Hi!
It's been a long time since I wrote anything to this list, but
I had the pleasure of meeting Don Rosa two weeks ago, so I
just HAD to write about that! ;o)
On August 1st, DON ROSA said:
> List-member Arthur Wolf had dinner here 3 days ago.
That's right, Don was so generous as to invite me and my friend
for dinner one day when we visited him in his house in Kentucky. It
was SO great!! I had the most wonderful vacation ever. First I went to
Washington DC and met a friend there whom I had met on the Internet
(it was exciting to meet eachother for the first time). There we stayed
for several days, then we went to Chicago (she lives there), where we
stayed the remainder of our vacation! It was the first time I had ever
been to the States, and being a HUGE fan of Don Rosa and being
'only' two states away from him, I couldn't resist sending him an email ...
and he found it okay for us to visit him. So on a wednesday we drove
down to Louisville. We thought it would be about 4 to 5 hours, but it
turned out to be 7 to and 8 hours back ... but it was all worth it, though!
When we got to Louisville we got off the highway and called Don. He
gave us instructions on how to reach his house. Some time later we
arrived and he and Annie were SO nice ... we had a terrific time! Don
showed us all around his studio and comics vault. -- I can confirm his
statements on this list a while ago about his 20 feet of Disney
comics ... and wow, all those other comics ... and 53 feet of TV Guides,
wow!!! :o))
After several hours of going "Ooooh!" and "Aaaah!" from all the
things Don showed us, we had a wonderful dinner and left shortly
afterwards. We found a motel close to Fort Knox and the next day
we drove further south to see Mammoth Cave. Anyway, it was GREAT,
and I still can't believe I was actually there. Although my friend, Amy,
had never read a Disney comic before (she's American ;o) she also
REALLY liked it and we would both like to thank Don and Annie once
again for their hospitality! In fact, Amy liked Rosa's work so much
that she got interested in Disney comics, subscribed to this mailing
list (Hi Amy!!!) and now she keeps asking me for more comics to
read! ;o)
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf
Disney Comics Worldwide: http://www.westbrabant.net/dcw
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Arthur De Wolf
My big adventure! :o)
Message 241 -
1998-08-13 at 20:26:08
Anders Chr. Sivebæk
All at sea - US 31
Message 242 -
1998-08-13 at 22:50:06
hello folks
Have any of you read the below mentioned story?
W US 31-01 17 60-02-12 US T:All At Sea [app:BB]
us : BL 4-353,GCA 24
w : US 31,US 137,WDCD 3
nl : 71-41+,KV.13,OD.28
se : 72-45+,VKFT 80*
dk : AA72-45+ (4 panels missing) ,DS 1980*
de : 73-09+,TGD 93
Has it been published newly? I heard that it will be in Germany
in year 2000. I also tried to get hold of GCA 24. Has any of you
read the story in full length. Would you be so friendly to tell us
about it? Or better still, do any of you have a copy, that I can buy?
It would then have to be in American, German, or some kind of
scandinavian.
Yes I know the story was published to times in DK. But the first
time was in the weekly (a bit ruined by summaries (4 panels), and
the other time in a socalled big book, were it appearted very made
up.
Obviously the story should be published in the Goldbook some year
or in the weekly (But in ONE issue, not parted.)
Anders Christian
(Email removed)
Have any of you read the below mentioned story?
W US 31-01 17 60-02-12 US T:All At Sea [app:BB]
us : BL 4-353,GCA 24
w : US 31,US 137,WDCD 3
nl : 71-41+,KV.13,OD.28
se : 72-45+,VKFT 80*
dk : AA72-45+ (4 panels missing) ,DS 1980*
de : 73-09+,TGD 93
Has it been published newly? I heard that it will be in Germany
in year 2000. I also tried to get hold of GCA 24. Has any of you
read the story in full length. Would you be so friendly to tell us
about it? Or better still, do any of you have a copy, that I can buy?
It would then have to be in American, German, or some kind of
scandinavian.
Yes I know the story was published to times in DK. But the first
time was in the weekly (a bit ruined by summaries (4 panels), and
the other time in a socalled big book, were it appearted very made
up.
