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Issue: Four Color #256
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Title: Walt Disney's Donald Duck in "Luck of the North"
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: A Dell ComicView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Eleanor Packer (managing editor); Alice Nielson Cobb (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
Disclose Notes: Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in "LUCK OF THE NORTH," No. 256." Code number is W.D.O.S. #257-4912 (Note that code number does not match issue number.) Copyright 1949 by Walt Disney Productions. 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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Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 

Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
Luck of the North

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie.
Reprinting
FlagFour Color #256 published February 1950
as Luck of the North [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWalt Disney's serier #[1/1952] published April 1952
as Donald Duck på Grønland [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWalt Disney's månedshefte #3/1967 published March 1967
as Donald Duck på Grønland [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWalt Disney The Best of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge #2 published September 1967
as Luck of the North [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWalt Disney Comics Digest #44 [Gold Key] published December 1973
as Luck of the North [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]interior
FlagWalt Disney's Klassikere #16 published December 1977
as Donald Duck på Grønland [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #2 published November 1986
as Luck of the North [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGladstone Comic Album Special #2 published January 1990
as Luck of the North [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #11 published May 2005
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Cover submitted July 21, 1949.
Toasty Toys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Carl Barks
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie.
Donald burns the nephews' toys when firewood runs low.
Reprinting
FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[8] published May 2014
FlagWalt Disney's serier #[1/1952] published April 1952
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's månedshefte #3/1967 published March 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #2 published November 1986
as Toasty Toys [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCarl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #25 published January 1996
as Toasty Toys [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #41/2001 published October 2001
as Donald Duck fyrer opp [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #12 published June 2005
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Christmas Parade #4 published November 2006
as Toasty Toys [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Story submitted July 21, 1949. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Luck of the North

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Barks; Dana Coty (story idea)
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Carl Barks
Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic
Donald Duck
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Gladstone Gander.
Donald, exasperated by Gladstone Gander's good luck, sends him on a wild goose chase to Alaska in search of a uranium mine, then is overcome by remorse and fears for Gladstone's safety. He and the nephews follow Gladstone to a desolate iceberg that just happens to contain a Viking ship decked out in gold trim.
Reprinting
FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[8] published May 2014
FlagWalt Disney's serier #[1/1952] published April 1952
as Donald Duck på Grønland [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's månedshefte #3/1967 published March 1967
as Donald Duck på Grønland [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
FlagWalt Disney The Best of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge #2 published September 1967
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney Comics Digest #44 [Gold Key] published December 1973
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck Best Comics #[nn] [1st Printing] published January 1978
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]reprint layout=14 pages, abridged?; original layout=32 pages
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #2 published November 1986
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGladstone Comic Album Special #2 published January 1990
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCarl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #12 published December 1994
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #11 published May 2005
as O Felizardo do Pólo Norte [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Donald Duck Classics: Quack Up #[nn] published January 2010
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
30
Story submitted June 29, 1949. First appearance of Gladstone Gander in the Donald Duck series. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
No Place to Hide

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Carl Barks
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie.
Donald has trouble hiding the nephews' Christmas presents.
Reprinting
FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[8] published May 2014
FlagWalt Disney's serier #[1/1952] published April 1952
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's månedshefte #3/1967 published March 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
FlagWalt Disney's Klassikere #18 published March 1978
as Gaveproblem [Story on Interior Page(s)]3. translation
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #2 published November 1986
as No Place to Hide [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCarl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #25 published January 1996
as No Place to Hide [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Christmas Parade #2 [Standard Wraparound Cover] published November 2004
as No Place to Hide [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #12 published June 2005
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Story submitted July 21, 1949. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).
Tied-Down Tools

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Carl Barks
Carl Barks
? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Carl Barks
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie.
The nephews receive a box of tools for Christmas.
Reprinting
FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[8] published May 2014
FlagWalt Disney's serier #7/1955 published July 1955
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's månedshefte #8/1970 published January 1970
as Strek i regningen [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
FlagThe Carl Barks Library #2 published November 1986
as Tied-Down Tools [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGladstone Comic Album #25 published April 1990
as Tied-Down Tools [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCarl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #25 published January 1996
as Tied Down Tools [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagUncle Scrooge Bargain Book: Walt Disney's Comics in Color #4 published January 1998
as Tied Down Tools [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #12 published June 2005
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Story submitted July 21, 1949. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).

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