Just released to newsstands here in China is their 10th Anniversay
celebration book (recognizing 10 years of Disney comics in China). The
book is very nice and has boigraphies for Walt, Gottfredson, Barks, Rosa,
Branca, Madsen, Halas and the McGreals along with a sampling of their
stories (my favorite being "Spider-Mouse" (about Mickey being bitten by a
spider and gaining superpowers, but then evolving into an eight-legged
freak).
The book also contains a mini-profiles for several of the main Disney
characters, which is where I was able to get some of the final names for
Chinese translation recently.
Anyhow, in the profile for Morty & Ferdy (with a "y") there is a brief
mention of a Soccer Team with a group portrait. I was translating from
Chinese to English, a reverse process from the normal way I have been
working, so I had some difficulty decifering the names of the team members.
Here's what I *think* they are:
Coach Julian (a large bulldog man)
Morty & Ferdy (Mickey's nephews)
Gilbert (Goofy's nephew)
Spike (a chubby goose-boy)
Wally (a dognose boy)
Kevin (a chicken boy)
Pat (a chubby pig-boy)
Mitchell (a cow-boy)
Haskle (a dognose boy)
Sly (a cat-boy)
Nipper (a rat-boy)
I'm not sure, but I think the NAME of the Soccer team is "The Riverbank
Soccer Team"?
Are these correct? If not, what should they be?
When did this soccer team first appear and do any of these kids (aside from
M&F and Gilbert) or the Coach have any backstory outside the soccer team?
It's too bad the creator of this team's stories didn't include other
previously existing Mouseton kids instead of all-new creations. Kids like
Bertie the Jinx (Clarabell's cousin), Plato Pigg (Percy & Patricia's son),
Alvin (Morty's pal) and Metropolis Cottonbottom, would have been nice to
see. It would be interesting if a girl's soccer team comprised of Melody &
Millie (Minnie's nieces), Peggy Pigg, Itsy-Betsy (Clarabelle's niece), and
maybe a young niece for Horace existed, too.
In anycase, one of the recent issues of Milaoshu (Mickey Mouse) also has a
story prominently featuring Morty & Ferdy's mom, Mickey's sister!
Unfortunately I couldn't determine if she was ever called Felicity, though.
It's funny, though, to think that Felicity Fieldmouse is a "Soccer Mom"!
LOL!
-Rich
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Xephyr
Morty & Ferdie's Soccer Team
Message 46 -
2003-06-03 at 09:06:51
Katie Sullivan
Academic ducks
Message 47 -
2003-06-03 at 09:20:29
>Finally, a hearty welcome back to Katie Sullivan! I always
>enjoyed you=
>r postings and have missed your presence on the mailing list.
Aww, thank you! :)
>When you las=
>t contributed I remember you mentioning that you were starting
>college, and=
>now you are 23 and have a degree in Literature! Boy, does time
>fly by!!! =
Indeed it does!!
> By the way, did you get to use any of Barks' stories for
>literature term p=
>apers? :)
Funny you should mention that. My "capstone" paper, a 25+ page
research paper meant to "cap" off my literature studies, was
about the ducks! We were allowed to choose almost any topic we
wished to write about, and I of course chose my Duckburgian
friends. :) I went back and forth in my mind numerous times
while deciding what angle I wanted to investigate. I wanted to
write about EVERYTHING, but unfortunately time was limisted.
Eventually I ran out of time for a more in-depth research
project, so I did a comparison of Daisy Duck and Glittering
Goldie as feminist figures. (I got an A- grade on the paper, so
it must have turned out okay!) I do plan to post the paper on
my website some time soon. I'd be happy to announce it on the
list when it's available. :)
Katie
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>enjoyed you=
>r postings and have missed your presence on the mailing list.
Aww, thank you! :)
>When you las=
>t contributed I remember you mentioning that you were starting
>college, and=
>now you are 23 and have a degree in Literature! Boy, does time
>fly by!!! =
Indeed it does!!
> By the way, did you get to use any of Barks' stories for
>literature term p=
>apers? :)
Funny you should mention that. My "capstone" paper, a 25+ page
research paper meant to "cap" off my literature studies, was
about the ducks! We were allowed to choose almost any topic we
wished to write about, and I of course chose my Duckburgian
friends. :) I went back and forth in my mind numerous times
while deciding what angle I wanted to investigate. I wanted to
write about EVERYTHING, but unfortunately time was limisted.
