Hi everyone!
Regarding the large amount of lurkers on this list, I was
wondering if there REALLY are no other Dutch members, then Harry,
Daniel and me on this list. And what about any French, Spanish,
Turkish, Russian, Eastern European, Israelian, Asian or maybe
African members?
You don't need to respond to the list, if you don't want
that. You can also write me peronal. I'm just curious about any more
Dutch members. Regarding those other countries, I'm looking for info on
those countries for my webpage, so some people from there might come
in handy! ;-)
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf -- Roosendaal, the Netherlands
email: (Email removed)
homepage: www.pi.net/~wolfman/disney
Author
Topic: 199607
(153 messages)
Arthur De Wolf
Lurkers
Message 106 -
1996-07-22 at 22:16:55
Arthur De Wolf
Italian publisher
Message 107 -
1996-07-23 at 18:09:02
Hi!
ELMO:
You asked about the Italian publisher. Take a loot at my
website about worldwide Disney comics on the address blow. There you'll
find a very large section dedicated to Italian Disney comics.
To give an answer to your question: Yes, the Italian Disney comics
are published by a company owned by Disney. It is one of the few
operated magazine publishers in Europe/Middle East, that is owned by Disney.
Brought inhouse in 1988 from Mondadori, the original publisher of Disney
magazines since 1932, the Italian Disney magazines have not stopped gaining
market share. Disney Italy alone creates nearly 17,000 pages of new comic
material each year. In addition to the weekly Topolino, numerous regular
titles plus 20 annual one-shots provide magazines for all ages and interests.
With help of Frank Stajano and Marco Barlotti, FIFTEEN regular Italian
Disney titles are now fully described on my website. So ... take a look! :-)
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf -- Roosendaal, the Netherlands
email: (Email removed)
homepage: www.pi.net/~wolfman/disney
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ELMO:
You asked about the Italian publisher. Take a loot at my
website about worldwide Disney comics on the address blow. There you'll
find a very large section dedicated to Italian Disney comics.
To give an answer to your question: Yes, the Italian Disney comics
are published by a company owned by Disney. It is one of the few
operated magazine publishers in Europe/Middle East, that is owned by Disney.
Brought inhouse in 1988 from Mondadori, the original publisher of Disney
magazines since 1932, the Italian Disney magazines have not stopped gaining
market share. Disney Italy alone creates nearly 17,000 pages of new comic
material each year. In addition to the weekly Topolino, numerous regular
titles plus 20 annual one-shots provide magazines for all ages and interests.
With help of Frank Stajano and Marco Barlotti, FIFTEEN regular Italian
Disney titles are now fully described on my website. So ... take a look! :-)
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf -- Roosendaal, the Netherlands
email: (Email removed)
homepage: www.pi.net/~wolfman/disney
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SRoweCanoe
Barks engages in vote buying?? alleged by US fan
Message 108 -
1996-07-24 at 05:41:37
In a message dated 96-07-23 15:02:41 EDT, Elmo wrote:
<< Pursuant to an argument ongoing on Usenet's rec.arts.comics.misc newsgroup
about the Duck-sweeping results of the CBG fan awards, I have a question.
>>
Let me also ask a question about this same argument. There is a person who
wors for a comics magazine who states that the reason Carl Barks and other
Duck creators won the CBG fan poll in the USA. is because Grandy (sorry, I
forget his first name. Bark's agent?) sent ballots to Disney's Italian
comics division; premarked; and the Italians had everyone on staff from
secretaries to copy boys sign their names and address. And that without
this, Barks would not have won. He figures there were 300 Italians voting
(if I follow his reasoning correctly). Certainly any thing that big, could
hardly be kept a secret: Italian fans, it this correct? Did Carl Bark's
agent buy the election for Barks??
((Elmo or Augie please correct my summary if wrong))
<< Pursuant to an argument ongoing on Usenet's rec.arts.comics.misc newsgroup
about the Duck-sweeping results of the CBG fan awards, I have a question.
>>
Let me also ask a question about this same argument. There is a person who
wors for a comics magazine who states that the reason Carl Barks and other
Duck creators won the CBG fan poll in the USA. is because Grandy (sorry, I
forget his first name. Bark's agent?) sent ballots to Disney's Italian
comics division; premarked; and the Italians had everyone on staff from
secretaries to copy boys sign their names and address. And that without
this, Barks would not have won. He figures there were 300 Italians voting
(if I follow his reasoning correctly). Certainly any thing that big, could
hardly be kept a secret: Italian fans, it this correct? Did Carl Bark's
agent buy the election for Barks??
