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Issue: Walt Disney's Ludwig Von Drake #1
Publication Date: November 1961
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Issues: #1 of 4 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/28/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
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Content Items: 14 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: First comic book appearance of Professor Ludwig Von Drake, a character created by the Walt Disney Studio as an occasional host for the TV program Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. Some issues have up to 4.5 pages of story omitted in favor of advertising. On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:  
Format Notes:  
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Trims his Hat

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake
Synopsis: Ludwig trims his own mortarboard tassels.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #33/1962 published August 1962
as Raptus klipper luen [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Poor Prize

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #70 published October 1962
as Pico De Paperis e il premio inadatto [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Replaced in some issues by an ad for Dell Trading Post. Black and white on inside front cover.
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Duckburg, U.S.A.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Daisy Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Gyro Gearloose; Gladstone Gander; Grandma Duck; Gus Goose
First Line: According to his letter, Ludwig is a genius at everything! I can hardly wait to meet our distinguished relative!
Synopsis: To great anticipation, Ludwig Von Drake arrives in Duckburg for the first time. Donald immediately gloms onto him, hoping to benefit from Ludwig’s reputed genius and expertise, only to find that Von Drake isn’t all he’s cracked up to be.
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #66 published June 1962
as Il Grande Pico De Paperis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #35/1962 published August 1962
as Velkommen Raptus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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The Rural Eggs-pert

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; Grandma Duck; Gus Goose; Dobbin (horse); Billy (goat); pig; cow; rooster; antique dealer
First Line: Tsk. Tsk! When a horse has a mouth that is a foot high, a farm has a problem a mile wide!
Synopsis: Ludwig inflicts his expertise in farm production on a reluctant Grandma Duck.
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #66 published June 1962
as Pico De Paperis esperto agrario [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #24/1963 published June 1963
as Egg-spert på landbruk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney Comics Digest #34 published April 1972
as The Rural Eggs-pert [Story on Interior Page(s)]new layout
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Circus Act

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; circus manager; circus midget; circus thin man; Coco (circus clown)
First Line: "If we just use our heads, we should be able to figure out a way of getting into the circus free," Mickey Mouse remarked to his friend Goofy, as they walked past the circus grounds one sunny morning.
Synopsis: Mickey and Goofy try out for jobs with a circus, ending up costumed as performing seals.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Museum Menace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #66 published June 1962
as Pico De Paperis terrore dei musei [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #21/1963 published May 1963
as Museumsplager [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Replaced in some issues by a two-page centerfold-spread ad for Kool-Aid.
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Super Sales Girls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): April; May; June; Red Robin troop leader; other members of the Red Robins; Titus Tightwad; Shifty Sam; Muscles Mike; Officer O'Malley
First Line: All right, girls, come up and get as many boxes of cookies as you think you can sell!
Synopsis: April, May, and June sell cookies door-to-door for their scout troop, the Red Robins. Armed with a book on "How to Sell Successfully" they set their sights on Titus Tightwad, the stingiest man in town.
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #68 published August 1962
as Emy, Evy, Ely e il cliente tirchio [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #13/1963 published March 1963
as Supre selger-stilker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Winning Ways

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; Daisy Duck; Grandma Duck; Clarabelle Cow; Clara Cluck; Clarissa; unnamed lady goose
First Line: Ludwig! Oh, Ludwig!
Synopsis: Daisy bribes Ludwig to speak at her ladies’ club by offering a club-night dinner featuring “Weiner Schnitzel a la Weltschmerz”, Ludwig’s favorite dish. Problem is, no one in the club knows how to prepare “Weiner Schnitzel a la Weltschmerz” – and the only available recipe is written in German.
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #66 published June 1962
as Pico De Paperis e le salsicce [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #23/1963 published June 1963
as Livretten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Ludwig addresses the readers on page one, panel two.
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Quiz Fizzle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; Uncle Scrooge; man selling oil land; quiz show host; members of audience
First Line: Heh-Heh! Pretty impressive, eh, Ludwig?
Synopsis: Scrooge looks to take advantage of Ludwig’s expertise in everything by getting him on a TV quiz show with a hundred-thousand-dollar prize.
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In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #66 published June 1962
as Pico De Paperis Campione della TV [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #35/1963 published August 1963
as Kvitt eller dobbelt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Top Shopper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; salesman
Synopsis: Ludwig chooses an odd topper from a series of toupees.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime.
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A Hand for a Hand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake; palm reader
First Line: You have a wonderful future in store for you, and blah-blah, etc. etc....
Synopsis: Short of cash, Ludwig pays a palm reader with something he regards as more valuable then money.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAlmanacco Topolino #82 published October 1963
as Pico De Paperis chiromante [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Top half of page.
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Easy Does It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Replaced in some issues by an ad for the Cadet Bike Speedometer, from the Stewart-Warner Corporation. Lower half of page.
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Genius at Work

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake
Synopsis: Ludwig prepares a pan of self-flipping flapjacks.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #23/1964 published June 1964
as Geniet i arbeid [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. Black and white on inside back cover.
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Big Gamer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #21/1964 published May 1964
as Tigerskinnet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Replaced in some issues by an ad for "204 Revolutionary War Soldiers".

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