Obviously the story should be published in the Goldbook some year
or in the weekly (But in ONE issue, not parted.)
Anders Christian
(Email removed)
Paolo Castagno
LITTLE HELPER & MONEY BIN #2
Message 243 -
1998-08-13 at 23:00:57
Hello,
> Does anyone know of a specific tale inwhich Gyro (or someone else)
> actually states that "Little Helper" was an invention of Gyros. I
> guess I always just accepted that he was and never gave it much thought.
In a recent issue of Topolino there is a story ("archimede e l'invasione dei
bi-edi" I TL 2183-C "Gyro and the invasion of replicated helper" more or
less...) where is stated that Gyro forgot to register the invention of Edy, and
so another dishonest inventor gains its property and replicates him... not a
very memorable story, but it states almos literally your words: "[Gyro] just
accepted that he was and never gave it much thought".
Ciao,
- Paolo
http://www.confor.it:2222/disney
> Does anyone know of a specific tale inwhich Gyro (or someone else)
> actually states that "Little Helper" was an invention of Gyros. I
> guess I always just accepted that he was and never gave it much thought.
In a recent issue of Topolino there is a story ("archimede e l'invasione dei
bi-edi" I TL 2183-C "Gyro and the invasion of replicated helper" more or
less...) where is stated that Gyro forgot to register the invention of Edy, and
so another dishonest inventor gains its property and replicates him... not a
very memorable story, but it states almos literally your words: "[Gyro] just
accepted that he was and never gave it much thought".
Ciao,
- Paolo
http://www.confor.it:2222/disney
Paolo Castagno
Of Mice & Men (seemed like an appropriate title ;-)
Message 244 -
1998-08-13 at 23:06:41
Hello,
Rich Bellacera wrote:
> O.K., here's the problem, it is my understanding that when Floyd
> Gottfredson originally wrote (and drew) his tales of Mickey, they
> did NOT have actual titles. I may be wrong, but it is my under-
> standing that such titles as "Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot"
> and "Mickey's Nephews" were assigned only AFTER the newspaper strips
> were reformatted for comic books (correct?).
I'm not 100% sure, but I think that Sunday pages were used to have the
title of the gag, expecially if it was going to be a "to be continued"
one.
>My problem is, if this was what
>his original intention was, then why was the fact that they were,
>EVEN in the first strip, his actual nephews, not clearly revealed?
Maybe Gottfredson wasn't sure if use M&F again, so they, not being his
nephews, could leave the scenes without any trouble.
- Paolo
Join the Disney Comics Webring at
http://www.confor.it:2222/disney
Rich Bellacera wrote:
> O.K., here's the problem, it is my understanding that when Floyd
> Gottfredson originally wrote (and drew) his tales of Mickey, they
> did NOT have actual titles. I may be wrong, but it is my under-
> standing that such titles as "Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot"
> and "Mickey's Nephews" were assigned only AFTER the newspaper strips
> were reformatted for comic books (correct?).
I'm not 100% sure, but I think that Sunday pages were used to have the
title of the gag, expecially if it was going to be a "to be continued"
one.
>My problem is, if this was what
>his original intention was, then why was the fact that they were,
>EVEN in the first strip, his actual nephews, not clearly revealed?
Maybe Gottfredson wasn't sure if use M&F again, so they, not being his
nephews, could leave the scenes without any trouble.
- Paolo
Join the Disney Comics Webring at
http://www.confor.it:2222/disney
Fluks, H.W.
Scroogettes
Message 245 -
1998-08-13 at 23:29:23
KATIE:
>> Story-Codes: D4953 and D6708
>I get the same error message about a x/perl or something when I try to use
>the DC Database.
>And I'm generally quite ignorant about story codes anyway. But I assume the
>stories you mean
>are "The Flowers" and "I.O.U...But who?" Correct me if I'm wrong.
From my private copy of the database:
D 4953 10 US Rde:Entenhausener Nächte
D 6708 10 US Rde:Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht
The titles are in German. Neither of the stories have been published in
the USA, as far as we know.