((Elmo or Augie please correct my summary if wrong))
SRoweCanoe
Jim Pabian
Message 109 -
1996-07-24 at 05:44:20
I recently bought several early 1940s Dell comics with stories signed by Jim
Pabian. After reading it, I'm confused - can someone tell me how he and
Barks collaborated on the Andy Panda story they did? I want to confirm or
deny some ideas I have on Pabian's work.
Pabian. After reading it, I'm confused - can someone tell me how he and
Barks collaborated on the Andy Panda story they did? I want to confirm or
deny some ideas I have on Pabian's work.
Sschridde
Lurkers
Message 110 -
1996-07-24 at 18:02:00
Hi everyone!
Arthurs wondering about all the lurkers finally pushed me to make a first
appearance here on the list...
I am from Germany and collecting German Disney Comics since I was 5... with few
years of lack of interest between age 10 and 14, I think...
Now I'm 20 and prospering...
If i can be helpful in terms of german comics, especially if someone wants to
know where certain stories appeared, don't be afraid to ask... Since 1 1/2 years
I've been hacking facts into my computer's database... About 4 MegaByte right
now...All stories of Micky Maus 1960-1984, 1990-1996 and lots of other series
are in there... my whole collection actually except early Micky Maus I bought
recently and the years 1985 to 1990 I think.
Just let me apologize in advance that it might take a little... our house's roof
is being done the next weeks which means nearly everything has to be put into
the basement or the garage... luckily I convinced my father to let the computer
be in the living room with a long distance wire to the phone box so I am still
connected to the world... but time might be short then...
ARTHUR: I didn't forget the list of German magazines for you! Just didn't have
the time for it for reasons mentioned above, and for I've started my own
computer shop few days ago... I'm sorry I can't tell when I'll be finding the
time...just be happy when it finally arrives, OK?
ALL:
As ROSA's comics and Life of $crooge in particular are so much appreciated
throughout the world, and as in some countries publishers have edited special
Lo$ softcover series and so on, an idea is spooking through my mind...
What about developing / editing / designing (dont't quite knwo the appropiate
word) a real
*DE LUXE Edition of Life of $crooge* ???
I'm thinking of books like Micky Mouse in Color ( the 9-pound, handsigned by
Barks and Gottfredson, record-included 3100 piece edition )
or other treasures like "Life and Time of Scrooge McDuck" (or something like
that, the book is already stored somewhere beneath loads of other cardboard
boxes...).
For example, it should include all the covers, stories, interesting comments as
can be seen on Dan Shane's $crooge Homepage, yet another ROSA biography as in
every of such books, maybe a golden "first dime of $crooge", or other likely
gimmicks, and should be signed by Don Rosa... his name is nice short for this as
another mailing list-member stated lately ;)
Comments strongly wanted!!!
I'm eager to know if you think like me or not!
A last thing in own behalf...
I am heavily searching for the first 3 chapters of "Life of $crooge" ...meaning
Uncle $crooge No. 285, 286, 287 !!!
If anyone has some spare copies or if anyone's dealer around the corner has
these issues in a dusty box, let me know, please!!!!
Soeren Schridde (Email removed)
Arthurs wondering about all the lurkers finally pushed me to make a first
appearance here on the list...
I am from Germany and collecting German Disney Comics since I was 5... with few
years of lack of interest between age 10 and 14, I think...
Now I'm 20 and prospering...
If i can be helpful in terms of german comics, especially if someone wants to
know where certain stories appeared, don't be afraid to ask... Since 1 1/2 years
I've been hacking facts into my computer's database... About 4 MegaByte right
now...All stories of Micky Maus 1960-1984, 1990-1996 and lots of other series
are in there... my whole collection actually except early Micky Maus I bought
recently and the years 1985 to 1990 I think.
Just let me apologize in advance that it might take a little... our house's roof
is being done the next weeks which means nearly everything has to be put into
the basement or the garage... luckily I convinced my father to let the computer
be in the living room with a long distance wire to the phone box so I am still
connected to the world... but time might be short then...
ARTHUR: I didn't forget the list of German magazines for you! Just didn't have
the time for it for reasons mentioned above, and for I've started my own
computer shop few days ago... I'm sorry I can't tell when I'll be finding the
time...just be happy when it finally arrives, OK?
ALL:
As ROSA's comics and Life of $crooge in particular are so much appreciated
throughout the world, and as in some countries publishers have edited special
Lo$ softcover series and so on, an idea is spooking through my mind...
