Newspaper stripYC 6701
Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery
MIM and Maleficent imprison The Christmas Spirit
- First published
- 27 November 1967
- Length
- 24 pages
- Printed
- 71 times, in 10 countries
- Also coded
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Credits
- Plot
- Frank Reilly
- Script
- Frank Reilly
- Pencils
- Mike Arens
- Ink
- Mike Arens
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 November 1967 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 830 | Дамбо и новогодишња мистерија (part 1) |
| 27 November 1967 |  Finland | Suomen Sosialidemokraatti / Demari 19671127 | Dumbo ja joulusalaisuus |
| 27 November 1967 |  Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671127 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 1) |
| 28 November 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671128 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 2) |
| 29 November 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671129 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 3) |
| 30 November 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671130 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 4) |
| 1 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671201 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 5) |
| 2 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671202 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 6) |
| 2 December 1967 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 831 | Дамбо и новогодишња мистерија (part 2) |
| 4 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671204 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 7) |
| 5 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671205 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 8) |
| 6 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671206 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 9) |
| 7 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671207 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 10) |
| 8 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671208 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 11) |
| 9 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671209 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 12) |
| 9 December 1967 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 832 | Дамбо и новогодишња мистерија (part 3) |
| 11 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671211 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 13) |
| 12 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671212 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 14) |
| 13 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671213 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 15) |
| 14 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671214 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 16) |
| 15 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671215 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 17) |
| 16 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671216 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 18) |
| 16 December 1967 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 833 | Дамбо и новогодишња мистерија (part 4) |
| 18 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671218 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 19) |
| 19 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671219 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 20) |
| 20 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671220 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 21) |
| 21 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671221 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 22) |
| 22 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671222 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 23) |
| 23 December 1967 | Sweden | Göteborgs handels- och sjöfarts-tidning 19671223 | Dumbo räddar julen (part 24) |
| 23 December 1967 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 834 | Дамбо и новогодишња мистерија (part 5) |
| 30 December 1967 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 835 | Дамбо и новогодишња мистерија (part 6) |
| 1967 |  United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 1) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 2) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 3) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 4) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 5) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 6) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 7) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 8) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 9) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 10) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 11) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 12) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 13) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 14) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 15) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 16) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 17) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 18) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 19) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 20) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 21) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 22) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 23) |
| 1967 | United States | Newspapers 1967 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 24) |
| 24 December 1972 |  Italy | Topolino (libretto) 891 | Dumbo e lo spirito natalizio |
| December 1973 |  Brazil | Tio Patinhas (Abril) 101 | O Mistério do Natal |
| 27 December 1974 |  Greece | Μίκυ Μάους 444 | Το χριστουγεννιάτικο πνεύμα |
| January 1986 | Italy | I Classici di Walt Disney (seconda serie) 109 | Dumbo e lo spirito natalizio |
| 18 December 1987 |  Netherlands | Donald Duck 1987-51 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery |
| November 1988 | Brazil | Grande Almanaque de Férias/Natal 11 | O Mistério do Natal |
| 20 December 1988 |  Indonesia | Donal Bebek 374 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery |
| 2 January 1989 | Italy | New Comics Now 236 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (part 1) |
| November 1991 | Italy | Disney Melody 1 | Dumbo e lo spirito natalizio (part 1) |
| November 1992 | Brazil | Natal (Disney) de Ouro 14 | O Mistério do Natal |
| 1996 | Netherlands | Een vrolijke kerst met Donald Duck 1996 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery |
| December 2001 | Italy | Storie di Natale 1 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery (Dumbo e il mistero di Natale) (part 1) |
| 25 October 2017 | United States | Disney's Christmas Classics 1 | Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery |
| 25 November 2017 | Italy | I Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 23 | Dumbo e lo spirito natalizio |
| 8 November 2019 |  Norway | Walt Disney's julehefte 2019 | Julemysteriet |
| 2 October 2025 | Italy | Disney Classic 20 | Dumbo e il mistero di Natale |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
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