Eventually I ran out of time for a more in-depth research
project, so I did a comparison of Daisy Duck and Glittering
Goldie as feminist figures. (I got an A- grade on the paper, so
it must have turned out okay!) I do plan to post the paper on
my website some time soon. I'd be happy to announce it on the
list when it's available. :)
Katie
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Stefan Persson
Morty & Ferdie's Soccer Team
Message 48 -
2003-06-03 at 09:21:21
xephyr at cwnet.com wrote:
> I'm not sure, but I think the NAME of the Soccer team is "The Riverbank
> Soccer Team"?
According to Inducks:
Riverside Rovers (Soccer team) [abbrev:Riverside Rovers] [MF]
| [occurrences:17]
| [occ. in story indexes : 3] [D:3]
| [occ. in br issue index: 6]
| [occ. in de issue index: 2, SV Entenhausen]
| [occ. in fi issue index: 1]
| [occ. in no issue index: 1]
| [occ. in se issue index: 4, BK Bl?b?ren]
Stefan
> I'm not sure, but I think the NAME of the Soccer team is "The Riverbank
> Soccer Team"?
According to Inducks:
Riverside Rovers (Soccer team) [abbrev:Riverside Rovers] [MF]
| [occurrences:17]
| [occ. in story indexes : 3] [D:3]
| [occ. in br issue index: 6]
| [occ. in de issue index: 2, SV Entenhausen]
| [occ. in fi issue index: 1]
| [occ. in no issue index: 1]
| [occ. in se issue index: 4, BK Bl?b?ren]
Stefan
Sgarciab
Donald's parents
Message 49 -
2003-06-03 at 10:38:02
Stefan:
>>[...] Donald's parents do not necessarily have to be dead; they might be
living happily on the other side of the world
That's it! In my point of view, they couldn't stand his bad temper ;-)
Santiago.
>>[...] Donald's parents do not necessarily have to be dead; they might be
living happily on the other side of the world
That's it! In my point of view, they couldn't stand his bad temper ;-)
Santiago.
Sgarciab
Generation gap in America
Message 50 -
2003-06-03 at 10:43:40
Katie:
>>I graduated with a degree in Literature last month, so I'm back!
Welcome back, Katie!
>>Dad read these stories and more to me over and over again before I
was even able to read them myself. When I did learn to read, I kept
on enjoying the duck stories...
That makes two of us: Me too, I learned to read with Disney comics. In my
case, there were my elder brothers who made me keen on. Nowadays, it's me
the owner of our collection ;-)
Santiago.
>>I graduated with a degree in Literature last month, so I'm back!
Welcome back, Katie!
>>Dad read these stories and more to me over and over again before I
was even able to read them myself. When I did learn to read, I kept
on enjoying the duck stories...
That makes two of us: Me too, I learned to read with Disney comics. In my
case, there were my elder brothers who made me keen on. Nowadays, it's me
the owner of our collection ;-)
Santiago.
Xephyr
Donald's parents
Message 51 -
2003-06-03 at 11:34:18
Stefan:
>>[...] Donald's parents do not necessarily have to be dead; they might be
living happily on the other side of the world
sgarciab:
> That's it! In my point of view, they couldn't stand his bad temper ;-)
I can buy that, of a sort. In the same manner that some parents send their
kids off to some boarding school to be raised, it is not so uncommon that
some parents are less equipped to handle high-spirited children and often
let another relative, very commonly a grand-parent, raise the child. In
Hortense & Quackmore's case, perhaps Donald proved more than they could
handle and Grandma Duck said, "Let me have Donny for a while." Hortense &
Quackmore could have had no such discipline problems with Della, so they
continued to raise her themselves. Meanwhile, H&Q could easily have
visited Donny and Grandma many times over the years while Donald grew to
young adulthood. At some point, maybe he returned home, or left for the
Naval Academy? LOL! :-) Back to being serious, though, it really isn't
that bizarre to imagine parents allowing grandparents to raise their kids,
especially today when so many families become single-parent ones. Maybe
Egmont is being to narrow-minded about what constitutes a parent (good or
bad) and why some make choices others might never consider.
By extension, I don't see why this same scenario couldn't have played out
with HD&L.... I mean they did almost blow-up their father! Donald may have
turned out to be much more capable than Della of handling the triplets.
