CATALOG RECORD

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #538

Gladstone · Series began 1986 · April 1989

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Dates

Cover date: April 1989
On sale: December 1, 1988
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #538 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition95¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition95¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602686004 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition1.25 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.25 CAD.

Barcode 07148602686004 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Paul Murry, Mau Heymans, Jack Bradbury, Sparky Moore, Bill Wright, Frank Smithinks: Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Paul Murry, Mau Heymans, Jack Bradbury, Larry Mayer, Bill Wright, Frank Smithediting: Alice Nielsen Cobb, Carl Buettner, Chase Craig, Greg Crosbyscript: Jan Kruse, Dwight Decker, Don Ferguson, Carl Barks, Geoffrey Blum, Bob Fostercolors: Susan Daigle-Leachletters: Bill Spicer, Larry Mayer, Garé Barks, Bill Wright

Stories

No Business like Snow Business · 10 pages
Donald and Neighbor Jones each enter a snow statue contest with "...a $1000 prize to whoever best expresses the spirit of good will towards others in snow and ice!" ...Ohhh, brother!
A Sign of the Times · 4.5 pages
Lumberjack Black Pete is out to chop down Chip 'n' Dale's tree.
Piglet's Power of Positive Thinking · 1 pages
Piglet loses confidence in the "positive thinking" he uses to build self-confidence.
The Great Pop Up · 4 pages
Gyro frustrates himself trying to repair his old toaster - then invents a new one that, with a little help from a lightning bolt, far exceeds expectations.
Mickey Mouse and the Li'l Lost Elephant · 8 pages
Goofy rescues a baby elephant that has fallen out of a circus truck. Unsure about what to do, he brings the loveable but rambunctious pachyderm to Mickey's back yard, where the mouse is adding a new room to his house. Elephants and home improvements don't mix.
Recline Decline · 0.2 pages
Donald's comfy easy chair derails his ambitions.