Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #8 [44]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Mad Chemist," Walt Kelly’s playful art brings to life a whimsical one-page contest ad from 1944, where Donald Duck tends his Victory Garden with a twist: he dreams of forgetting the names of his vegetables. With clever illustrations hinting at punny plant names—like an egg next to a plant (eggplant)—readers are invited to guess six vegetables, all while supporting the war effort. The story, drawn and inked by Kelly in his signature style, features his distinctive cover art, too, with the full-page contest ad complete with prizes of $25 War Bonds for winners and war stamps for runners-up.
When a bump on the head sparks a sudden burst of genius, Donald Duck channels his newfound brilliance into inventing "duckmite," a volatile explosive that powers a rocket bound for the moon. With Huey, Dewey, and Louie in tow, Donald’s wild experiment takes flight—literally—on a chaotic journey beyond Earth, where the true test of his mad science awaits.
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Reprinted in Topolino #3 (1949), Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #1 (301) (1965), Donald Duck & Co #45/1975 (1975), The Complete Carl Barks #2 (1982), The Carl Barks Library #7 (1988), Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures #15 (1989), The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color #3 (1992), Walt Disney's Donald Duck and Friends #329 (2005), O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #17 (2006), Lustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition #1 (2019), The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #2 (2024), Kalle Anka & C:o #44/1975, Micky Maus #10/1978, Micky Maus #47/1989
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