-Rich
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>>[...] Donald's parents do not necessarily have to be dead; they might be
living happily on the other side of the world
sgarciab:
> That's it! In my point of view, they couldn't stand his bad temper ;-)
I can buy that, of a sort. In the same manner that some parents send their
kids off to some boarding school to be raised, it is not so uncommon that
some parents are less equipped to handle high-spirited children and often
let another relative, very commonly a grand-parent, raise the child. In
Hortense & Quackmore's case, perhaps Donald proved more than they could
handle and Grandma Duck said, "Let me have Donny for a while." Hortense &
Quackmore could have had no such discipline problems with Della, so they
continued to raise her themselves. Meanwhile, H&Q could easily have
visited Donny and Grandma many times over the years while Donald grew to
young adulthood. At some point, maybe he returned home, or left for the
Naval Academy? LOL! :-) Back to being serious, though, it really isn't
that bizarre to imagine parents allowing grandparents to raise their kids,
especially today when so many families become single-parent ones. Maybe
Egmont is being to narrow-minded about what constitutes a parent (good or
bad) and why some make choices others might never consider.
By extension, I don't see why this same scenario couldn't have played out
with HD&L.... I mean they did almost blow-up their father! Donald may have
turned out to be much more capable than Della of handling the triplets.
-Rich
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Three favourite comics and how my collectio'n got started
Message 52 -
2003-06-03 at 13:55:12
In my case it has to be these three. And it's all due to nostalgic
reasons. I read these in Swedish Disney comics in 1973 when I was 12
years old. A friend of mine had inherited a bunch of old Disney comics
from his older brother and I borrowed them and read them through. And
the first one that really got to me was.
1. The flying dutchman. Published as a serial in three parts in Kalle
Anka & c:o ( a Swedish WDC) in 1962 I think. I thought that it was both
very exciting and full of suspence and humour. This dark threat all
through the story of this mysterious enemy. And then the logic and
explaining ending of the story. It has been my favourite Disney story
ever since.
2. The Paul Murry 5 part remake of Gottfredssons story where Black Pete
abducts women from a dude ranch. Minnie and Clarabelle are there so
Mickey and Goofy come to rescue them from this gentleman bandit. They
don't know then that it is Black Pete. The story had suspense and
science and lot's of humour. Published in 5 parts in 1962.
3. The old castle's secret. Published in one part in 1966 in a comic
named Walt Disney's serier ( WD comics). This title was used for longer
stories but most of them were still serialised in the weekly Kalle Anka.
These old comics were from 1956 (one issue) up till 1966. Most of them
were from 1961 to 1963. In all issues there was at least one serial.
That meant that most of the time I couldn't read the full story because
one or more part were in an issue that were missing from this pile of
comics. I was ever so glad that the two above were complete. Another
favourite that also was complete was Land of the Pygmee indians.
Later on when I was 18 I bought this stack of comics from him. They are
not fine copies, they mostly were in a Good rating. Quite a few of them
lacked cover and some missed the midpages sot that would mean Poor.
Although at this time I was completely unaware of such things as quality
ratings on comics. I was ever so happy to find a Disney comic from the
-60:ies even if it didn't have a cover or even if the mid pages were
missing. So when I bought these we were talking of about 1 Swedish krona
apeice if it was complete. This was very cheap I have understood later
on. Anyhow this stack of comics and my own Kalle Anka which I got my
first in 1967 ( still got it, it has no cover and is taped ) was what
started my wish to have more of these wonderful comics.
I had begun buying the weekly regularly in the mid of 1968 and had
almost every issue of 1969. Then in 1970 my parents subscribed to the
weekly for me and I have been a subscriber ever since.
I remember the joy when I got the money on Saturday to go to the Tobacco
store to buy the next issue of the weekly. I opened it immediately many
times and stood outside the Tobacco store to read the continuation of
the serial. Often the Mickey and Goofy Paul Murry stories. Of course by
that time I didn't have the faintest Idea about different artists. I
didn't even think about that some human being did the stories. I just
knew that my favourite ones were these were Mickey and Goofy was drawed
the way they were, that is by Paul Murry. And then there from time to
time was some stories that were labeled "Favorit i repris" (Favourite in
reprint) that I liked very much. These were either 10 page Barks that
were for some reason badly reproduced. When I look at them it seems that
if someone else were trying to fill in the original drawings lines to
make them stronger. Also Donald's beak was redrawn and shortened. The
same filling in seems to be the case for the 8 page Li'l Wolf that were
also reprinted. If you compare them with the original thin lines from
the comics of the 40:ies the reprints have coarse and thick lines.
Can anyone here answer the question on why the reprints had so much
lower quality artwise ?
