A Whitman Comic Book #8 (1962) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: A Whitman Comic Book (Western, 1962 series)
Issue: #8
Issue title: Walt Disney's Donald Duck
Publication date: 1962
Key date: 1962
Indicia publisher: Whitman Publishing Company
Pages: 144

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Donald Duck	cover	1
1	Endpapers	illustration	2	pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie (all silhouettes)
2	Blank page	blank page(s)	1
3	The Persistent Postman	comic story	10	script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; letters: Garé Barks	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Miss Applecheeks Teengiggle; Mr. Birdmind; Mr. Rockdust; Mrs. Delore
4	Lazy Pop	comic story	5	pencils: Al Hubbard; inks: Al Hubbard	Scamp; The Tramp; Si; Am
5	Message in Frosting	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck
6	Finding a Mudhole	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
7	King of the Forest	comic story	6	pencils: Jack Bradbury; inks: Jack Bradbury	Chip; Dale; Lumpjaw
8	The Mystery of Lonely Valley	comic story	17	script: Carl Fallberg; pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; letters: Paul Murry	Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Grandma Duck
10	Daisy Smashes Parking Meter	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Daisy Duck; Huey
11	Try Out for School Orchestra	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck; Huey
12	The Half-Baked Baker	comic story	10	script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; letters: Garé Barks	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Junior Woodchucks
13	The Runaways	comic story	5	pencils: Jack Bradbury; inks: Jack Bradbury	Chip; Dale; Lumpjaw; Mama Skunk
14	Car Spare Tire Missing	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Manuel Gonzales; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck; Huey
15	The Pond Has Melted	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck
16	Wishing Stone Island	comic story	10	script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; letters: Garé Barks	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
17	Follow-the-Leader	comic story	5	pencils: Al Hubbard; inks: Al Hubbard	Lady; Scamp; Scamp's siblings [Ruffy; Fluffy; Scooter]
18	Barrel Jump Skating	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck; Huey
19	Making the Bed	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
20	The Castaways of Whale Bay	comic story	24	script: Carl Fallberg; pencils: Paul Murry; inks: Paul Murry; letters: Paul Murry	Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Captain Windjammer
23	The Haunted Tree	comic story	6	pencils: Jack Bradbury; inks: Jack Bradbury	Chip; Dale
24	Rocket Race Around the World	comic story	10	script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; letters: Garé Barks	Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Gladstone Gander; Gyro Gearloose; Helper; Professor Sliderule; Professor Missilebug
25	Beach Busters	comic story	6	pencils: Jack Bradbury; inks: Jack Bradbury	Chip; Dale
26	Dodging Miss Daisy	comic story	10	script: Carl Barks; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks; letters: Garé Barks	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Daisy Duck; General Snozzie (Junior Woodchucks' official hound)
27	The Operatic Tenor	comic story	5	pencils: Pete Alvarado	Chip; Dale
28	Relieving Quiet Frustration	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck; Huey
29	Functioning Lipstick	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Huey; Daisy Duck
30	A Quarter for No Busting	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
31	Molasses Candy	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck; Huey
32	Fishing in the Gutter	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
33	Not a Homemade Cake	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Karp; pencils: Al Taliaferro; inks: Al Taliaferro; editing: Frank Reilly	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Daisy Duck
34	Blank Page	blank page(s)	1
35	Endpapers	illustration	2	pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks	Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louis (all silhouettes)
36	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

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