Disney Comics
Walt Disney's Donald Duck
Series I --- Issues 246-279
Why is there a Series I and a Series II for the Gladstone comic books? When our original license expired (Series I), the Walt Disney Company took over publishing the comics themselves, but after three years -- despite help from Gladstone -- Disney threw in the towel and gave the license back, and Series II was born. This is why, when looking at the comics that Disney published and those that Gladstone published, some titles have numerical gaps, time lags or numbers that were repeated. Despite this minor confusion (all of which had an amazing logic!), we feel the Series II books are far superior in printing, color, paper and often in content! Because of problems in the distribution industry, all the standard-sized monthly titles eventually were incorporated into two monthly 64-page, square-bound comics, Uncle Scrooge and Walt Disney's Comics & Stories. Looking back, we feel these are the comic books that reflect the best of Gladstone.
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #246 (October 1986)
Gladstone Publishing’s first issue of Walt Disney's Donald Duck featuring the classic “The Gilded Man” written and drawn by Carl Barks. Front cover also by Carl Barks. Extremely Limited
$27.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #247 (November 1986)
Front Cover by Daan Jippes; Donald Duck (Poet Story) by Volker Reiche; 2-page Donald Duck by Bob Karp; “Daisy’s Double” by Tony Strobl; Donald Duck (cowboy story) by Carl Barks. Extremely Limited
$25.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #248(December 1986)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; “Forbidden Valley” by Carl Barks; A Letter from the Duck Man, special feature compiled from the correspondence of Carl Barks by Geoffrey Blum; Donald Duck gag by Carl Barks. . SOLD OUT
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #249 (January 1987)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; “The Soul of Silence” by Volker Reiche; “Hobblin Goblins” by Carl Barks; “Big Feet” by Marty Greim. Extremely Limited
SOLD OUT
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #250 (February 1987)
The sixty four page classic “Donald Duck finds Pirate Gold” by Carl Barks; special feature on The Making of Pirate Gold by Geoffrey Blum; Front cover by Daan Jippes. Very Limited
$17.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #251 (March 1987)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; “Real Estate Ruckus” by the Gutenberghhus Group; Donald Duck’s “Best Christmas” by Carl Barks; “Sorry, Sorry Knight” by Volker Reiche. Extremely Limited
SOLD OUT
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #252 (April 1987)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; “Trail of the Unicorn” by Carl Barks; “Best Seat in the House” by the Gutenberghhus Group.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #253(May 1987)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; “Ski Samaritan” by Carl Barks; “Putting on the Dog” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Journey Through the Center of the Earth” by Oberon; gags by Carl Barks and Bob Foster.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #254 (June 1987)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; Donald Duck in “Old California” by Carl Barks. SOLD OUT
SOLD OUT
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #255 (July 1987)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; “Calling All Stars” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Under the Spell” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “The Witching Stick” by Carl Barks.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #256 (August 1987)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; Donald Duck in “Volcano Valley” by Carl Barks.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #257 (September 1987)
Giant Summer Special! Front cover by Daan Jippes; Donald Duck in “Vacation Time” by Carl Barks; Donald’s Grandma Duck by Carl Barks.
$5.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #258 (October 1987)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; “Sauce for the Duck” by Fred Milton; “Hair o’ the Dog,” “Knock Knock Joke,” and “Hurricane Donald” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “Water Ski Race” by Carl Barks; “A Hair-Raising Tale” by the Gutenberghhus Group.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #259 (November 1987)
Front Cover by Branca; “Hang Gliders by Hanged” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Ring Leader Roundup” by Carl Barks; “A Federal Offense,” “Quick Thinking,” and “The Best Laid Plans” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “Swami Swindle” by Carl Barks
. $3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #260 (December 1987)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; “In Over His Head,” “Lights Out,” and “On Target” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “The Junk Collectors” by Jack Bradbury; “The True Test” by Carl Barks; “No Man’s Island” by Oberon and Volker Reiche.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #261 (January 1988)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; Donald Duck in “Big-Top Bedlam” by Carl Barks
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #262 (March 1988)
Front cover artist unknown (taken from the original one-sheet cartoon poster to “Donald’s Cousin Gus.”); “Donald’s Cousin Gus” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “A Duck Family Christmas” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Three Dirty Ducks, Round Two” by Carl Barks.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #263 (June 1988)
