Dell Giant #26 File Copy (Dell, 1959) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages. Christmas Parade. Overstreet 2002 NM 9.4 value = $360....
Record Price at Heritage Auctions: $1,207.50
Sold: Jul 7, 2002
Best Place to Sell Dell Giant #26
Publisher: Dell, 1959
About Dell Giant #26
Painted cover. Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, and his nephews appear. Tony Strobl cover. Carl Barks art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy; Donald Duck; Daisy Duck; Morty and Ferdie
Pencils: Tony Strobl
Inks: Norm McGary (painted)
Colors: Norm McGary (painted)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Daisy Duck; The Billionaires' Club
Synopsis: Donald practices the cha cha so that he can win the first prize in a dance contest, a silver bowl, with Daisy, and give her his half of the bowl as a Christmas gift. But Scrooge is supposed to supply the bowl, and so he enters the contest, too, with a dance teacher as his partner.
Pages: 16.000
Script: ?; Carl Barks (see notes)
Pencils: Carl Barks
Inks: Carl Barks
Letters: Garé Barks
Reprints: Donald Duck (Western, 1962 series) #201 (November 1978)
Notes: Art submitted on May 26, 1959. Barks caricatured himself on a wanted poster on page 13 of this story. Quote from Barks: "I did the drawings and a did a great deal of rewriting and polishing on the dialogue of the script, which was sent to me by the office."--June 9, 1968, letter to Michael Barrier. Notes and synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
|
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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