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Newspaper stripZS 3804

Timid Elmer

First published
4 December 1938
Length
11 pages
Printed
207 times, in 16 countries
Also coded
#1., #10., #11., #2., #3., #4, #5., #6, #7., #8., #9., 01-01, 01-08, 01-15, 01-22, 01-29, 02-05, 02-12, 12-04, 12-11, 12-18, 12-25, zs38-12-04, zs38-12-04, zs38-12-11, zs38-12-11, zs38-12-18, zs38-12-18, zs38-12-25, zs38-12-25, zs3804, zs39-01-01, zs39-01-01, zs39-01-08, zs39-01-08, zs39-01-15, zs39-01-15, zs39-01-22, zs39-01-22, zs39-01-29, zs39-01-29, zs39-02-05, zs39-02-05, zs39-02-12, zs39-02-12

Credits

Plot
Merrill De Maris
Script
Merrill De Maris
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Ink
Al Taliaferro

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
11 December 1938CubaDiario de la Marina 19381211El buen Tomasín (part 1)
25 December 1938CubaDiario de la Marina 19381225El buen Tomasín (part 3)
29 December 1938ItalyTopolino (giornale) 314Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 1)
1938United StatesNewspapers 1938Timid Elmer (part 1)
1938United StatesNewspapers 1938Timid Elmer (part 2)
1938United StatesNewspapers 1938Timid Elmer (part 3)
1938United StatesNewspapers 1938Timid Elmer (part 4)
1 January 1939CanadaL'Action catholique 390101Jumbo le timide (part 5)
1 January 1939CanadaLa Patrie 390101Le timide Joson (part 5)
1 January 1939CubaDiario de la Marina 19390101El buen Tomasín (part 4)
5 January 1939ItalyTopolino (giornale) 315Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 2)
8 January 1939CanadaLa Patrie 390108Timid Elmer (part 6)
8 January 1939CubaDiario de la Marina 19390108El buen Tomasín (part 5)
12 January 1939ItalyTopolino (giornale) 316Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 3)
16 January 1939CubaDiario de la Marina 19390116El buen Tomasín (part 6)
16 January 1939CubaDiario de la Marina 19390122El buen Tomasín (part 7)
19 January 1939ItalyTopolino (giornale) 317Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 4)
26 January 1939ItalyTopolino (giornale) 318Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 5)
28 January 1939United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 156Timid Elmer (part 1)
29 January 1939CubaDiario de la Marina 19390129El buen Tomasín (part 8)
2 February 1939ItalyTopolino (giornale) 319Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 6)
4 February 1939United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 157Timid Elmer (part 2)
5 February 1939CubaDiario de la Marina 19390205El buen Tomasín (part 9)
8 February 1939FinlandSeura 1939-06Timid Elmer (part 1)
9 February 1939ItalyTopolino (giornale) 320Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 7)
11 February 1939United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 158Timid Elmer (part 3)
12 February 1939CubaDiario de la Marina 19390212El buen Tomasín (part 10)
15 February 1939FinlandSeura 1939-07Timid Elmer (part 2)
16 February 1939ItalyTopolino (giornale) 321Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 8)
18 February 1939United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 159Timid Elmer (part 4)
19 February 1939CubaDiario de la Marina 19390219El buen Tomasín (part 11)
22 February 1939BelgiumWonderland 86Timid Elmer (part 1)
22 February 1939FinlandSeura 1939-08Timid Elmer (part 3)
23 February 1939ItalyTopolino (giornale) 322Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 9)
25 February 1939United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 160Timid Elmer (part 5)
28 February 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 1Timid Elmer (part 1)
1 March 1939BelgiumWonderland 87Timid Elmer (part 2)
1 March 1939FinlandSeura 1939-09Timid Elmer (part 4)
2 March 1939ItalyTopolino (giornale) 323Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 10)
3 March 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 2Timid Elmer (part 2)
4 March 1939United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 161Timid Elmer (part 6)
7 March 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 3Timid Elmer (part 3)
8 March 1939BelgiumWonderland 88Timid Elmer (part 3)
8 March 1939FinlandSeura 1939-10Timid Elmer (part 5)
9 March 1939ItalyTopolino (giornale) 324Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 11)
10 March 1939United StatesMickey Mouse Magazine (3rd series, 1935-1940) 43Timid Elmer (part 1)
10 March 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 4Timid Elmer (part 4)
11 March 1939United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 162Timid Elmer (part 7)
14 March 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 5Timid Elmer (part 5)
15 March 1939BelgiumWonderland 89Timid Elmer (part 4)
15 March 1939FinlandSeura 1939-11Timid Elmer (part 6)
17 March 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 6Timid Elmer (part 6)
18 March 1939United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 163Timid Elmer (part 8)
21 March 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 7Timid Elmer (part 7)
22 March 1939BelgiumWonderland 90Timid Elmer (part 5)
22 March 1939FinlandSeura 1939-12Timid Elmer (part 7)
24 March 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 8Timid Elmer (part 8)
25 March 1939ItalyNel regno di Topolino 78Fuffo e la giraffa sapiente (part 1)
25 March 1939United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 164Timid Elmer (part 9)
28 March 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 9Timid Elmer (part 9)
29 March 1939BelgiumWonderland 91Timid Elmer (part 6)
29 March 1939FinlandSeura 1939-13Timid Elmer (part 8)
31 March 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 10Timid Elmer (part 10)
