Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Daily Newspaper Comics, Vol. 3: 1943–1945

by AL

TALIAFERRO

1943 TO

1945

750 CONSECUTIVE COMIC STRIPS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE! PLUS A SPECIAL FEATURE — “A DUCK IN THE MID-FORTIES’” $39.99 • IDWPUBLISHING.COM • LIBRARYOFAMERICANCOMICS.COM

AL TALIAFERRO SCRIPTS BOB KARP ART

THE LIBRARY OF AMERICAN COMICS EDITOR /CO-DESIGNER

DEAN MULLANEY

ART DIRECTOR /CO-DESIGNER INTRODUCTION

LORRAINE TURNER

ALBERTO BECATTINI

RESTORATION ASSISTANT

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

JOSEPH KETELS

CONSULTING EDITOR DAVID

PUBLISHED BY TED

SCANNING

BRUCE CANWELL GERSTEIN

ADAMS

REBEKAH CAHALIN

ISBN: 978-1-63140-641-6 First Printing, June 2016 Published by: IDW Publishing a Division of Idea and Design Works, LLC 2765 Truxtun Road, San Diego CA 92106 www.idwpublishing.com LibraryofAmericanComics.com Ted Adams, Chief Executive Officer/Publisher Greg Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer/President Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer Dirk Wood, VP of Marketing Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services Jeff Webber, VP of Licensing, Digital and Subsidiary Rights Jerry Bennington, VP of New Product Development

Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors 1-410-560-7100 A NOTE ON SOURCE MATERIAL: The comic strips reproduced in this book were scanned from the Disney Licensed Publishing collection. Special thanks to: Curt Baker, Ken Shue, Iliana Lopez, Julie Dorris, and Danielle Digrado at Disney Licensed Publishing.

Additional thanks to Susan Liberator and Marilyn Scott at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum at the Ohio State University for filling in several missing strips; Germund von Wowern, Sarah Gaydos; Justin Eisinger; and Alonzo Simon.

All contents, unless otherwise specified, copyright © 2016 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. The Library of American Comics is a trademark of Library of American Comics, LLC. All rights reserved. Text to the essay “A Duck in the Mid-Forties” © 2016 Alberto Becattini. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the comic strips in this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Disney Enterprises, Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Disney Enterprises, Inc. Printed in Korea.

ABOVE: Al Taliaferro’s cover for Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #107 (August, 1949).

Note that Donald’s address reads, “Hollywood, Calif.”

10 • January 4-6, 1943

January 7-9, 1943 • 11

12 • January 11-13, 1943

January 14-16, 1943 • 13

14 • January 18-20, 1943