What about developing / editing / designing (dont't quite knwo the appropiate
word) a real
*DE LUXE Edition of Life of $crooge* ???
I'm thinking of books like Micky Mouse in Color ( the 9-pound, handsigned by
Barks and Gottfredson, record-included 3100 piece edition )
or other treasures like "Life and Time of Scrooge McDuck" (or something like
that, the book is already stored somewhere beneath loads of other cardboard
boxes...).
For example, it should include all the covers, stories, interesting comments as
can be seen on Dan Shane's $crooge Homepage, yet another ROSA biography as in
every of such books, maybe a golden "first dime of $crooge", or other likely
gimmicks, and should be signed by Don Rosa... his name is nice short for this as
another mailing list-member stated lately ;)
Comments strongly wanted!!!
I'm eager to know if you think like me or not!
A last thing in own behalf...
I am heavily searching for the first 3 chapters of "Life of $crooge" ...meaning
Uncle $crooge No. 285, 286, 287 !!!
If anyone has some spare copies or if anyone's dealer around the corner has
these issues in a dusty box, let me know, please!!!!
Soeren Schridde (Email removed)
Harry Fluks
AW: Lurkers
Message 111 -
1996-07-24 at 20:38:22
SOEREN:
> What about developing / editing / designing (dont't quite know the
> appropiate word) a real
> *DE LUXE Edition of Life of $crooge* ???
I think Gladstone is just planning that for 1997 or 1998. Hopefully,
the extras you mention will be in it. Though I don't care much for a
number one dime, or other goodies like that. Also, the edition need not
be limited. I don't want an expensive book or a collector's item; I just
want a good book containing *everything* about The Life and Times of $McD.
BTW, about the signature of Don Rosa: I already have one.. 8-)
--Harry.
> What about developing / editing / designing (dont't quite know the
> appropiate word) a real
> *DE LUXE Edition of Life of $crooge* ???
I think Gladstone is just planning that for 1997 or 1998. Hopefully,
the extras you mention will be in it. Though I don't care much for a
number one dime, or other goodies like that. Also, the edition need not
be limited. I don't want an expensive book or a collector's item; I just
want a good book containing *everything* about The Life and Times of $McD.
BTW, about the signature of Don Rosa: I already have one.. 8-)
--Harry.
Deckerd
AW: Lurkers
Message 112 -
1996-07-24 at 22:05:18
On Jul 24, 8:38pm, Harry Fluks wrote:
Harry Fluks wrote:
> I think Gladstone is just planning that for 1997 or 1998. Hopefully,
> the extras you mention will be in it. Though I don't care much for a
> number one dime, or other goodies like that.
Somehow I'm reminded of the first issue of the French Scrooge
("Picsou") comic, which I had a long time and had a bogus coin
with Scrooge's picture on it glued to the cover. I ruined the
cover getting the coin off, but I carried that coin around in my
wallet for many years thereafter as a good luck piece of sorts
until it finally wandered into the land of the lost. Wish I
still had it...
Anyway, an exact replica of Scrooge's Number One Dime, that is,
an exact replica of the 19th Century American 10-cent piece that
Scrooge would have had, might run into problems (e.g., counterfeiting,
though I'm not sure if coins that old are still considered legal
tender -- coins that old probably don't circulate because the
collectors' price is too far above the face value, so the problem
doesn't come up often). If the coin was obviously play money,
say made of plastic, with Cornelius Coot's picture on it, then
no problem. In any case, as I recall my American coinage, Scrooge's
dime would have been silver, not gold (as Soeren suggested the
replica might be).
--Dwight Decker
Harry Fluks wrote:
> I think Gladstone is just planning that for 1997 or 1998. Hopefully,
> the extras you mention will be in it. Though I don't care much for a
> number one dime, or other goodies like that.
Somehow I'm reminded of the first issue of the French Scrooge
("Picsou") comic, which I had a long time and had a bogus coin
with Scrooge's picture on it glued to the cover. I ruined the
cover getting the coin off, but I carried that coin around in my
wallet for many years thereafter as a good luck piece of sorts
until it finally wandered into the land of the lost. Wish I
still had it...
Anyway, an exact replica of Scrooge's Number One Dime, that is,
an exact replica of the 19th Century American 10-cent piece that
Scrooge would have had, might run into problems (e.g., counterfeiting,
though I'm not sure if coins that old are still considered legal
tender -- coins that old probably don't circulate because the
collectors' price is too far above the face value, so the problem
doesn't come up often). If the coin was obviously play money,
say made of plastic, with Cornelius Coot's picture on it, then
no problem. In any case, as I recall my American coinage, Scrooge's
dime would have been silver, not gold (as Soeren suggested the
replica might be).
