Publishers / Dell / Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940) / #8 (140)
8 (140)May 1952
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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #8 (140)

Dell · May 1952

First appearance: Gyro Gearloose
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Identification plate

Series
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series)
Issue
#8 (140)
Publication date
May 1952
Key date
1952-05-00
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gyro Gearloose - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Flubbity Dubbity Duffercover1pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Scrooge McDuck
1Garden Hose Trickscomic story1script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank ReillyDonald Duck, Huey Duck
2Gladstone's Terrible Secretcomic story10script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Carl BarksDewey Duck, Donald Duck, Gladstone Gander, Gyro Gearloose First, Huey Duck, Louie Duck, Scrooge McDuck
3Angry Chickens Attack Zekecomic story6pencils: Gil Turner; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopBig Bad Wolf; Li'l Bad Wolf
4In the Swiss Alpscomic story5script: Don R. Christensen; pencils: Frank McSavage; inks: Frank McSavage; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopGus Goose, Grandma Duck, Jaq
5The Smoke Signaltext story2pencils: Tony StroblBashful, Doc, Dopey, Dumbo, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Snow White
6Pluto Chased by Catcomic story1script: Bill Walsh; pencils: Manuel Gonzales; inks: Dick Moores; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; editing: Frank ReillyPluto
7Huey Mistakes Girl for Boycomic story0.5script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; editing: Frank ReillyHuey Duck
8New Room Just for Comic Bookscomic story0.5script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; editing: Frank ReillyDaisy Duck, Donald Duck
9Party Punch in Water Guncomic story0.5script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; editing: Frank ReillyDaisy Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Duck
10Cooks Toast with Room Heatercomic story0.5script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; editing: Frank ReillyDonald Duck, Huey Duck
11The Shattered-Glass Mysterycomic story6pencils: Riley Thomson; inks: Riley ThomsonMickey Mouse
12Tabs to Find Things in Pursecomic story1script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank ReillyDaisy Duck, Donald Duck

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #10 (346)1969On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library #81983On eBay ›
Donald Duck #2711989On eBay ›
Walt Disney Comics First Appearances #1
ISBN 1567160794		1991On eBay ›
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #585
ISBN 1-56115-364-8		1993On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color #21
ISBN 0-944599-67-2		1993On eBay ›
The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color #26
ISBN 0-944599-76-1		1994On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #7 (139)141 of 264#9 (141) ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q837005 (Gyro Gearloose), first-appearance property (CC0)

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