Shortly after I bought this stack of comics i found a shop for used
coins stamps books and comics in our city of Norrk?ping. I sometimes
found some missing comics there but they were mostly newer ones that I
already had. Then in the winter that year there was the whole year of
the weekly from 1961 on the shelf. I can't remember what it cost but it
was to me a lot of money ( would guess at about 700-800 Swedish krona).
I did not have a job and I only got a small allowance from my parents.
As soon as I saw it I knew I gotta have it. I didn't have enough money
on me and I could not get back in time to buy it the same day before the
shop closed. So I was going to go there the next day. I couldn't get the
shop keeper to put it away for me so I HOOOOOOOPED that noone would buy
it before me. Come morning and I had 39 degrees of fever (102.2
Farenheit) so I couldn't bicycle down to the shop or to whitdraw money
on the postoffice. So I begged my father to lend me the money and to
drive me there all wrapped up in lots of clothes and he did. I still
remember when I came out of the shop and he answered me if I was pleased
now, with a smile on his face. He couldn't and has never understood my
passion for comics but he was obviously happy that he could make his son
happy by doing this favour.
So I was sick for some days but it sure didn't bother me none !!!
And about a half year later I saw an ad in "buy and sell" in the paper
for the complete 1957, 1958 and 1959 of the weekly. I do remember that
he asked for 500 Swedish krona per year and I thought that it was quite
much, but I was hooked. He turned out to be a dealer and so I was
introduced to comicdom for real.
Around this time you got about 5 Swedish krona for a US dollar.
Of course later on I have found out that the weekly from the -60:ies are
available in abundance in moderate quality ratings VG or so. But I
remember how jealous I was on my friend for having these old Disney
comics. And boy did I want to have them instead but he was not willing
to sell them then.
Well, hope this long mail was interesting to some of you at least.
Ola in a blue skye Stockholm +28
reasons. I read these in Swedish Disney comics in 1973 when I was 12
years old. A friend of mine had inherited a bunch of old Disney comics
from his older brother and I borrowed them and read them through. And
the first one that really got to me was.
1. The flying dutchman. Published as a serial in three parts in Kalle
Anka & c:o ( a Swedish WDC) in 1962 I think. I thought that it was both
very exciting and full of suspence and humour. This dark threat all
through the story of this mysterious enemy. And then the logic and
explaining ending of the story. It has been my favourite Disney story
ever since.
2. The Paul Murry 5 part remake of Gottfredssons story where Black Pete
abducts women from a dude ranch. Minnie and Clarabelle are there so
Mickey and Goofy come to rescue them from this gentleman bandit. They
don't know then that it is Black Pete. The story had suspense and
science and lot's of humour. Published in 5 parts in 1962.
3. The old castle's secret. Published in one part in 1966 in a comic
named Walt Disney's serier ( WD comics). This title was used for longer
stories but most of them were still serialised in the weekly Kalle Anka.
These old comics were from 1956 (one issue) up till 1966. Most of them
were from 1961 to 1963. In all issues there was at least one serial.
That meant that most of the time I couldn't read the full story because
one or more part were in an issue that were missing from this pile of
comics. I was ever so glad that the two above were complete. Another
favourite that also was complete was Land of the Pygmee indians.
Later on when I was 18 I bought this stack of comics from him. They are
not fine copies, they mostly were in a Good rating. Quite a few of them
lacked cover and some missed the midpages sot that would mean Poor.
Although at this time I was completely unaware of such things as quality
ratings on comics. I was ever so happy to find a Disney comic from the
-60:ies even if it didn't have a cover or even if the mid pages were
missing. So when I bought these we were talking of about 1 Swedish krona
apeice if it was complete. This was very cheap I have understood later
on. Anyhow this stack of comics and my own Kalle Anka which I got my
first in 1967 ( still got it, it has no cover and is taped ) was what
started my wish to have more of these wonderful comics.
I had begun buying the weekly regularly in the mid of 1968 and had
almost every issue of 1969. Then in 1970 my parents subscribed to the
weekly for me and I have been a subscriber ever since.
I remember the joy when I got the money on Saturday to go to the Tobacco
store to buy the next issue of the weekly. I opened it immediately many
times and stood outside the Tobacco store to read the continuation of
the serial. Often the Mickey and Goofy Paul Murry stories. Of course by
that time I didn't have the faintest Idea about different artists. I
didn't even think about that some human being did the stories. I just
knew that my favourite ones were these were Mickey and Goofy was drawed
the way they were, that is by Paul Murry. And then there from time to
time was some stories that were labeled "Favorit i repris" (Favourite in
reprint) that I liked very much. These were either 10 page Barks that
were for some reason badly reproduced. When I look at them it seems that
if someone else were trying to fill in the original drawings lines to
make them stronger. Also Donald's beak was redrawn and shortened. The
same filling in seems to be the case for the 8 page Li'l Wolf that were
also reprinted. If you compare them with the original thin lines from
the comics of the 40:ies the reprints have coarse and thick lines.
