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Newspaper stripZM 38-07-03

The Gift Of Gab

tricks thief into forgetting money

First published
3 July 1938
Length
1 page
Printed
34 times, in 14 countries
Also coded
zm38-07-03

Credits

Plot
Merrill De Maris
Script
Merrill De Maris
Pencils
Floyd Gottfredson
Ink
Ted Thwaites

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
3 July 1938CanadaLa Patrie 380703untitled
3 July 1938United StatesThe Milwaukee Sentinel 380703untitled
10 July 1938CubaDiario de la Marina 19380710untitled
25 August 1938ItalyTopolino (giornale) 296Le mie avventure dal diario di Topolino (part 30)
8 October 1938United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 140untitled
27 November 1938FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 215Mickey et le cambrioleur
2 December 1938SwedenHemmets veckotidning 1938-48Micky klarar kovan.
1938United StatesNewspapers 1938untitled
25 April 1939ItalyNel regno di Topolino 80Topolino e il ladro
5 May 1939United StatesMickey Mouse Magazine (3rd series, 1935-1940) 45untitled
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Mickey et le cambrioleur
August 1941United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 11The Gift Of Gab
October 1977ItalyCartonatoni Disney 6untitled
1978, third quarterFranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 10untitled
1979DenmarkDen store … 1979untitled
1979NorwayKjempebok 06untitled
1979Sweden365 dagar med Musse Pigg 1979untitled
1982FinlandJättikirjat 1982untitled
9 June 1986ItalyCollana Special Mongo 25untitled
1988ItalyGertie Daily 184untitled
1988ItalyGertie Daily 184untitled
1990NetherlandsWalt Disney Mickey Mouse (Loeb/Foodboek) 4untitled
1990NetherlandsWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse (Loeb/Foodboek) 4untitled
29 March 2010ItalyGli anni d'oro di Topolino 2untitled
March 2012FranceL'âge d'or de Mickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 2untitled
October 2013United StatesFloyd Gottfredson Library S 2The Gift Of Gab
3 March 2015NetherlandsDe gouden jaren van Mickey Mouse 2untitled
September 2017BrazilOs Anos de Ouro de Mickey 9untitled
2019China米老鼠彩色漫画典藏 2唠叨的回报
8 May 2023GermanyFloyd Gottfredson Library Spezial (Die Sonntagsseiten in Farbe) 2Reden ist Gold
9 April 2026ItalyDisney Classic 22untitled
ItalyNel Regno di Topolino (ristampa Comic Art) 80Topolino e il ladro
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 9Le mie avventure dal diario di Topolino (part 30)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 296Le mie avventure dal diario di Topolino (part 30)

Other versions

Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.

  • br/AOMK 9ay Story, 1 p., 3 tiers
  • cu/DM 19380710b Story, ½ p., 6 tiers
  • fr/GB 10ia Story, ½ p., 3 tiers
  • it/BIG 6ij Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • it/CGD 184ab Cover, ½ p., 1 tiers
  • it/CGD 184ah Story, 3/6 p., 6 tiers
  • it/CSM 25n Story, 1 p., -1 tiers
  • it/NRT 80c Story, 2 p., 3 tiers
  • nl/JJM 4bx Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/MMW 140ab Story, ½ p., 5 tiers
  • us/ZZMS380703b Story, ½ p., 4 tiers