--Dwight Decker
Markoff
European subscriptions in USA
Message 113 -
1996-07-25 at 05:46:32
Have any USA members of the list ever subscribed to a European Disney comic?
If so, how long was it until you received a reply to your initial request? I
wrote to the Spanish Disney publisher at the beginning of June (or maybe the
end of May?), and I still haven't received a reply.
One possibility, though, is that I had an obselete address. I wrote to:
The Walt Disney Company Spain
Jose Bardasano Baos, 9
Edificio Gorbea 3
Madrid 28016
I learned that from Arthur de Wolf. Previously, I had written to Editorial
Primavera, which I had also learned from Arthur, and the letter was returned
unopened, so I guess that one no longer publishes them.
--Jonathan
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If so, how long was it until you received a reply to your initial request? I
wrote to the Spanish Disney publisher at the beginning of June (or maybe the
end of May?), and I still haven't received a reply.
One possibility, though, is that I had an obselete address. I wrote to:
The Walt Disney Company Spain
Jose Bardasano Baos, 9
Edificio Gorbea 3
Madrid 28016
I learned that from Arthur de Wolf. Previously, I had written to Editorial
Primavera, which I had also learned from Arthur, and the letter was returned
unopened, so I guess that one no longer publishes them.
--Jonathan
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Arthur De Wolf
European subscriptions in USA
Message 114 -
1996-07-25 at 09:21:29
Hi!
MARKOFF:
I'm sorry about the wrong Spanish address. I know the first one
wasn't valid. Someone else had written to me about that once also! The
second address (Walt Disney Company Spain) should be okay, though. Maybe
it just takes long before you get an answer!
I have very little information about Disney comics in Spain.
It's practically the only European country with which I have that problem.
Is there anyone on this list, that can help me with information on
Spanish Disney comics? Especially the various titles? Please write to me
personally or fill in the form on my website! Thanks in advance!
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf -- Roosendaal, the Netherlands
email: (Email removed)
homepage: www.pi.net/~wolfman/disney
MARKOFF:
I'm sorry about the wrong Spanish address. I know the first one
wasn't valid. Someone else had written to me about that once also! The
second address (Walt Disney Company Spain) should be okay, though. Maybe
it just takes long before you get an answer!
I have very little information about Disney comics in Spain.
It's practically the only European country with which I have that problem.
Is there anyone on this list, that can help me with information on
Spanish Disney comics? Especially the various titles? Please write to me
personally or fill in the form on my website! Thanks in advance!
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf -- Roosendaal, the Netherlands
email: (Email removed)
homepage: www.pi.net/~wolfman/disney
Elmo
Grandy vote buying
Message 115 -
1996-07-25 at 20:11:58
(Email removed) writes:
> Let me also ask a question about this same argument. There is a person who
>wors for a comics magazine who states that the reason Carl Barks and other
>Duck creators won the CBG fan poll in the USA. is because Grandy (sorry, I
>forget his first name. Bark's agent?) sent ballots to Disney's Italian
> comics division; premarked; and the Italians had everyone on staff from
>secretaries to copy boys sign their names and address. And that without
>this, Barks would not have won. He figures there were 300 Italians voting
>(if I follow his reasoning correctly). Certainly any thing that big, could
>hardly be kept a secret: Italian fans, it this correct?
Minor correction. I think Pat's gotten his story so twisted (in classic
conspiracist style) that even *he* isn't sure what he's claiming any more,
but I'm fairly certain he thinks ballots were sent to all the major European
publishers.
Dave Rawson has convincingly shown that any such block-voting was unimportant
in Barks' victory: The largest possible block is the smallest number of
votes gotten by a Duck-related entry, i.e. Huey, Dewey, and Louie for
Favorite Character. The votes Barks got, minus the alleged block
votes, are still more than the second place vote-getter in the Favorite
Writer category.
Moreover, Maggie Thompson and the rest of the CBG staff would certainly have
detected and discarded block voting if done as clumsily as Pat alleges.
Anyway, this is neither here nor there for the Disney Comics list.