Can anyone here answer the question on why the reprints had so much
lower quality artwise ?
Shortly after I bought this stack of comics i found a shop for used
coins stamps books and comics in our city of Norrk?ping. I sometimes
found some missing comics there but they were mostly newer ones that I
already had. Then in the winter that year there was the whole year of
the weekly from 1961 on the shelf. I can't remember what it cost but it
was to me a lot of money ( would guess at about 700-800 Swedish krona).
I did not have a job and I only got a small allowance from my parents.
As soon as I saw it I knew I gotta have it. I didn't have enough money
on me and I could not get back in time to buy it the same day before the
shop closed. So I was going to go there the next day. I couldn't get the
shop keeper to put it away for me so I HOOOOOOOPED that noone would buy
it before me. Come morning and I had 39 degrees of fever (102.2
Farenheit) so I couldn't bicycle down to the shop or to whitdraw money
on the postoffice. So I begged my father to lend me the money and to
drive me there all wrapped up in lots of clothes and he did. I still
remember when I came out of the shop and he answered me if I was pleased
now, with a smile on his face. He couldn't and has never understood my
passion for comics but he was obviously happy that he could make his son
happy by doing this favour.
So I was sick for some days but it sure didn't bother me none !!!
And about a half year later I saw an ad in "buy and sell" in the paper
for the complete 1957, 1958 and 1959 of the weekly. I do remember that
he asked for 500 Swedish krona per year and I thought that it was quite
much, but I was hooked. He turned out to be a dealer and so I was
introduced to comicdom for real.
Around this time you got about 5 Swedish krona for a US dollar.
Of course later on I have found out that the weekly from the -60:ies are
available in abundance in moderate quality ratings VG or so. But I
remember how jealous I was on my friend for having these old Disney
comics. And boy did I want to have them instead but he was not willing
to sell them then.
Well, hope this long mail was interesting to some of you at least.
Ola in a blue skye Stockholm +28
Michael Schartau
Academic ducks
Message 53 -
2003-06-03 at 15:14:41
----- Original Message -----
From: "Katie Sullivan" <vazali at yahoo.com>
I do plan to post the paper on
> my website some time soon. I'd be happy to announce it on the
> list when it's available. :)
>
> Katie
>
Please do!
/Michael
From: "Katie Sullivan" <vazali at yahoo.com>
I do plan to post the paper on
> my website some time soon. I'd be happy to announce it on the
> list when it's available. :)
>
> Katie
>
Please do!
/Michael
John Kinkaid
Italian comics....again
Message 54 -
2003-06-03 at 15:33:44
Hi all,
A little while ago, I've asked the Italian members on this list if they were
willing to help me get some more italian comics. So far, the only reply I
got was from an American guy (who doesn't seem to like the dutch collectord,
btw...:-)). Does that mean that there are no Italian members on this list?
Or do they all think that I surely got so many replies that theirs wasn't
needed? Or do they dislike the dutch as mutch as this one guy that did
answer???? Anyway: I'd still like very much to get some more italian books,
like I maestri Disney, Zio Paperoni etc. etc.
Anyone??? Please???
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A little while ago, I've asked the Italian members on this list if they were
willing to help me get some more italian comics. So far, the only reply I
got was from an American guy (who doesn't seem to like the dutch collectord,
btw...:-)). Does that mean that there are no Italian members on this list?
Or do they all think that I surely got so many replies that theirs wasn't
needed? Or do they dislike the dutch as mutch as this one guy that did
answer???? Anyway: I'd still like very much to get some more italian books,
like I maestri Disney, Zio Paperoni etc. etc.
Anyone??? Please???
_________________________________________________________________
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Rodney-selfhelpbikeco
Our introduction to Disney comics
Message 55 -
2003-06-03 at 15:58:35
I like the idea of the thread that's gotten started about our introduction to Disney comics. My story isn't so unusual, but I may as well tell it here anyway.