Front cover by Branca: “All Washed Up” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Fly Now – Pay Later” by William Van Horn; “Double Incentive” by Oberon; “His Level Best” by Homer Brightman and Al Taliaferro; “The Price of Fame” by Carl Barks.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #264 (July 1988)
Front cover by Daan Jippes; “Recipe For Disaster” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Fortunes of War,” “Wrong Bait,” and “Truth in Advertising” by Homer Brightman and Al Taliaferro; “Caddie Shock” by Carl Barks.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #265 (August 1988)
Front cover by Carl Barks; “That’s the Ticket” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Little Dutch Duck,” “Last Ditch Effort,” and “Turnabout Rout” by Homer Brightman and Al Taliaferro; “Trail of the Lonesome Pine” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Backyard Bet” by William Van Horn; “The Swimming Race” by Carl Barks.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #266 (September 1988)
Front cover by Carl Barks; “Fit for Strife” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “A Hero for our Times” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “The Fight’s the Thing” by Carl Barks.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #267 (October 1988)
Front cover adapted from a publicity drawing for the cartoon “Polar Explorers” – artist unknown; “Polar Trapper” and “Bungled Bung” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “Persistent Postman” and “The Outdoors Type” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “On the Dream Planet” by unknown author, art by Carl Barks; “Once Upon a Carnival” by Carl Barks.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #268(November 1988)
Front cover by Carl Barks; “The Quiz Show” by Carl Barks; “Game for Set to Match,” “A Pier’s Too Short,” and “Diversion Submersion” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “Moving Music” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Poisoned Palate” by John Lustig and William Van Horn; “Dogged Resistance” by the Gutenberghhus Group.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #269 (January 1989)
Front Cover by Russell Schroeder; “Red Apple Sap” by Carl Barks; “Speed Trap,” “Penalty Stroke,” and “Upstairs Downstairs” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “The Bright Side” by William Van Horn; “To Each His Own” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Eyes on Bison” by the Gutenberghhus Group.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #270 (March 1989)
Front Cover artist unknown (taken from the original cartoon poster art for “The Hockey Champ”; “Winter Wagers” by Carl Barks; “The Hockey Champ” by Tom Wood; “Good Move” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “Stress for Success” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Matinee at the Bijou” by Carl Barks; “The Big Picture” by the Gutenberghhus Group.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #271 (June 1989)
Front Cover by Carl Barks; “Flubbity Dubbity Duffer” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “Serve Us, Please” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Tree’s a Crowd” by William Van Horn; “Feud and Far Between” by Carl Barks.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #272 (July 1989)
Front cover by Russell Schroeder; “A Safe Place” by Carl Barks; “A Slick Chick,” “Boom With a View,” and Meddling Messenger” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “Be My Gust” by William Van Horn; “A House Divided” by the Gutenberghhus Group.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #273 (August 1989)
Front cover by William Van Horn; “No Stranger Ranger” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “It Runs in the Family,” “The Booby’s Prize,” and “He’s All Tanked Up” byt Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “May Mix-Up” by Jack Bradbury; “Dog-Tired Ducks” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Knight in Shining Armor” by Carl Barks.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #274 (September 1989)
Front Cover by William Van Horn; “The Swimming Pool” by Carl Barks; “Ski-Going Disaster” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Don on the Farm” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #275(October 1989)
Front cover by Carl Barks; “Webfooted Wrangler” by Carl Barks; “Rude Awakening,” “Adjusted Approach,” and “It Has Other Uses Too” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “The Wonderful Mis-adventures of Donocchio” by Walt Kelly.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #276 (November 1989)
Front cover by Russell Schroeder; “Links Jinx” by Carl Barks; Grandma Duck by Oberon; “Fancy Footwork” by Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro; “Photo Finish” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “Wilderness Wash-Out” by the Gutenberghhus Group.
$3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #277 (January 1990)
Front cover by William Van Horn; “Garden Victory” by Oberon and Fred Milton; “A Cheat Date” by the Gutenberghhus Group; “The Waltz King” by Carl Barks.. $3.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #278 (March 1990) )
Special Double-Sized Issue!! Front cover by Carl Barks; “Land of the Totem Poles” by Carl Barks; “Forget Me Not” by Oberon, Jan Kruse and Don Rosa; “Quiet, Please” by Carl Barks “Hat’s Right” by Carl Barks; “Mystery of the Loch” by Carl Barks, full-page illustration by Don Rosa; “Peril at Red Rock Ranch” by the Gutenberghhus Group
$6.00
Walt Disney's Donald Duck #279 (May 1990) )
Ultimate Double-Sized Fun!! Front cover by Don Rosa; “Maharajah Donald” by Carl Barks; “Amundsen’s Talisman” by Romano Scarpa; gag by Bob Foster and Frank Smith
$5.00