1 April 1939SwedenAftonbladet 1939F13Blyge Bernhard (part 1)
1 April 1939United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 165Timid Elmer (part 10)
4 April 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 11Timid Elmer (part 11)
5 April 1939BelgiumWonderland 92Timid Elmer (part 7)
5 April 1939FinlandSeura 1939-14Timid Elmer (part 9)
7 April 1939United StatesMickey Mouse Magazine (3rd series, 1935-1940) 44Timid Elmer (part 2)
8 April 1939United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 166Timid Elmer (part 11)
9 April 1939PolandGazetka Miki 17O słoniu Tomku opowieść druga (part 1)
10 April 1939SwedenAftonbladet 1939F14Blyge Bernhard (part 2)
12 April 1939BelgiumWonderland 93Timid Elmer (part 8)
12 April 1939FinlandSeura 1939-15Timid Elmer (part 10)
16 April 1939PolandGazetka Miki 18O słoniu Tomku opowieść druga (part 2)
16 April 1939SwedenAftonbladet 1939F15Blyge Bernhard (part 3)
19 April 1939BelgiumWonderland 94Timid Elmer (part 9)
19 April 1939FinlandSeura 1939-16Timid Elmer (part 11)
23 April 1939PolandGazetka Miki 19O słoniu Tomku opowieść druga (part 3)
23 April 1939SwedenAftonbladet 1939F16Blyge Bernhard (part 4)
23 April 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-17Jumbo (part 1)
25 April 1939ItalyNel regno di Topolino 80Fuffo e lo scimmione (part 1)
26 April 1939BelgiumWonderland 95Timid Elmer (part 10)
30 April 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 237Une promenade qui commence mal ! (part 1)
30 April 1939PolandGazetka Miki 20O słoniu Tomku opowieść druga (part 4)
30 April 1939SwedenAftonbladet 1939F17Blyge Bernhard (part 5)
30 April 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-18Jumbo (part 2)
3 May 1939BelgiumWonderland 96Timid Elmer (part 11)
4 May 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-19Jumbo (part 3)
5 May 1939United StatesMickey Mouse Magazine (3rd series, 1935-1940) 45Timid Elmer (part 3)
7 May 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 238Agréable rencontre ! (part 2)
7 May 1939PolandGazetka Miki 21O słoniu Tomku opowieść druga (part 5)
7 May 1939SwedenAftonbladet 1939F18Blyge Bernhard (part 6)
14 May 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 239Fanfan... ronnades ! (part 3)
14 May 1939PolandGazetka Miki 22O słoniu Tomku opowieść druga (part 6)
14 May 1939SwedenAftonbladet 1939F19Blyge Bernhard (part 7)
14 May 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-20"Blyge Jumbo" (part 4)
21 May 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 240Madame girafe a pitié de Fanfan (part 4)
21 May 1939SwedenAftonbladet 1939F20Blyge Bernhard (part 8)
21 May 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-21"Blyge Jumbo" (part 5)
28 May 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 241Le gland magique (part 5)
28 May 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-22"Blyge Jumbo" (part 6)
29 May 1939SwedenAftonbladet 1939F21Blyge Bernhard (part 9)
1 June 1939NetherlandsNieuwe Dordtsche Courant 390601Timid Elmer (part 1)
4 June 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 242Le gland magique (part 6)
4 June 1939SwedenAftonbladet 1939F22Blyge Bernhard (part 10)
4 June 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-23"Blyge Jumbo" (part 7)
8 June 1939NetherlandsNieuwe Dordtsche Courant 390608Verlegen Elmer (part 2)
9 June 1939United StatesMickey Mouse Magazine (3rd series, 1935-1940) 46Timid Elmer (part 4)
11 June 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 243Fanfan n'a plus peur de rien... (part 7)
11 June 1939SwedenAftonbladet 1939F23Blyge Bernhard (part 11)
11 June 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-24"Blyge Jumbo" (part 8)
15 June 1939NetherlandsNieuwe Dordtsche Courant 390615Verlegen Elmer (part 3)
18 June 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 244Fanfan vainqueur du gorille (part 8)
18 June 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-25"Blyge Jumbo" (part 10)
22 June 1939NetherlandsNieuwe Dordtsche Courant 390622Verlegen Elmer (part 4)
25 June 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 245Gorille prend sa revanche (part 9)
25 June 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-26"Blyge Jumbo" (part 9)
29 June 1939NetherlandsNieuwe Dordtsche Courant 390629Verlegen Elmer (part 5)
2 July 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 246Un combat qui finit bien (part 10)
2 July 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-27Blyge Jumbo (part 11)
9 July 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 247Madame girafe est une rusée... (part 11)
14 July 1939United StatesMickey Mouse Magazine (3rd series, 1935-1940) 47Timid Elmer (part 5)
15 August 1939United StatesMickey Mouse Magazine (3rd series, 1935-1940) 48Timid Elmer (part 6)
15 September 1939United StatesMickey Mouse Magazine (3rd series, 1935-1940) 49Timid Elmer (part 7)
November 1939FinlandSeura-lehden albumit 1Timid Elmer
1939United StatesNewspapers 1939Timid Elmer (part 5)
1939United StatesNewspapers 1939Timid Elmer (part 6)
1939United StatesNewspapers 1939Timid Elmer (part 7)
1939United StatesNewspapers 1939Timid Elmer (part 8)
1939United StatesNewspapers 1939Timid Elmer (part 9)
1939United StatesNewspapers 1939Timid Elmer (part 10)
1939United StatesNewspapers 1939Timid Elmer (part 11)
12 January 1940United StatesMickey Mouse Magazine (3rd series, 1935-1940) 53Timid Elmer
28 February 1940BrazilMirim 294O Elefante Amoroso (part 1)
6 March 1940BrazilMirim 297O Elefante Amoroso (part 2)
13 March 1940BrazilMirim 300O Elefante Amoroso (part 3)
20 March 1940BrazilMirim 303O Elefante Amoroso (part 4)
27 March 1940BrazilMirim 306O Elefante Amoroso (part 5)