--Harry.
>> Story-Codes: D4953 and D6708
>I get the same error message about a x/perl or something when I try to use
>the DC Database.
>And I'm generally quite ignorant about story codes anyway. But I assume the
>stories you mean
>are "The Flowers" and "I.O.U...But who?" Correct me if I'm wrong.
From my private copy of the database:
D 4953 10 US Rde:Entenhausener Nächte
D 6708 10 US Rde:Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht
The titles are in German. Neither of the stories have been published in
the USA, as far as we know.
--Harry.
Fluks, H.W.
There are forty Beagle Boys!
Message 246 -
1998-08-13 at 23:45:38
Kriton:
> There are no less than 40 different Beagle Boys!
Reminds me of some Arabian story...
Now I wonder, should we index all the appearances of these numbers in
the Disney comics Database?
(No way *I'm* going to do that! 8-)
--Harry.
Harry Fluks, Leidschendam, The Netherlands
http://home.wxs.nl/~fluks4
http://members.xoom.com/bolderbast
> There are no less than 40 different Beagle Boys!
Reminds me of some Arabian story...
Now I wonder, should we index all the appearances of these numbers in
the Disney comics Database?
(No way *I'm* going to do that! 8-)
--Harry.
Harry Fluks, Leidschendam, The Netherlands
http://home.wxs.nl/~fluks4
http://members.xoom.com/bolderbast
Marco Barlotti
PKNA issue 0/1
Message 247 -
1998-08-13 at 23:47:17
OLE:
>It's a very nice index [on PKNA] you have, and I hope you'll find the time
>to fill in the latest issues (the current one is only no. 20).
Which means that only that issue is missing, doesn't it? Er, and the
"Speciale 1998", of course!
>How about some better scans of the covers BTW; I found some on
>the PK Home Page, and you can also take them directly from
>www.disney.it (if that's not against the rules?)
Maybe it's against the rules, but I'll try and do it. I knew the scans are
not good. This was a sort of experiment BTW...
>How come your index has the publishing dates as the 1st of every
>month, when the latest is from the 20.th of July?
Mmmmh. The issues don't carry a DAY but just a MONTH. For earlier issues
the day of publishing was random. All given, I decided for a standard "1st
of the month"...
>
>How long is the issue 0/1 joke going to run BTW? OK, I only just
>go it, but the early numbering has been confusing me a lot.
>
This was a NICE joke, but the editorial staff just ruined it.
There NEVER existed a 0/1 issue, but they had printed a cover and a
description, which I duly copied adding funny credits. But NOW they printed
the 1998 special with the *title* 0/1...! So as soon as I update my page
(this will be in September, 'cause I'm far from Firenze now) I'll remove
the nice funny credits and do things as due...
Marco
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it/DisneyIndex/PKNA.html
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it/Comics/Censored/PKNA
>It's a very nice index [on PKNA] you have, and I hope you'll find the time
>to fill in the latest issues (the current one is only no. 20).
Which means that only that issue is missing, doesn't it? Er, and the
"Speciale 1998", of course!
>How about some better scans of the covers BTW; I found some on
>the PK Home Page, and you can also take them directly from
>www.disney.it (if that's not against the rules?)
Maybe it's against the rules, but I'll try and do it. I knew the scans are
not good. This was a sort of experiment BTW...
>How come your index has the publishing dates as the 1st of every
>month, when the latest is from the 20.th of July?
Mmmmh. The issues don't carry a DAY but just a MONTH. For earlier issues
the day of publishing was random. All given, I decided for a standard "1st
of the month"...
>
>How long is the issue 0/1 joke going to run BTW? OK, I only just
>go it, but the early numbering has been confusing me a lot.
>
This was a NICE joke, but the editorial staff just ruined it.
There NEVER existed a 0/1 issue, but they had printed a cover and a
description, which I duly copied adding funny credits. But NOW they printed
the 1998 special with the *title* 0/1...! So as soon as I update my page
(this will be in September, 'cause I'm far from Firenze now) I'll remove
the nice funny credits and do things as due...
