Four Color #178 Donald Duck - Rockford Pedigree (Dell, 1947) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $90,000.00

Sold: Nov 20, 2022

Four Color #178 Values

Publisher: Dell, 1947

About Four Color #178

The first appearance of Uncle Scrooge McDuck. Donald Duck in "Christmas on Bear Mountain". Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Dumbo appearances. Carl Barks story and art. Dan Gormley cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Christmas on Bear Mountain

Characters: Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie

Pencils: Dan Gormley

Inks: Dan Gormley

Colors: ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: Fashion in Flight

Characters: Donald Duck; Daisy Duck

Synopsis: Donald buys a huge visor for his tiny car.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Carl Barks

Pencils: Carl Barks

Inks: Carl Barks

Letters: Carl Barks

Reprints: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Western, 1963 series) #3 (January 1965)

Notes: Inside front cover; black, white, and red. Art submitted on July 22, 1947. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).

Title: Christmas on Bear Mountain

Characters: Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge (intro); Huey; Dewey; Louie; Edgerton; James

Synopsis: Donald's stingy old Uncle Scrooge McDuck lets the ducks use his mountain cabin for the Christmas holidays, planning to test Donald's bravery by coming to the cabin disguised as a bear. However, two real bears--a mother and her cub--turn up at the cabin soon after the ducks' arrival.

Pages: 20.000

Script: Carl Barks

Pencils: Carl Barks

Inks: Carl Barks

Letters: Carl Barks

Reprints: The Best of Walt Disney Comics (Western, 1974 series) #96173 (1974), | Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Western, 1963 series) #3 (January 1965)

Notes: Art submitted on July 22, 1947. First appearance of Uncle Scrooge. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).

Title: Santa Claus Land

Characters: Mickey Mouse; Goofy; The Seven Dwarfs [Doc; Grumpy]; Santa Claus; Prancer; Dumbo; Willie the Giant

Synopsis: Mickey and Goofy are working at Santa's Workshop at the North Pole. Doc and Grumpy of the Seven Dwarfs and Dumbo are also working there. Goofy is made custodian of Santa's reindeer, where he discovers that Prancer has been stolen by Willie the Giant.

Pages: 12.000

Pencils: Don Gunn

Inks: Don Gunn

Letters: Don Gunn

Reprints: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Western, 1963 series) #3 (January 1965)

Notes: Letters credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Title: Turn for the Worse

Characters: Donald Duck

Synopsis: Donald plays a joke by giving some misleading directions.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Carl Barks

Pencils: Carl Barks

Inks: Carl Barks

Letters: Carl Barks

Reprints: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Western, 1963 series) #3 (January 1965)

Notes: Inside back cover; black, white, and red. Art submitted on July 22, 1947. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).

Title: Machine Mix-Up

Characters: Donald Duck

Synopsis: Donald tries out his new modern kitchen, with unhappy results.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Carl Barks

Pencils: Carl Barks

Inks: Carl Barks

Letters: Carl Barks

Notes: Back cover. Art submitted on July 22, 1947. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (1982).

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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	4	1	5	3	5	14	8	23	17	19	34	32	31	26	23	27	20	27	11	17	8	3	4	1	0	0	0	358
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	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	1	2	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16
Total	0	4	1	5	3	6	14	9	24	18	19	37	32	32	28	24	27	23	28	11	17	8	4	4	1	0	0	0	374

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