melodies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories #606 published December 1996
as Milktime Melodies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #38 published January 2008
as Melodia Que Deleite [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagKalle Anka & C:o #27/1961 published ?
as Mjölkdagsmelodier [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Art submitted on April 14, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Lost Rabbit Foot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Garé Barks
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose; Helper; Gladstone Gander
Gyro invents a machine to locate Gladstone's lost rabbit's foot, which is in the water at the bottom of a pier.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #49/1961 published December 1961
as Ny salgsmetode [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney Comics Digest #9 published March 1969
as The Lost Rabbit Foot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Gyro Gearloose and the Disney Ducks [Dynabrite Comics] #11361 published December 1979
as The Lost Rabbit Foot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #6 published May 1990
as The Lost Rabbit Foot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color #3 published May 1993
as The Lost Rabbit Foot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #38 published January 2008
as Procura-se um Pé de Coelho [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Art submitted on April 14, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Bird Camera

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Garé Barks
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose; Helper
Gyro has no luck finding the curly-tailed woodpecker to photograph.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #33/1961 published August 1961
as Fuglefotografen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDisney's DuckTales #11 [Direct Edition] published January 1990
as The Bird Camera [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #6 published May 1990
as The Bird Camera [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color #3 published May 1993
as The Bird Camera [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #39 published January 2008
as Olha o Passarinho! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover. Art submitted on March 18, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
The Odd Order

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Garé Barks
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose; Helper
Gyro, at a restaurant, orders a flashlight battery for his helper's dinner.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #36/1961 published September 1961
as Sterk bestilling [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagAlmanacco Topolino #104 published August 1965
as Archimede Pitagorico cliente particolare [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDisney's DuckTales #11 [Direct Edition] published January 1990
as The Odd Order [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #6 published May 1990
as The Odd Order [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color #3 published May 1993
as The Odd Order [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #39 published January 2008
as Pedido Estranho [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Art submitted on March 18, 1959. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982). The sequence was replaced by an ad in some copies.

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