3 April 1940BrazilMirim 309O Elefante Amoroso (part 6)
10 April 1940BrazilMirim 312O Elefante Amoroso (part 7)
17 April 1940BrazilMirim 315O Elefante Amoroso (part 8)
24 April 1940BrazilMirim 318O Elefante Amoroso (part 9)
1 May 1940BrazilMirim 321O Elefante Amoroso (part 10)
8 May 1940BrazilMirim 324O Elefante Amoroso (part 11)
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Une promenade qui commence mal ! (part 1)
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Agréable rencontre ! (part 2)
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Fanfan... ronnades ! (part 3)
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Madame girafe a pitié de Fanfan (part 4)
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Le gland magique (part 5)
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Le gland magique (part 6)
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Fanfan n'a plus peur de rien... (part 7)
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Fanfan vainqueur du gorille (part 8)
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Gorille prend sa revanche (part 9)
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Un combat qui finit bien (part 10)
1940FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5Madame girafe est une rusée... (part 11)
31 August 1980ItalyTopolino (libretto) 1292Fuffo l'elefante buffo (part 1)
1980United StatesBest Comics (Hardcover) 5Timid Elmer (part 1)
25 August 1983SpainDon Miki 359El elefante miedoso
October 1985FranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 14Le talisman d'Elmer
October 1987ItalyCartonatoni Disney 17Il timido Elmer
1988ItalyGertie Daily 184Timid Elmer (part 1)
1988ItalyGertie Daily 184Timid Elmer (part 2)
1988ItalyGertie Daily 184Timid Elmer (part 3)
1988ItalyGertie Daily 184Timid Elmer (part 4)
5 June 1989ItalyGertie Daily 185Timid Elmer
5 June 1989ItalyGertie Daily 185Timid Elmer (part 2)
7 May 1990ItalyCollana Special Mongo 45Fuffo (part 1)
September 1991FranceWinnie 72Elmer et le gland magique
1996FinlandJättikirjat 1996Arka Elmo
24 October 1997FranceLa vie du collectionneur 196Agréable rencontre (part 2)
24 October 1997FranceLa vie du collectionneur 196Fanfan n'a plus peur de rien (part 7)
October 2005United StatesWalt Disney's Mickey and the Gang 1Timid Elmer (part 1)
2005United StatesWalt Disney's Mickey and the Gang 2Timid Elmer (part 1)
October 2011United StatesFloyd Gottfredson Library 2Timid Elmer (part 1)
12 June 2013ItalyFloyd Gottfredson Library - Rizzoli Lizard 2Timid Elmer (part 1)
1 October 2015SpainDon Miki Reedición 116El elefante miedoso
1 April 2016China迪士尼米老鼠漫画典藏集 4Timid Elmer
8 February 2017United StatesSilly Symphonies: The Sunday Newspaper Comics 2Timid Elmer
25 April 2018FranceMickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 2Timid Elmer (part 1)
14 January 2021GermanyFloyd Gottfredson Library 2Timid Elmer
12 December 2023United StatesWalt Disney's Silly Symphonies 2Timid Elmer
ItalyNel Regno di Topolino (ristampa Comic Art) 78Fuffo e la giraffa sapiente (part 1)
ItalyNel Regno di Topolino (ristampa Comic Art) 80Fuffo e lo scimmione (part 1)
ItalyRaccolta Topolino (libretto) 5Fuffo l'elefante buffo (part 1)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 10Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 1)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 11Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 2)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 11Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 3)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 11Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 4)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 11Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 6)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 11Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 7)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 11Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 8)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 11Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 9)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 11Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 10)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 11Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 11)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 11Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 5)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 314Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 1)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 315Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 2)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 316Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 3)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 317Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 4)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 318Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 5)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 319Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 6)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 320Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 7)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 321Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 8)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 322Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 9)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 323Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 10)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 324Quel bonaccione di Fuffo (part 11)