I was always a slightly eccentric kid. My parents were very good about teaching me that just because something isn't brand new or current, that it doesn't mean that it's not worthwhile. Black and white movies and TV shows weren't considered unusual in our house, and that's exactly the sort of thing that I ate up (As a 5 year old, I named two goldfish after Fred and Ethyl Mertz on I Love Lucy). I was also very drawn to all things Disney, especially the older material.
When I was 7, almost 8, my parents had another child. While in the hospital, I was taken to the gift shop, where I was allowed pick out a comic book. I loved the newspaper comics, and I was always on the lookout for comics, but even in 1986 comics were getting tough to find in the US....especially ones that weren't super-hero books (which I had no interest in). Anyhow, the book I chose was Gladstone's Walt Disney Comics Digest #1. I have to admit, I didn't like it very much. I remember it had Walt Kelly's adaption of The Three Cabellero's, and I remember a Barks 10-pager, but I can't think of the story title. I'm not sure why I didn't like it. It just didn't work with me at the time.
Fast forward a year or two, when my parents decided to buy a few gifts for us kids (we didn't celebrate Christmas, but we still would periodically have "gift days"). In addition to a microscope, I got a few Disney comics (these I still have....WDCS528, DD262, MM236). This time, I loved them! I remember being delighted with Don Rosa's 'Oolated Luck' 10-pager, especially. I read in the letters and adverts about this wonderful artist named Carl Barks, and I became very curious. Whenever I got the chance, I'd buy Disney comics (usually every 3 or 4 months at this stage, as money was tight and no places seemed to consistantly carry the books), and eventually I discovered why people said Barks was so great. I'd also eat up everything I could get by Rosa and Gottfredson. As I got older, I additionally learned to have great respect for Murray and Van Horn. (Murray's work was hard for me, because I hardly ever got 3 consecutive issues of WDCS).
I lost interest for several years, when one rainy afternoon, I pulled out a set of the CBL, and started reading again. I realized how special these books were and are, and I realized that unless I held onto the books that I had, and kept collecting them, that my children (when we have them) may never get to experience the world of humor and adventure that I always had with me.
There have been a couple of setbacks, but I've got 5 sets of the hardbound CBL, and about 450 comics. All Disney. I've had to slow down a bit with my collecting, but my kids will always have a wealth of Duck and Mouse comic fun whenever they're ready for it.
rodney.
I was always a slightly eccentric kid. My parents were very good about teaching me that just because something isn't brand new or current, that it doesn't mean that it's not worthwhile. Black and white movies and TV shows weren't considered unusual in our house, and that's exactly the sort of thing that I ate up (As a 5 year old, I named two goldfish after Fred and Ethyl Mertz on I Love Lucy). I was also very drawn to all things Disney, especially the older material.
When I was 7, almost 8, my parents had another child. While in the hospital, I was taken to the gift shop, where I was allowed pick out a comic book. I loved the newspaper comics, and I was always on the lookout for comics, but even in 1986 comics were getting tough to find in the US....especially ones that weren't super-hero books (which I had no interest in). Anyhow, the book I chose was Gladstone's Walt Disney Comics Digest #1. I have to admit, I didn't like it very much. I remember it had Walt Kelly's adaption of The Three Cabellero's, and I remember a Barks 10-pager, but I can't think of the story title. I'm not sure why I didn't like it. It just didn't work with me at the time.
Fast forward a year or two, when my parents decided to buy a few gifts for us kids (we didn't celebrate Christmas, but we still would periodically have "gift days"). In addition to a microscope, I got a few Disney comics (these I still have....WDCS528, DD262, MM236). This time, I loved them! I remember being delighted with Don Rosa's 'Oolated Luck' 10-pager, especially. I read in the letters and adverts about this wonderful artist named Carl Barks, and I became very curious. Whenever I got the chance, I'd buy Disney comics (usually every 3 or 4 months at this stage, as money was tight and no places seemed to consistantly carry the books), and eventually I discovered why people said Barks was so great. I'd also eat up everything I could get by Rosa and Gottfredson. As I got older, I additionally learned to have great respect for Murray and Van Horn. (Murray's work was hard for me, because I hardly ever got 3 consecutive issues of WDCS).
I lost interest for several years, when one rainy afternoon, I pulled out a set of the CBL, and started reading again. I realized how special these books were and are, and I realized that unless I held onto the books that I had, and kept collecting them, that my children (when we have them) may never get to experience the world of humor and adventure that I always had with me.
There have been a couple of setbacks, but I've got 5 sets of the hardbound CBL, and about 450 comics. All Disney. I've had to slow down a bit with my collecting, but my kids will always have a wealth of Duck and Mouse comic fun whenever they're ready for it.
rodney.
