Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #12 (120) for Sale - First Appearance of Li'l Bad Wolf - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series)
Issue: #12 (120)
Publication date: September 1950
Key date: 1950-09-00
Indicia publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Li'l Bad Wolf - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lumpjaw - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Knock the Bottles Down and Win a Valuable Prize	cover	1	pencils: Carl Buettner; inks: Carl Buettner	Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
1	Canoe in Separate Sections	comic story	1	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
2	Bogart the Horse	comic story	10	pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry	Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
3	Pop Practices His Manners	comic story	8	script: Gil Turner; pencils: Gil Turner; inks: Gil Turner	Fiddler Pig, Fifer Pig, Li'l Bad Wolf First, Lumpjaw First, Practical Pig, Zeke Wolf
4	Bee Rebellion in Honey Tree	comic story	8	pencils: ? artist / ambrose (Becattini); inks: ? artist / ambrose (Becattini)
5	Boating with Goofy and Horace	comic story	1	script: Bill Walsh; pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales	Goofy, Horace Horsecollar, Mickey Mouse
6	Pluto on a Walk with Veronica	comic story	1	script: Bill Walsh; pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Manuel Gonzales	Mickey Mouse, Pluto
7	Louie Took the Nearest Cake	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
8	Miniature Scarecrow in Planter	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Daisy Duck, Donald Duck
9	Four-Scoop Ice-Cream Cone	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
10	Can't Keep Picnic from Animals	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
11	Dewey Uses Tongs to Get Jam	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Dewey Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
12	Portable Cooling System	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
13	Jingo the New Circus Star	text story	2	pencils: Al Hubbard; inks: Al Hubbard	Donald Duck, Goofy, Grandma Duck, Mickey Mouse
14	Three Idiots' Delight	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Dewey Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
15	Bought Many Bolts of Cloth	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Dewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck
16	Walked Home without Umbrella	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Daisy Duck, Donald Duck
17	Music Lesson and Football	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Dewey Duck, Donald Duck
18	Huey Barely Caught a Baseball	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck, Huey Duck
19	Girl Wanted	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Daisy Duck, Donald Duck
20	Trick to Make Daisy Return Hat	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Daisy Duck, Donald Duck
21	Wallpaper with Dollar Signs	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Donald Duck
22	Monarch of Medioka	comic story	11	script: Merrill De Maris, Ted Osborne; pencils: Bill Wright; inks: Bill Wright; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Bill Wright	Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse
23	Bribing Willie with Gifts	comic story	1	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro	Dewey Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Walt Disney Comics Digest #40	1973	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
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Series context

‹ #11 (119)121 of 264#1 (121) ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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