Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #8 [44]

In "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.