Cord Wiljes
AW: Italian comics....again
Message 56 -
2003-06-03 at 16:16:40
John Kinkaid wrote:
> A little while ago, I've asked the Italian members on this
> list if they were willing to help me get some more italian
> comics.
Maybe this helps:
http://www.dcml-talk.org/read.php?f=1&i=55&t=44#reply_55
Cord
> A little while ago, I've asked the Italian members on this
> list if they were willing to help me get some more italian
> comics.
Maybe this helps:
http://www.dcml-talk.org/read.php?f=1&i=55&t=44#reply_55
Cord
Tom Peaco
WDC164 - inside covers blank?
Message 57 -
2003-06-03 at 16:31:13
I've been reading a bunch of my older comics and found that my copy of WDC
164 (May 1954) has blank inside front and back covers. I find this really
strange as all of the other issues of WDC have, at the very least,
advertisements here. I can tell via I.N.D.U.C.K.S. that there are no
stories on these pages. What I want to know is if anyone else with this
issue could check their copy and let me know if their inside front and back
covers are blank also.
thanks,
tom
164 (May 1954) has blank inside front and back covers. I find this really
strange as all of the other issues of WDC have, at the very least,
advertisements here. I can tell via I.N.D.U.C.K.S. that there are no
stories on these pages. What I want to know is if anyone else with this
issue could check their copy and let me know if their inside front and back
covers are blank also.
thanks,
tom
Mads Jensen
Error in Rosa calendar?
Message 58 -
2003-06-03 at 16:47:22
Hi
Just turned the Rosa calendar into June, I read the note saying this:
"In 1966 Carl Barks retired. Still, he made several Woody Woodpecker
stories, and as late as in the 90's he came up with a brand new $crooge
story."
It's me assumption that they confused "The Junior Woodchucks" with "Woody
Woodpecker". I only know that he did "Bruno Bear and Benny Burro" (about 25,
I think), "Bugs Bunny" (only one) and "Andy Panda" (only one) besides his
Disney stories.
Best wishes,
Mads
--
Mads Jensen
http://www.ddfr.dk Dansk Donaldist-Forening
Just turned the Rosa calendar into June, I read the note saying this:
"In 1966 Carl Barks retired. Still, he made several Woody Woodpecker
stories, and as late as in the 90's he came up with a brand new $crooge
story."
It's me assumption that they confused "The Junior Woodchucks" with "Woody
Woodpecker". I only know that he did "Bruno Bear and Benny Burro" (about 25,
I think), "Bugs Bunny" (only one) and "Andy Panda" (only one) besides his
Disney stories.
Best wishes,
Mads
--
Mads Jensen
http://www.ddfr.dk Dansk Donaldist-Forening
Daniel Van Eijmeren
Barks' echo story / Mini Barks quiz - one solution and two
Message 59 -
2003-06-03 at 17:31:52
MONSIEUR OLAF SOLSTRAND to me, 01-06-2003:
[Barks' paid echo's story (WDC 105)]
> Otherwise, I naturally agree with you - HD&L giving out echoes
> for free makes no sense at all. Could there be a time-rate solution?
> "Put a dime in the box, and the echo will answer you for the next
> thirty seconds" or something? Otherwise, one COULD might as well say
> that "Moo! Squawk! Grind! Whonk!" is FOUR different echoes!
I've counted the sounds that were repeated by an echo. Every sound after
the echo, was counted as a new one. Mostly the sounds and their echo's
were made within a panel each. Exception is the Siberian Grufflecrow in
panel 5.8. It makes its sound in panel 5.5. The echo comes in panel 5.6.
But when Donald walks away in panel 5.8, the bird makes an extra sound
that is echoed immediately. I've not counted this extra sound, because
it's clearly just a tail of the first sound in panel 5.5. Donald clearly
doesn't pay attention to this extra sound or its echo, so it's clearly
not an echo that he asked for.
> But, what dazzled ME when reading this story, was: Where was the
> REAL echo?
Interesting question!
Maybe Donald isn't much of a "famous authority on echoes", as he is named
in panel 9.1? This could mean that he expects to find echoes in the wrong
places. I'm curious for other opinions. And also if this lack of real
echoes could be counted as a flaw in the story.