Marco
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it/DisneyIndex/PKNA.html
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it/Comics/Censored/PKNA
Donald D. Markstein
Junkville Journal
Message 248 -
1998-08-14 at 00:27:22
Just a quick reminder that there's less than 24 hours left
in my auction on eBay, the on-line auction house
(located at http://www.ebay.com). It's your chance to
take advantage of my temporary financial distress to
glom onto copies of Four Color #s 29, 62, and 108. (Look
for eBay item numbers 24548591, 24548117, and 24547424.)
Quack, Don=
in my auction on eBay, the on-line auction house
(located at http://www.ebay.com). It's your chance to
take advantage of my temporary financial distress to
glom onto copies of Four Color #s 29, 62, and 108. (Look
for eBay item numbers 24548591, 24548117, and 24547424.)
Quack, Don=
Marquetta Pisarcik
1998---and still flying fast....
Message 249 -
1998-08-14 at 04:06:05
Sorry about the off topic subject---anyone every read "Future Shock" by
Alvin Toffler??? It's kinda creepy when you think about all the things
this man wrote about in the early '70s coming true (or nearly true).
Time does have a way of slipping away from you---especially when you're
having FUN!
I think that one of the strongest reasons I love comics is that they
allow us to return to another time & visit familiar, comfortable places
(Duckburg is almost as real as Pittsburgh to me---have to keep reminding
myself that the atlas doesn't list it as a city on its maps :) ).
Time keeps flying & change is ---but our favorite Duck comics remain
ever stable.
Marquetta
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Alvin Toffler??? It's kinda creepy when you think about all the things
this man wrote about in the early '70s coming true (or nearly true).
Time does have a way of slipping away from you---especially when you're
having FUN!
I think that one of the strongest reasons I love comics is that they
allow us to return to another time & visit familiar, comfortable places
(Duckburg is almost as real as Pittsburgh to me---have to keep reminding
myself that the atlas doesn't list it as a city on its maps :) ).
Time keeps flying & change is ---but our favorite Duck comics remain
ever stable.
Marquetta
______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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******************************************
Jonathan Markoff
UNCLE SCROOGE 313
Message 250 -
1998-08-14 at 06:32:35
I actually got this issue a few days ago, but didn't find time to post until
now.
**SPOILERS**
It's never good to make rapid judgements after reading something for the
first time, but "Trapped in Castle Rollingstein" could easily be my favorite
Dutch Duck story. I have a Dutch issue containg the first 20 pages of this
story (ending at the cliffhanger right before the Ducks meet Jonathan
Barker), so when I learned that it would be published in the USA I eagerly
awaited the chance to learn the ending. And now that I've seen it, what an
unusual comeuppance for the villain! (I won't say what it is, because I know
Kriton will ignore my spoiler warning!) The new script by Arthur de Wolf and
David Gerstein added in some funny jokes not in the original: the accents,
the "Lost in the Andes" gag, the "cruelty to vampires" line, and the brazen
"necking" pun. The last two issues of U$ have been great reminders that the
USA and Italia aren't the only two countries capable of spawning great Duck
writers. I hope Gladstone prints more Dutch work. May I suggest a story
called "All the Money in Duckburg," written by Evert Geradts and coded H
86178? (Only a few of the readers on this list understand the irony of this
statement...)
"Mickey's Top Secret Ambition." I realize that Mickey has been unfairly
kicked around in favor of the Ducks, and Gladstone is trying to compensate
his fans, but putting him in the ultimate number-one Ducks-only comic book
seems to be an awkward way of doing that. This story isn't particularly
memorable, either, although the art is fairly good.
"The Fantastic River Race." This is an IDEAL choice of a Barks reprint!
