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Walt Disney Comics Digest #43

Western · Series began 1968 · October 1973

Dates

Cover date
October 1973
Pages
132

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #43 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

colors: Western Publishing Production Shopscript: Vic Lockman, Dick Huemer, Chase Craig, Carl Barks, Carl Fallbergpencils: Tony Strobl, George Wheeler, Jack Bradbury, Dick Moores, Bob Gregory, Paul Murry, Al Hubbard, Carl Barks, Pete Alvarado, Dan Spiegleinks: John Liggera, Steve Steere, George Wheeler, Jack Bradbury, Dick Moores, Bob Gregory, Paul Murry, Al Hubbard, Carl Barksletters: Dick Moores, Paul Murry, Garé Barks

Stories

  • Goofy and His Goof-kart · 20 pages

    Goofy can't afford to buy a go-kart, so he makes his own, and accidentally enters a race.

  • The Side-kart Caper · 7 pages

    Nobody wants to ride in Goofy's bathtub-turned-sidecar. But then Clarabelle hides in it to avoid someone who has the same hat as her. When the hat is ruined, Goofy tries to earn money to replace it.

  • Read Those Racing Flags · 2 pages

    Goofy demonstrates the meaning of various racing flags.

  • The Goof-kart Kid · 7 pages

    Goofy ends up in a Western town by mistake, and accidentally defeats a local bandit.

  • The Safety Seeker · 6 pages

    Goofy's clever nephew fixes up his go-kart to be safer.

  • Exterminators · 1 pages

    A page of facts about Komodo Dragons.

  • A Ticklish Situation · 4 pages

    Practical invents a rocket that sends the Big Bad Wolf to a planet of wolves. But Big Bad isn't tough enough to stay there so Practical brings him back.

  • The Butter Business · 8 pages

    Brer Rabbit cons Brer Fox and Brer Bear into thinking that butter is made from butterflies. While trying to catch butterflies, the bear and fox run afoul of Brer Bull.

  • The Cake Caper · 8 pages

    April, May, and June win a baking contest with a cake that looks like a mountain.

  • Goofy Jokes · 2 pages

    A collection of jokes.

  • Follow the Reader · 12 pages

    The Ducks' neighbor has a literate parrot. When the bird runs off, Donald Duck and his nephews try desperately to find it. As it turns out, the parrot just went to the library to find a book on winning chess.

  • Untitled · 1 pages

    An article explaining how film studios choose stories for their movies.

  • Forest Fright · Bongo and Lumpjaw · 6 pages

    Bongo befriends an escaped circus lion.

  • The Bear Tamer · 7 pages

    Gladstone recruits Gyro to help him tame a bear so that he will be crowned "king of luck," and Gyro invents a repellent that keeps the bear subdued.

  • The Inferior Decorator · Goofy and Glory-Bee · 8 pages

    Goofy's decorating mishaps work out in Glory Bee's favor.

  • Young Benjamin Franklin · 4 pages

    A short biography of Benjamin Franklin's youth.

  • Cats of Jungle and Plain · 4 pages

    Facts about four species of big cat.

  • The Unhelpful Helper · 5 pages

    After Mickey fixes his car, Goofy insists on doing all sorts of favors for Mickey.

  • Willing to Learn · 8 pages

    Professor von Drake tries to teach Goofy how to do various jobs, all the way through the alphabet.

Characters

Donald DuckHuey DuckDewey DuckLouie DuckMickey MouseGoofyGyro GearlooseClarabelle CowGladstone GanderZeke WolfLittle HelperBenjamin FranklinPractical PigAprilFiddler PigFifer PigJuneMayLudwig Von DrakeBrer BearBrer RabbitBrer FoxGilbertLumpjawBongo

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