Other versions

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

  • be/WL 86a Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • br/MIR 294b Story, 1 p., 3 tiers
  • ca/LAC 390101b Story, ½ p., 3 tiers
  • cn/DMMD 4p122b Illustration, 1/9 p., 1 tiers
  • cu/DM 19381211a Story, ½ p., 6 tiers
  • es/DM 359c Story, 21 p., 3 tiers
  • fi/M 1996p117 Story, 6 p., 6 tiers
  • fi/SA 1c Story, 11 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/GB 14j Story, 5 ½ p., 6 tiers
  • fr/VDC 196p010b Story, 1/12 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/W 72i Text story, 2 p., 1 tiers
  • it/BIG 17ey Story, 5 ½ p., 6 tiers
  • it/CGD 184by Story, 3/6 p., 6 tiers
  • it/CGD 185aab Story, 3 ½ p., 3 tiers
  • it/NRT 78b Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • it/NRT 80b Story, 12 p., 3 tiers
  • it/TG 318i Story, ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • it/TL 1292g Story, 20 p., 3 tiers
  • se/AB 1939F13b Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • se/SJ1939-17a Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • se/SJ1939-18a Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • se/SJ1939-21a Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • se/SJ1939-27a Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/MMW 156ab Story, ½ p., 4 tiers
  • uk/MMW 160ab Story, ½ p., 5 tiers
  • uk/MMW 166ab Story, ½ p., 2 tiers
  • us/BCS 5n Story, 5 p., 6 tiers
  • us/MATG 1p085 Story, ½ p., 6 tiers
  • us/MMM 53-21 Story, ⅓ p., 1 tiers
  • us/ZZ1938m04S Newspaper strip, 1 p.
  • yu/PZA 1c Story, ½ p., 3 tiers
  • yu/PZA 8b Story, 4/5 p., 4 tiers

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