Never printed in a regular comic book since the dawn of Gladstone, and with
its retroactive historical importance created by "The Life of Scrooge" and
"A Little Something Special," it was an extremely welcome appearance. The
tornado scene is one of Barks' single most action-filled panels, and we get
to see a Beagle sans mask (is that the only such occurence in a Barks
story?). The "Uncle Scrooge Goes to Disneyland" frame setup sort of marred
the story, however, with the jolting "return to 'reality'" in the last
panel. Ratchet Gearloose, whose persona was expanded by the inclusion of his
"clearitatin' pills" in Lo$, is an interesting character--what kind of
Helper did he have? ;-) Blackheart Beagle, most recently seen falling from a
statue of Cornelius Coot, has become a Duck Universe celebrity in his own
right, although I've wondered, if this story takes place in 1882, how old
must he have been at the time of said fall? And look at the numbers of
Blackheart's sons--were they bequeathed to the next generation?
Lastly, looking at the stills from the "Uncle Scrooge and Money" cartoon, I
begin to understand why it is often regarded as one of the lowest points of
Scrooge's "career".
**END SPOILERS**
BTW, are the Gladstone e-mail boxes functioning again?
--Jonathan Markoff
"Maybe we should call ourselves the 'Dirty Doublecrossing Dogs!'"
--Don Rosa, "The Master of the Mississippi"
now.
**SPOILERS**
It's never good to make rapid judgements after reading something for the
first time, but "Trapped in Castle Rollingstein" could easily be my favorite
Dutch Duck story. I have a Dutch issue containg the first 20 pages of this
story (ending at the cliffhanger right before the Ducks meet Jonathan
Barker), so when I learned that it would be published in the USA I eagerly
awaited the chance to learn the ending. And now that I've seen it, what an
unusual comeuppance for the villain! (I won't say what it is, because I know
Kriton will ignore my spoiler warning!) The new script by Arthur de Wolf and
David Gerstein added in some funny jokes not in the original: the accents,
the "Lost in the Andes" gag, the "cruelty to vampires" line, and the brazen
"necking" pun. The last two issues of U$ have been great reminders that the
USA and Italia aren't the only two countries capable of spawning great Duck
writers. I hope Gladstone prints more Dutch work. May I suggest a story
called "All the Money in Duckburg," written by Evert Geradts and coded H
86178? (Only a few of the readers on this list understand the irony of this
statement...)
"Mickey's Top Secret Ambition." I realize that Mickey has been unfairly
kicked around in favor of the Ducks, and Gladstone is trying to compensate
his fans, but putting him in the ultimate number-one Ducks-only comic book
seems to be an awkward way of doing that. This story isn't particularly
memorable, either, although the art is fairly good.
"The Fantastic River Race." This is an IDEAL choice of a Barks reprint!
Never printed in a regular comic book since the dawn of Gladstone, and with
its retroactive historical importance created by "The Life of Scrooge" and
"A Little Something Special," it was an extremely welcome appearance. The
tornado scene is one of Barks' single most action-filled panels, and we get
to see a Beagle sans mask (is that the only such occurence in a Barks
story?). The "Uncle Scrooge Goes to Disneyland" frame setup sort of marred
the story, however, with the jolting "return to 'reality'" in the last
panel. Ratchet Gearloose, whose persona was expanded by the inclusion of his
"clearitatin' pills" in Lo$, is an interesting character--what kind of
Helper did he have? ;-) Blackheart Beagle, most recently seen falling from a
statue of Cornelius Coot, has become a Duck Universe celebrity in his own
right, although I've wondered, if this story takes place in 1882, how old
must he have been at the time of said fall? And look at the numbers of
Blackheart's sons--were they bequeathed to the next generation?
Lastly, looking at the stills from the "Uncle Scrooge and Money" cartoon, I
begin to understand why it is often regarded as one of the lowest points of
Scrooge's "career".
**END SPOILERS**
BTW, are the Gladstone e-mail boxes functioning again?
--Jonathan Markoff
"Maybe we should call ourselves the 'Dirty Doublecrossing Dogs!'"
