But the settings were different: Taliaferro's strip takes place in US suburbia, while Pedrocchi's Donald lives in urban Milan, where the magazine was published. "Paperino" also lives on his own, with no sign of three little nephews. Federico Pedrocchi wrote eight Disney comics stories for "Paperino e altre avventure" between 1937 and 1940, and two stories for "Albi d'oro" in 1938 and 1939. All ten are described below, in chronological order. "Paolino Paperino e il mistero di Marte" (Donald Duck and the Secret of Mars) was published in 18 parts, from issue #1 to 18 (Dec 30, 1937 - April 28, 1938). The story was written and drawn by Federico Pedrocchi. The story was reprinted as a full 17-page story in the biweekly "Nel regno di Topolino" #57 (April 25, 1938). While some cite this story as the first ever Donald Duck comic book story, that distinction actually goes to William A. Ward's "Donald and Donna", which premiered seven months earlier in the UK magazine "Mickey Mouse Weekly" in issue #67 (May 15, 1937). Having lost the key to his house, Donald Duck falls asleep on a park bench. When a policeman wakes him, he inadvertently smacks the cop, and then runs away. Two sinister strangers see him fleeing from the law, and drive him away. Dr. Kraus and his assistant, Baus-Baus, have built a rocket they plan to pilot to Mars, and they need a third person on their voyage. Thinking that the police are on his trail, Donald agrees, and they lift off. After destroying oncoming chunks of ice from a comet's tail, Donald accidentally breaks the helmets of the team's spacesuits, and Baus-Baus locks him up in a storage room. Donald finds a journal written by Captain Bluff, who set off on a journey to Mars forty years earlier. The spaceship lands on Mars, and Donald is sent out first to make sure the air is breathable. He's picked up a group of gangly cat-faced Pindos, who carry him to their leader, Chief Bluff. Thrilled to see another Earthling, Bluff reveals that he was tricked by Dr. Kraus into traveling to Mars decades ago, to discover the secret of the Pindos' power. Kraus takes charge of the Pindos' big, monkey-faced enemies, the Pondos, who invade the Pindos' stronghold.