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Issue: Walt Disney Comics Digest #1
Publication Date: June 1968
 
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/21/1968
Volume: none
Pages: 196
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 34 (22 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from advertisement in Bugs Bunny #118, concurs with date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: 4.75" x 6.5"
Paper Stock: Glossy Cardstock Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
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Cover, Front
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck family; Mickey Mouse family
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Daisy Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy; Pluto; Chip; Dale; Scamp; Three Little Pigs (cameo); Dumbo (cameo)
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Main drawing is a variation on the cover to Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #300.
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Criss Cross Poets

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Subject Matter
Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Miscellaneous
1
inside front cover; crossword puzzle
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Walt Disney Comics Digest Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Mickey Mouse (cameo); Donald Duck (cameo)
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2
Table of Contents and indicia.
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Secret of Atlantis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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FlagWalt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #5 published March 1954
was Secret of Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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32
idea by Chase Craig.
pages 5-20 + 101-116.
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Prize-Guys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Big Bad Wolf [Zeke Wolf]; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]
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FlagDonald Duck & Co #15/1974 published April 1974
as Pokaljakten [Story on Interior Page(s)]4 panels removed
 
Miscellaneous
8
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The Paper Pup

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie; Pluto
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FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v15 #2 (170) [No Price on Cover] published November 1954
was The Paper Pup [Story on Interior Page(s)]10 panels removed
 
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Edited reprint. 10 panels removed.
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Finger Fighting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Two orangutangs fight.
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from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963.00.00
Miscellaneous
1
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Guess Shoe

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Subject Matter
Mickey Mouse
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Miscellaneous
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birthday party game
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Westward Ho-Ho

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Clara Cluck
Clarabelle Cow; Clara Cluck; Horace Horsecollar; Black Pete
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FlagDonald Duck & Co #20/1973 published May 1973
as Klara, Klara og Klaus på turné [Story on Interior Page(s)]new layout
 
Miscellaneous
8
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Small-Type Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Scamp; Tramp
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FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v18 #1 (205) [10¢ Cover Price] published October 1957
was Small Type Hero] [The Chaser [Story on Interior Page(s)]edited reprint
 
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New layout. 15 panels removed. Some additional background art.
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The Wonderful Wishing Well

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Brer Rabbit; Brer Bear; Brer Fox
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FlagDonald Duck & Co #8/1973 published February 1973
as Ønskebrønnen [Story on Interior Page(s)]new layout
 
Miscellaneous
8
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Aerial Antics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Chip; Dale
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FlagWalt Disney's Chip 'n' Dale #13 published March 1958
was Aerial Antics [Story on Interior Page(s)]7 panels removed
 
Miscellaneous
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Edited reprint. 7 panels removed, some additional background art.
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Bubble Trouble

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Subject Matter
Donald Duck
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Miscellaneous
1
solve a puzzle
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Hidden Treasure

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Subject Matter
Uncle Scrooge
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Miscellaneous
1
maze
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Patches

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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Daisy Duck; Wadly; Moby Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Beagle Boys; Gladstone Gander
Daisy becomes Ragbagia's official stitcher of quilts.
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Miscellaneous
12
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Mid-Air Mission

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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Dumbo; Timothy Mouse
While practicing a new flying routine for the circus, Dumbo and Timothy help guide a plane out of a thunderstorm.
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Miscellaneous
8
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The Helpless Helpers

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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Bambi; Thumper; Bongo; Ol' Man Moose
Bongo rides his unicycle from the city to the forest and Thumper and Bambi try to keep him out of trouble.
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FlagDonald Duck & Co #3/1973 published January 1973
as For lite spennende [Story on Interior Page(s)]4 panels removed, new layout
 
Miscellaneous
8
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The Birdbath

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Figaro and Cleo
Figaro; Cleo
Figaro tries to get into Cleo's fishbowl by climbing on a table, but slides past his target and lands outside in a birdbath.
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Miscellaneous
1
Pantomime story.
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The Straw Game

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Miscellaneous
2
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The Burglar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Pluto; Mickey Mouse
Pluto tries to foil a burglar, who keeps feeding him meat.
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1
Pantomime story.
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The Rocket Robbers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, superhero
Super Goof [Goofy]
Rockets are being stolen from their launch pads and taken to a planet where everyone looks like Goofy. Super Goof goes to the planet and conquers it (mainly by letting them ruin their weapons against his indestructible body) and brings the rockets home.
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FlagGlada julparaden #1985 published January 1985
as Stål-Långben och raket-tjuvarna [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Two vertical panels per page.
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Pages from the Past

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
dinosaurs
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from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963.00.00
Miscellaneous
1
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What's His Age?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
tricks to guess somebody's age
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Miscellaneous
1
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Babes in Toyland [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Babes In Toyland
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FlagFour Color #1282 published February 1962different layout
 
Miscellaneous
20
Story continues in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1968 series) #2 (August 1968).
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The Song of Danger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Mowgli; Bagheera; Shere Khan; Old Mugger; Kaa
Mowgli befriends a bird whose song changes to one of warning whenever Mowgli is in danger.
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FlagDonald Duck & Co #12/1973 published March 1973
as Den lille varselfuglen [Story on Interior Page(s)]edited reprint
 
Miscellaneous
12
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Library

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Ludwig Von Drake
Ludwig Von Drake has trouble carrying books.
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Miscellaneous
1
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Let's Go Fishing

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Miscellaneous
1
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County Coyote Goes Hollywood

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
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Miscellaneous
6
based on the story from "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" TV program.
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The Turtle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Jiminy Cricket
Jiminy Cricket hitches a ride on a turtle, but finds he's too slow.
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Miscellaneous
1
Pantomime story.
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Scratch-As-Scratch-Can

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
kangaroos
Reprinting
from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1965.00.00
Miscellaneous
1
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Mickey Mouse and the Beanstalk [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy
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FlagFour Color #157 published July 1947first 20 pages
 
Miscellaneous
20
Story is continued in Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1968 series) #2 (August 1968).
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Ludwig Von Drake
What do you like?
Rate what you like about this issue.
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Miscellaneous
2
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Ouch

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Donald Duck
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Miscellaneous
1
inside back cover. Connect the dots
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Remember Important Birthdays!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Mickey Mouse; Pluto; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Minnie Mouse; Daisy Duck; Grandma Duck; Donald Duck; Goofy; Morty; Ferdie; Gus Goose; Clarabelle Cow; Uncle Scrooge
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Write in the dates for birthdays of your friends per month of the year

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