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Issue: Walt Disney Comics Digest #4
Publication Date: October 1968
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Issues: #4 of 57 Issues (62 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/19/1968
Volume:
Pages: 196
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 40 (24 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Del Connell ?
Disclose Notes: Credits based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994). On-sale 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
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
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Halloween

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Daisy Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Jiminy Cricket (cameo); Captain Nemo (cameo); Mowgli (cameo); Mickey Mouse (cameo); Goofy (cameo); Reluctant Dragon (cameo); Seven Dwarfs (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Jiminy's Cricket Collage Art

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Vic Lockman
Inker(s): Vic Lockman
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jiminy Cricket
Character(s): Jiminy Cricket
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: In black and white on inside front cover.
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Walt Disney Comics Digest Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mickey Mouse (cameo); Donald Duck (cameo)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Table of Contents and indicia.
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The Titanic Ants!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Donald Duck #60 [10¢ Cover Price] published July 1958
was The Titanic Ants! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Split in two parts, pages 5-16 and 121-128.
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The Small-time Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Super Goof
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Pirate Plunder Blunder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Seven Dwarfs
Character(s): The Seven Dwarfs [Doc; Sneezy; Sleepy; Grumpy; Dopey; Bashful; Happy]; Captain Hook; Mr. Smee
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #19/1973 published May 1973
as Kaptein Krok går dukken [Story on Interior Page(s)]1 panel removed, new layout
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Wings over the Desert

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Huemer
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): True Life Adventures
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Reprint Notes: from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1964.00.00
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Marquee Mess

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Vic Lockman
Inker(s): Vic Lockman
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): Vic Lockman
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pinocchio
Character(s): Pinocchio
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Reckless Rescuer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Jiminy Cricket; Pluto
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Silly Symphonies #7 [25¢ Cover Price] published February 1957
was The Reckless Rescuer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Doom Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, science fiction
Feature(s): The Adventures of Captain Nemo
Character(s): Captain Nemo
Synopsis: Captain Nemo uses the Nautilus to destroy a sadistic prison on a remote island.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's World of Adventure #1 published April 1963
was Doom Island [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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The Sister Sitter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Lady; The Tramp; Scamp; Scamp's siblings [Ruffy, Fluffy and Scooter]; Trusty
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Scamp #8 published December 1958
was The Sister Sitter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Picnic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Picnic Party #8 [unnamed variant] published July 1957
was Picnic [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Grandma's Tool Shed

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Vic Lockman
Inker(s): Vic Lockman
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): Vic Lockman
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Grandma Duck
Character(s): Grandma Duck
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Pic-an-exit

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Vic Lockman
Inker(s): Vic Lockman
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): Vic Lockman
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Horace Horsecollar
Character(s): Horace Horsecollar
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Down on the Farm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Madam Mim; Grandma Duck; Gus Goose
Synopsis: When city people attribute her magic to science, Mim goes to Grandma Duck's farm to find someone she can scare.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Two vertical panels per page.
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Reluctant Dragon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Silly Symphonies #7 [25¢ Cover Price] published February 1957
was Reluctant Dragon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 25
Disclose Notes: pages 79-92 + 182-192
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Pony Trap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Little Hiawatha; Thumper; Sunflower
Synopsis: Hiawatha and Sunflower use Thumper to attract a wild pony into a trap.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #24/1973 published June 1973
as Ride, ride... [Story on Interior Page(s)]1 panel removed, new layout
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Thumper is treated like a real rabbit and doesn't talk.
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Whale and Hoop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Moby Duck; Porpy
Synopsis: After seeing Porpy jump through a hoop held by Moby, a whale decides he want to try it, too.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime story.
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Made for Each Other

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Vic Lockman
Inker(s): Vic Lockman
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): Vic Lockman
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Huey, Dewey and Louie
Character(s): Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Proof Picker

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Vic Lockman
Inker(s): Vic Lockman
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): Vic Lockman
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Clarabelle Cow
Character(s): Clarabelle Cow
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mini-Scooter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis: Uncle Scrooge decides to trade his limousine for a scooter.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime story.
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The Roamin' Romans

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse (as Mickius); Goofy (as Goofius); Minnie Mouse (as Miss Minerva); Queen Cleocatra
Synopsis: Mickey, Goofy, and Minnie as Roman citizens whose boat is washed ashore in Queen Cleocatra's Egypt.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
Disclose Notes: No framing sequence, the characters just play their roles in Roman times.
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Booby-Trapped House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Three Little Pigs
Character(s): Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]; Big Bad Wolf
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Chip 'n' Dale #15 [unnamed variant] published September 1958
was Booby-Trapped House [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Mobile Marauder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Huemer
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): True Life Adventures
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1964.00.00
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Honey Hop

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Vic Lockman
Inker(s): Vic Lockman
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): Vic Lockman
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Brer Rabbit
Character(s): Brer Rabbit
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Dream Come True

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mowgli; Bagheera; Kaa; Baloo
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Easy Does It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Chip 'n' Dale; Witch Hazel
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Chip 'n' Dale #15 [unnamed variant] published September 1958
was Easy Does It [Story on Interior Page(s)]new layout
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: New layout, original pagecount 4.
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The Giraffe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Animal Autobiographies
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFour Color #727 published September 1956
was The Giraffe [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Silly Circus

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Vic Lockman
Inker(s): Vic Lockman
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): Vic Lockman
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Dumbo
Character(s): Dumbo; Scamp
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Painting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Goofy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Treacherous Trail

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Bambi
Character(s): Bambi
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Otter in the Family

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nat Edson
Inker(s): Nat Edson
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Do Not Feed Animals

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Ludwig Von Drake
Synopsis: When Ludwig disobeys a sign, a gorilla reminds him to "not feed the animals."
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantamime story
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Greener Waters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Huemer
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): True Life Adventures
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963.00.00
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Coded Diary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daisy Duck; April, May and June; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Pluto
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Sixty-second Search

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Vic Lockman
Inker(s): Vic Lockman
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): Vic Lockman
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Clara Cluck
Character(s): Clara Cluck
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Creepy Creatures

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Vic Lockman
Inker(s): Vic Lockman
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Letterer(s): Vic Lockman
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Figaro
Character(s): Figaro
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Flycatcher

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Vic Lockman
Inker(s): Vic Lockman
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pluto
Character(s): Pluto
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.7
Disclose Notes: Game; in black and white, on inside back cover.
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Retail Display Program

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.3
Disclose Notes: Bottom of inside back cover. Blurb alerting retailers to the availability of a "service allowance" for full-cover display of the digests.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Matchbox
First Line: Now you're old enough for Matchbox.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for Matchbox miniature cars.

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