"Wintertime Wager" is a 10-page

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story written, drawn, and lettered by

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. It was first published in ''

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'' #88 (January 1948). Characters in the story include

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, his nephews

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, and

Gladstone Gander Gladstone Gander is a cartoon character created in 1948 by The Walt Disney Company. He is an anthropomorphic gander (male goose) who possesses exceptional good luck that grants him anything he desires as well as protecting him from any harm. Thi ...

. The story marks Gladstone Gander's first appearance. "Wintertime Wager" has been reprinted many times.

Plot

It is Christmas Day. The snows are deep and the temperatures are very cold. Donald wants to stay indoors to keep warm. His cousin Gladstone Gander arrives to tell Donald he has lost their wager made the previous summer. At that time, Donald had agreed that he would forfeit his house to his cousin should he fail to go swimming in Frozenbear Lake on Christmas Day. To keep his house, Donald now dons his swimming suit, but cannot bring himself to jump into the cold lake. Daisy Duck arrives to remind Gladstone that he promised her last summer that he would drink two gallons of

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within an hour, or return the house to Donald. Gladstone fails to drink the lemonade; Donald gets his house back. The nephews decide the moral of the story is: "A big bragging mouth always get one into trouble." As Daisy leaves, she hears Gladstone and Donald boyishly making wagers for next year. With a sigh, she leaves, realizing that Donald and Gladstone have not learned their lesson.

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* * Disney comics stories Donald Duck comics by Carl Barks 1948 in comics Christmas comics {{Disney-comics-stub

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