Me, I'm just wondering when the next WDC&S is coming out; four pages of
Rosa a month is not enough!
greg
--
"REAL SCIENCE COMICS: Superman flies down and struggles to lift the huge
building standing in the path of the tidal wave. He succeeds in tearing off
a corner of the foundation--after all, buildings aren't strong enough to be
picked up from the corner."--Paul A. Estin et al.
elmo ((Email removed),(Email removed))
http://www.bonner.rice.edu/morrow
> Let me also ask a question about this same argument. There is a person who
>wors for a comics magazine who states that the reason Carl Barks and other
>Duck creators won the CBG fan poll in the USA. is because Grandy (sorry, I
>forget his first name. Bark's agent?) sent ballots to Disney's Italian
> comics division; premarked; and the Italians had everyone on staff from
>secretaries to copy boys sign their names and address. And that without
>this, Barks would not have won. He figures there were 300 Italians voting
>(if I follow his reasoning correctly). Certainly any thing that big, could
>hardly be kept a secret: Italian fans, it this correct?
Minor correction. I think Pat's gotten his story so twisted (in classic
conspiracist style) that even *he* isn't sure what he's claiming any more,
but I'm fairly certain he thinks ballots were sent to all the major European
publishers.
Dave Rawson has convincingly shown that any such block-voting was unimportant
in Barks' victory: The largest possible block is the smallest number of
votes gotten by a Duck-related entry, i.e. Huey, Dewey, and Louie for
Favorite Character. The votes Barks got, minus the alleged block
votes, are still more than the second place vote-getter in the Favorite
Writer category.
Moreover, Maggie Thompson and the rest of the CBG staff would certainly have
detected and discarded block voting if done as clumsily as Pat alleges.
Anyway, this is neither here nor there for the Disney Comics list.
Me, I'm just wondering when the next WDC&S is coming out; four pages of
Rosa a month is not enough!
greg
--
"REAL SCIENCE COMICS: Superman flies down and struggles to lift the huge
building standing in the path of the tidal wave. He succeeds in tearing off
a corner of the foundation--after all, buildings aren't strong enough to be
picked up from the corner."--Paul A. Estin et al.
elmo ((Email removed),(Email removed))
http://www.bonner.rice.edu/morrow
Michael Naiman
Old Number 1
Message 116 -
1996-07-25 at 22:38:08
Dwight:
>Anyway, an exact replica of Scrooge's Number One Dime, that is,
an exact replica of the 19th Century American 10-cent piece that
Scrooge would have had, might run into problems (e.g., counterfeiting,
though I'm not sure if coins that old are still considered legal
tender -- coins that old probably don't circulate because the
collectors' price is too far above the face value, so the problem
doesn't come up often). If the coin was obviously play money,
say made of plastic, with Cornelius Coot's picture on it, then
no problem. In any case, as I recall my American coinage, Scrooge's
dime would have been silver, not gold (as Soeren suggested the
replica might be).
An 1875 silver dime is very inexpensive...when I made my own display with a
glass globe, cushion and dime, I found that coin stores were more than
willing to sell these well worn items at a bargain price...after all, why
would anyone want one!?!?
>Anyway, an exact replica of Scrooge's Number One Dime, that is,
an exact replica of the 19th Century American 10-cent piece that
Scrooge would have had, might run into problems (e.g., counterfeiting,
though I'm not sure if coins that old are still considered legal
tender -- coins that old probably don't circulate because the
collectors' price is too far above the face value, so the problem
doesn't come up often). If the coin was obviously play money,
say made of plastic, with Cornelius Coot's picture on it, then
no problem. In any case, as I recall my American coinage, Scrooge's
dime would have been silver, not gold (as Soeren suggested the
replica might be).
An 1875 silver dime is very inexpensive...when I made my own display with a
glass globe, cushion and dime, I found that coin stores were more than
willing to sell these well worn items at a bargain price...after all, why
would anyone want one!?!?
Userpro
Disney comics Digest V96 #156
Message 117 -
1996-07-26 at 01:31:26
Hi everybody I was wondering if anybody knows any place were you can buy Dell
comic books cheap. I have looked all over the place and haven't been able to
find any. Has anybody read Chapter 0 of the Life and Times of Uncle scrooge
by Rosa. I loved it. At first I though it was going to be a cheezy remake of
chapter one but it turned out to be great... Does anybody read the Gaints?
I saw then for the first time in a comic store.. Are they any good??!!
comic books cheap. I have looked all over the place and haven't been able to
find any. Has anybody read Chapter 0 of the Life and Times of Uncle scrooge
by Rosa. I loved it. At first I though it was going to be a cheezy remake of
chapter one but it turned out to be great... Does anybody read the Gaints?
