The best educational stories

[Orora]

So lately, I have rediscovered a story where Scrooge, HDL and Gyro travel inside an organic cell in order to learn about how DNA works.

I have come to realize I don't remember too many educational Disney comics, at least those where it's the main purpose.

The closest example I can think off the top of my head is the old Mickey through Centuries series where he travels through different time periods each time he gets hit on the head and meets real historical figures (such as Nero or Louis XI), and the 1990s Mickey throughout the World series where he travels through different countries each time he sneezes and discovers local cultures alongside real-world issues (like forest fires).

What are some examples that stood out to you?

[Fethryfan]

A story that came to my mind was Donald Duck In Mathmagic Land, from 1959 (W OS 1051-01)

[crazycatlord]

Donald and the Wheel, from 1961 (W OS 1190-02)

Paperino e la storia dell'acqua dolce, from 1986) (I TL 1587-A)

Uncle Scrooge and Money, from 1967 (W USM 1-02)

[Pim]

Even a whole issue, about the computers (the history, the hardware and the software): Adventures In The Computer Zone, from 1983.

[crazycatlord]

Mickey Mouse in Magic Land, from 1957 (W OS 819-01), about the story of magic (don't know if it is much rigorous, but it is because of this story that I knew of Houdin before of knowing about Houdini...).

[bats]

Goofy in the Land of Chess, which taught the readers about (what else?) chess.

While originally just a normal story written for Topolino, it was later included in this very nice hardcover beginner's guide to chess that was published in most European countries, which is where I remember it from:

[RobbK1]

The Donald Duck story in Walt Disney's Comics & Stories 126, in which Uncle Scrooge lost his giant corn bin full of money to a tornado, and he and all 4 of his nephews continued working their farm, and earned ALL of that money back for him, taught a valuable lesson of basic economics that was also glossed over (and not so graphic in detail, in "Uncle Scrooge and Money".

[fredj]

The only ones I can think of (except the already mentioned Mathmagic Land) are the four Exxon giveaways about energy and business from 1976, 1978 and 1985.

Mickey Mouse and Goofy Explore Energy (1976)

Mickey Mouse and Goofy Explore Energy Conservation (1978)

Mickey and Goofy Explore Business (1978)

Mickey and Goofy Explore the Universe of Energy (1985)

They are all crap of course, like most other educational comics. But I think the second one at least is historically interesting, as an artifact of the oil crises of the 70s.