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Issue: Four Color #256
Publication Date: December 1949
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Disclose Detail
Issues: #256 of 1333 Issues (1484 Printings)
Title: Walt Disney's Donald Duck in "Luck of the North"
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: A Dell ComicView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/18/1949
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):  
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. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1949 Pamphlets, page 432. 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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Disclose Format
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:  
Disclose Reprinted In45
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images2
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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Disclose Content Items (5 total)
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Luck of the North

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFour Color #256 published February 1950
as Luck of the North [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's serier #[1/1952] published April 1952
as Donald Duck på Grønland [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's månedshefte #3/1967 published March 1967
as Donald Duck på Grønland [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney the Best of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge #2 published September 1967
as Luck of the North [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: 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
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Klassikere #16 published December 1977
as Donald Duck på Grønland [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #2 published November 1986
as Luck of the North [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGladstone Comic Album Special #2 published January 1990
as Luck of the North [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: 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)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover submitted July 21, 1949.
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Toasty Toys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck
Synopsis: Donald burns the nephews' toys when firewood runs low.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[8] published May 2014
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's serier #[1/1952] published April 1952
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's månedshefte #3/1967 published March 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #2 published November 1986
as Toasty Toys [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCarl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures in Color #25 published January 1996
as Toasty Toys [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #41/2001 published October 2001
as Donald Duck fyrer opp [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #12 published June 2005
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Christmas Parade #4 published November 2006
as Toasty Toys [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 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).
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Luck of the North

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Gladstone Gander
Synopsis: 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
In Issue: FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[8] published May 2014
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's serier #[1/1952] published April 1952
as Donald Duck på Grønland [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's månedshefte #3/1967 published March 1967
as Donald Duck på Grønland [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney the Best of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge #2 published September 1967
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney Comics Digest #44 [Gold Key] published December 1973
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: 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
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #2 published November 1986
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGladstone Comic Album Special #2 published January 1990
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: 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)]
In Content Item: 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)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Donald Duck Classics: Quack Up #[nn] published January 2010
as Luck of the North [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 32
Disclose Notes: 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).
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No Place to Hide

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck
Synopsis: Donald has trouble hiding the nephews' Christmas presents.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[8] published May 2014
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's serier #[1/1952] published April 1952
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's månedshefte #3/1967 published March 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Klassikere #18 published March 1978
as Gaveproblem [Story on Interior Page(s)]3. translation
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #2 published November 1986
as No Place to Hide [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: 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)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Christmas Parade #2 [Standard Wraparound Cover] published November 2004
as No Place to Hide [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #12 published June 2005
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 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).
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Tied-Down Tools

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck
Synopsis: The nephews receive a box of tools for Christmas.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[8] published May 2014
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's serier #7/1955 published July 1955
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's månedshefte #8/1970 published January 1970
as Strek i regningen [Story on Interior Page(s)]2nd translation
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #2 published November 1986
as Tied-Down Tools [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGladstone Comic Album #25 published April 1990
as Tied-Down Tools [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: 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)]
In Content Item: FlagUncle Scrooge Bargain Book: Walt Disney's Comics in Color #4 published January 1998
as Tied Down Tools [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #12 published June 2005
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 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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