I saw then for the first time in a comic store.. Are they any good??!!
Userpro
Disney comics Digest V96 #156
Message 118 -
1996-07-26 at 01:31:58
does anybody know were you can buy the issue where the ducks meet King
Arther?
Arther?
Deckerd
Old Number 1
Message 119 -
1996-07-26 at 19:37:30
On Jul 25, 12:38pm, Michael Naiman wrote:
> An 1875 silver dime is very inexpensive...when I made my
> own display with a glass globe, cushion and dime, I found
> that coin stores were more than willing to sell these well
> worn items at a bargain price...after all, why would anyone
> want one!?!?
You'll recall that when "clad" coins were introduced in the
mid-'60s, the older silver coins disappeared from circulation
really fast? (Rarely, one might show up. I got a silver dime
in change some years ago, and didn't realize it until I tried
to use it in a vending machine -- and it didn't work.) The
coins are worth more than the face value now. That 1875 dime
has to be worth more than 10 cents in 1996 cents just for the
silver content alone, even if it's not in demand as a
collectible, right?
Anyway, back to the point. I don't know how the counterfeiting
laws would apply to Gladstone making up say, 10,000 exact
copies of an 1875 dime, even on light plastic, for gluing onto
covers of some issue of WDC&S as a souvenir bonus. Somebody
would have to check into that first. But a Number One Dime with
a picture of Cornelius Coot on the face and maybe an ear of corn
or two with the motto "Old Number One" on the back, something
that's obviously bogus and couldn't be passed off as a real
dime, I don't see any problems.
--Dwight Decker
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> An 1875 silver dime is very inexpensive...when I made my
> own display with a glass globe, cushion and dime, I found
> that coin stores were more than willing to sell these well
> worn items at a bargain price...after all, why would anyone
> want one!?!?
You'll recall that when "clad" coins were introduced in the
mid-'60s, the older silver coins disappeared from circulation
really fast? (Rarely, one might show up. I got a silver dime
in change some years ago, and didn't realize it until I tried
to use it in a vending machine -- and it didn't work.) The
coins are worth more than the face value now. That 1875 dime
has to be worth more than 10 cents in 1996 cents just for the
silver content alone, even if it's not in demand as a
collectible, right?
Anyway, back to the point. I don't know how the counterfeiting
laws would apply to Gladstone making up say, 10,000 exact
copies of an 1875 dime, even on light plastic, for gluing onto
covers of some issue of WDC&S as a souvenir bonus. Somebody
would have to check into that first. But a Number One Dime with
a picture of Cornelius Coot on the face and maybe an ear of corn
or two with the motto "Old Number One" on the back, something
that's obviously bogus and couldn't be passed off as a real
dime, I don't see any problems.
--Dwight Decker
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Markoff
DDMM 7
Message 120 -
1996-07-26 at 21:10:28
I just read DONALD DUCK AND MICKEY MOUSE 7. "On the Ball" was interesting as
a DD/MM crosover, but the plot was a littled clich=E9d and predictable. What
are the "past adventures" references harkening back to, if anything? Is it a
cartoon, for example, or one of those special issues of the 1950s-60s which
often had strange crossovers and are all but forgotten today?
It was good to see the 1944 Barks story "DD's Bay Lot," as most of the
previous Gladstone issues had only featured Barks stories from the narrow
range of 1957-1959. The issue was marred, however, by the paper, which
looked muddy and somewhat like those issues which Gladstone printed for a
while last year. And their quality had been going so well lately! I hope
this cheaper paper is just a temporary fluke.
DAVID (OR ANYONE WHO KNOWS):
What will be the last DDMM issue? I have one or two issues left in my
subscription. Will Gladstone send me a refund for the non-existent ones?
a DD/MM crosover, but the plot was a littled clich=E9d and predictable. What
are the "past adventures" references harkening back to, if anything? Is it a
cartoon, for example, or one of those special issues of the 1950s-60s which
often had strange crossovers and are all but forgotten today?
It was good to see the 1944 Barks story "DD's Bay Lot," as most of the
previous Gladstone issues had only featured Barks stories from the narrow
range of 1957-1959. The issue was marred, however, by the paper, which
looked muddy and somewhat like those issues which Gladstone printed for a
while last year. And their quality had been going so well lately! I hope
this cheaper paper is just a temporary fluke.
DAVID (OR ANYONE WHO KNOWS):
What will be the last DDMM issue? I have one or two issues left in my
subscription. Will Gladstone send me a refund for the non-existent ones?