R161 Walt Disney Comics Set and Checklist

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	R161 Walt Disney Comics
Year	1940s
Size	2 1/4″ x 2 5/8″
Images	Color
Type	Candy/Gum
Number in Set	32

R161 Walt Disney Comics Overview

R161 Walt Disney Comics Baseball Mickey Mouse R161 Football This 32-card set features Walt Disney characters participating in a variety of sports. The cards feature color cartoon images of the characters and in a red border at the bottom, have a caption describing the scene. “Walt Disney Productions” is also printed on the cards.

In all, eight different characters are represented with each character featured on a total of four cards. Many of the sports are minor ones, but baseball, football, and basketball are all included. While the set includes only one football and basketball card, baseball is included on three cards and represented by Mickey Mouse (batter), Goofy (batter), and Joe Carioca (pitcher). Boxing and golf are also popular sports that are featured.

The cards have some perforated edges and were apparently attached at some point.

Dating Issues

The exact date on this set is unknown. While it is commonly cited as a 1930s issue, the inclusion of Joe Carioca, as mentioned here, seems to mean it should be dated later.

Carioca is not believed to have been created until the early 1940s. As a result, the set is sometimes dated to either 1942 or 1944 — the years in which he appeared in Disney films. Even those dates, of course, are mere guesses. Simply because Carioca appeared in movies in those years does not mean this set was produced at that time.