--Don Rosa, "The Master of the Mississippi"
Eckert, Claudio, InfraServ-Hoechst/DE
Scrogettes
Message 251 -
1998-08-14 at 10:40:10
Katie:
Sorry for thinking german while writing english... =20
Another try: :-)
There is a picture at your webpage including all Scroogettes. One of
them holds flowers in her hand. She seems to be the same character as
the one in the two stories I found. (But the name differs...) Well, =
I'll
better send you some scans... <s>
- Claudio (testing another mail-program to get rid of this %$$=A7 =
"=3D" -
symbols)
Sorry for thinking german while writing english... =20
Another try: :-)
There is a picture at your webpage including all Scroogettes. One of
them holds flowers in her hand. She seems to be the same character as
the one in the two stories I found. (But the name differs...) Well, =
I'll
better send you some scans... <s>
- Claudio (testing another mail-program to get rid of this %$$=A7 =
"=3D" -
symbols)
Berglund
: All at sea
Message 252 -
1998-08-14 at 12:27:57
ANDERS CHRISTIAN: (about "all at sea")
Has any of you
>read the story in full length. Would you be so friendly to tell us
>about it?
I've read it, but I don't know if the Swedish VKFT 1980 book is the same as
the Danish version...
***SPOILERS***
-"All at sea"-
Scrooge, Donald & The nephews travel in disguise by sailboat to collect some
gold in a bank, hoping not to attract every criminal in the world while
they're at it. The nephews bring some white mice along that breed
ferociously & Scrooge tries to outnumber the villains by "remodelling" the
gold...
A quite good story actually....
***END OF SPOILERS***
Hope this helps, I'm sure others on this list remember it in more detail
than I do.
/Martin Berglund
Has any of you
>read the story in full length. Would you be so friendly to tell us
>about it?
I've read it, but I don't know if the Swedish VKFT 1980 book is the same as
the Danish version...
***SPOILERS***
-"All at sea"-
Scrooge, Donald & The nephews travel in disguise by sailboat to collect some
gold in a bank, hoping not to attract every criminal in the world while
they're at it. The nephews bring some white mice along that breed
ferociously & Scrooge tries to outnumber the villains by "remodelling" the
gold...
A quite good story actually....
***END OF SPOILERS***
Hope this helps, I'm sure others on this list remember it in more detail
than I do.
/Martin Berglund
Anders Chr. Sivebæk
OS 1010-03 The weather watchers
Message 253 -
1998-08-14 at 17:13:30
Hello
I just received a great package from Ehapa (Thank you, so much Georg)
The first I come to think of is that I've never seen OS 1010-03 - The
weather
watchers. It was published as supplement to three weeklies in 1960. So the
story, however it is, suddenly deserves a re-publication...
Has anyone read it?
Anders Chrsitian
(Email removed)
I just received a great package from Ehapa (Thank you, so much Georg)
The first I come to think of is that I've never seen OS 1010-03 - The
weather
watchers. It was published as supplement to three weeklies in 1960. So the
story, however it is, suddenly deserves a re-publication...
Has anyone read it?
Anders Chrsitian
(Email removed)
Soeren Krarup Olesen
Who is the lucky owner
Message 254 -
1998-08-14 at 21:12:57
Does anyone on this mail list have the following Topolino's:
971 and/or 925?
It is all part of my huge Adriana Cristina investigation :-)
Soeren
971 and/or 925?
It is all part of my huge Adriana Cristina investigation :-)
Soeren
Kriton Kyrimis
Disney comics Digest V98 #197
Message 255 -
1998-08-14 at 21:31:51
MARQUETTA:
> (Duckburg is almost as real as Pittsburgh to me---have to keep reminding
> myself that the atlas doesn't list it as a city on its maps :) ).
For those of us who haven't been to Pittsburgh, I bet that Duckburg
is *more* real than Pittsburgh! (Substitute "Athens" for Pittsburgh,
and I'm sure you'll feel the same way about my home city.)
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
-----
"What would *I* do if I were me?"
-----
> (Duckburg is almost as real as Pittsburgh to me---have to keep reminding
> myself that the atlas doesn't list it as a city on its maps :) ).
For those of us who haven't been to Pittsburgh, I bet that Duckburg
is *more* real than Pittsburgh! (Substitute "Athens" for Pittsburgh,
and I'm sure you'll feel the same way about my home city.)
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
-----
"What would *I* do if I were me?"
-----