AJD Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I just got this in, and thought I'd show it here. This is the last of 24 giveaway comics distributed in Australia starting in the mid 1960s. I remember getting this one with my dad when I was a kid - probably 1968. There was a New Zealand series as well. The Australian ones are numbered and glued, the NZ ones un-numbered and stapled. They are printed on very poor quality paper and the production standards were low as well - that's a production crease right through the front cover. But they are a really neat little collectable - they are half the size of a regular book. The duck stories are Barks 10 pagers from WDC&S, but are edited down to fit the format. There are 16 pages, including front and back covers, making 7 and a bit normal comic pages. Sometimes the editing is well done, but sometimes odd gaps appear in the story. There were some Mickey Mouse issues, and a Sword in the Stone one. These are a collection focus for me this year. I have 12 of the 24. In the (unlikely) event that you see any, you know who to PM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 great cover! Never seen one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Marvelous books Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 wonderful!!!! I have really been after the Clarabelle cover you just posted, but the right combo of price/ grade/ eye appeal has not crossed my path yet. Me too Matt (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 I love looking at this cover...this cow is just so friggin' happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 That cover makes me laugh every single time I see it. Who knew watering flowers could be such a wonderful experience. Maybe they`re not only flowers that she`s watering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 maybe you are on to something there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 wonderful!!!! I have really been after the Clarabelle cover you just posted, but the right combo of price/ grade/ eye appeal has not crossed my path yet. Me too Matt (thumbs u Thanks for the kind words, all. (Who knew Clarabelle Cow had such a following on here? You learn something new every day!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I just got this in, and thought I'd show it here. This is the last of 24 giveaway comics distributed in Australia starting in the mid 1960s. I remember getting this one with my dad when I was a kid - probably 1968. There was a New Zealand series as well. The Australian ones are numbered and glued, the NZ ones un-numbered and stapled. ... These are a collection focus for me this year. I have 12 of the 24. In the (unlikely) event that you see any, you know who to PM... Very cool, Andrew. I really like the back cover too. I take it these are tough to track down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I just got this in, and thought I'd show it here. This is the last of 24 giveaway comics distributed in Australia starting in the mid 1960s. I remember getting this one with my dad when I was a kid - probably 1968. There was a New Zealand series as well. The Australian ones are numbered and glued, the NZ ones un-numbered and stapled. ... These are a collection focus for me this year. I have 12 of the 24. In the (unlikely) event that you see any, you know who to PM... Very cool, Andrew. I really like the back cover too. I take it these are tough to track down? Yes, the quality of the paper tends to work against them. The last half a dozen must have been printed in larger numbers, because they pop up on ebay a lot (and sell for $20-$30) but in my 6 years there, I think I have seen #1 and #2 once each. I've found a couple in antique stores too - Mobil collectables are a bit of a thing in some circles here, so I hope to get them all eventually. I have a lead on a #12 from New Zealand at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KING of JOKERS Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Newbie here .... my first post on this thread. I don't have much in Ducks from the GA-era but here's one. My favorite WDCS cover as it is the 1st issue that shows Mickey on the cover under this title. - HANK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 (edited) great book! I have never owned one of those. I Love Infinity covers! Edited January 17, 2009 by shiverbones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Newbie here .... my first post on this thread. I don't have much in Ducks from the GA-era but here's one. My favorite WDCS cover as it is the 1st issue that shows Mickey on the cover under this title. - HANK Welcome to the boards. Gotta say that's a fantastic book to start with! Can I have it? Please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Newbie here .... my first post on this thread. I don't have much in Ducks from the GA-era but here's one. My favorite WDCS cover as it is the 1st issue that shows Mickey on the cover under this title. - HANK Sweet book! Welcome to the boards and this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Newbie here .... my first post on this thread. I don't have much in Ducks from the GA-era but here's one. My favorite WDCS cover as it is the 1st issue that shows Mickey on the cover under this title. - HANK Gosh Hank, you really know how to bring it don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 This is a much prettier copy of this book than I ever thought I would be able to own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 You're on such a great roll!! I received this from Count today. A childhood favorite story. I love the sequence where Donald and Scrooge roll on the ground to get rid of the mosquitoes and make rugs out of squished bugs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Thanks! And yeah, that is one of the more surreal passages in a Barks Scrooge! What a great comic that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 what's going on with the cover of 108? The art generally looks barks to me except the faces which always looked waaay off. Its like they got someone else to ink the faces?? or is it a barks cover at all. come to think of it the handling of donald's hands is terrible. Sure am jealous of your copy though shiv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I've been reading my wdcs volumes and it strikes me that its too bad all those wdcs stories had gag covers, instead of covers that were associated with the stories they told. I can't help but feel that one of the reasons I feel a special attachment to the DD one shots is that I can easily associate the cover with the story, where I just can't do that with the wdcs books. To illustrate my point, if the super snooper story (somewhere between #100 - 110?) had a super snooper cover, with Donald-as-superhero on the cover, I guarantee you it would sell for more. It also strikes me as strange that the Uncle Scrooge title went from associative covers like your Back to the Klondike, and then to gag covers... and then back to associative covers. What the hey? Was Barks ever asked about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
