Donald Duck #139
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Ye Olde Duck's Diary," Grandma brings out a long-lost family relic—a diary penned by her great-great-great-uncle Asa—detailing the hiding place of a pirate treasure, sparking a backyard excavation adventure for Donald and the boys. Penciled by Pete Alvarado and inked by Larry Mayer, the story captures the classic charm of 1971 Western Disney comics, with vibrant colors from the Western Publishing Production Shop and crisp lettering by Bill Spicer. The cover, also by Alvarado and Mayer, sets the tone with a playful, vintage flair.
In "Ye Olde Duck's Diary," Grandma brings out the long-lost journal of her great-great-great-uncle Asa, a tale of buried pirate treasure that sets Donald and the boys on a hunt through the swampy outskirts of Duckburg. With the diary's cryptic clues leading them deeper into the wilds, the adventure begins—though whether they’ll find gold or just more mud remains to be seen.
In "Daisy's Date," Donald Duck and his cousin Gladstone Gander both vie for the chance to take Daisy Duck to the movies, leading to an unexpected twist when Gladstone offers to lend Donald the money—on his own terms. The story unfolds with classic Disney charm, spotlighting familiar personalities and the playful tension of a simple but heartfelt rivalry.
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Reprinted in Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse #187 (1972), Donald and Mickey #25 (1972), Donald Duck & Co #19/1976 (1976), Donald Duck & Co #20/1976 (1976), Donald Duck #185 (1977)
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