However, I'm sure that the Donaldists will find out an explanation,
anyway. :-)
> Olaf the Blue
Some digests ago, you wrote to me that your nickname has a connection with
Monty Python. I don't recognize it. I don't know much details about scenes
in Monty Python, thhough I once did see a scene in which John Cleese was
acting like Scrooge McDuck, in an office with a trapdoor in the floor. I'm
told that this sketch is called "Merchant Banker" (4th episode of their 3rd
television series, broadcasted from October 19, 1972 to January 18, 1973).
For more information, see my terribly incomplete Barks site,
page "http://www.seriesam.com/barks/comicsus020.html#us0022-02",
under "Research".
DAVID GERSTEIN to me, 01-06-2003:
> Okay, the Barks quotes. Isn't the one about whaling the blazes from
> WDC&S #64, where the nephews have been exploiting Donald's New
> Year's resolution?
Yes, that's the right story.
> Can't place the flea remark, though I can think of a similar one
> about goats.
Do you mean a similar Barks quote, with goats instead of fleas?
Now, only two Barks quotes are left:
- - -
"Well, back into the barrel with the FLEAS!"
(Hint: "Gaaah! There's a year's crop of SOOT in that pipe!")
- - -
"Ouch! More automation!"
(Hints: "Handle with care" / "A-a MERMAID - Awk!")
- - -
--- Daniel
[Barks' paid echo's story (WDC 105)]
> Otherwise, I naturally agree with you - HD&L giving out echoes
> for free makes no sense at all. Could there be a time-rate solution?
> "Put a dime in the box, and the echo will answer you for the next
> thirty seconds" or something? Otherwise, one COULD might as well say
> that "Moo! Squawk! Grind! Whonk!" is FOUR different echoes!
I've counted the sounds that were repeated by an echo. Every sound after
the echo, was counted as a new one. Mostly the sounds and their echo's
were made within a panel each. Exception is the Siberian Grufflecrow in
panel 5.8. It makes its sound in panel 5.5. The echo comes in panel 5.6.
But when Donald walks away in panel 5.8, the bird makes an extra sound
that is echoed immediately. I've not counted this extra sound, because
it's clearly just a tail of the first sound in panel 5.5. Donald clearly
doesn't pay attention to this extra sound or its echo, so it's clearly
not an echo that he asked for.
> But, what dazzled ME when reading this story, was: Where was the
> REAL echo?
Interesting question!
Maybe Donald isn't much of a "famous authority on echoes", as he is named
in panel 9.1? This could mean that he expects to find echoes in the wrong
places. I'm curious for other opinions. And also if this lack of real
echoes could be counted as a flaw in the story.
However, I'm sure that the Donaldists will find out an explanation,
anyway. :-)
> Olaf the Blue
Some digests ago, you wrote to me that your nickname has a connection with
Monty Python. I don't recognize it. I don't know much details about scenes
in Monty Python, thhough I once did see a scene in which John Cleese was
acting like Scrooge McDuck, in an office with a trapdoor in the floor. I'm
told that this sketch is called "Merchant Banker" (4th episode of their 3rd
television series, broadcasted from October 19, 1972 to January 18, 1973).
For more information, see my terribly incomplete Barks site,
page "http://www.seriesam.com/barks/comicsus020.html#us0022-02",
under "Research".
DAVID GERSTEIN to me, 01-06-2003:
> Okay, the Barks quotes. Isn't the one about whaling the blazes from
> WDC&S #64, where the nephews have been exploiting Donald's New
> Year's resolution?
Yes, that's the right story.
> Can't place the flea remark, though I can think of a similar one
> about goats.
Do you mean a similar Barks quote, with goats instead of fleas?
Now, only two Barks quotes are left:
- - -
"Well, back into the barrel with the FLEAS!"
(Hint: "Gaaah! There's a year's crop of SOOT in that pipe!")
- - -
"Ouch! More automation!"
(Hints: "Handle with care" / "A-a MERMAID - Awk!")
- - -
--- Daniel
Gerstein, David DK - ECN
The Riverside Rovers
Message 60 -
2003-06-03 at 17:36:06
Hey Rich,
>Anyhow, in the profile for Morty & Ferdy (with a "y")
Funny... within Egmont itself we say Ferdie- though I'm not sure we
always have.
>there is a brief mention of a Soccer Team
>Here's what I *think* they are:
[...]
>Are these correct? If not, what should they be?
Allow me!
>Coach Julian = just Coach
>Mitchell (a cow-boy) = just Mitch [it's not short for anything]
>Haskle (a dognose boy) = Huskie [like a "husky" dog... strange name change!]
The other characters are as you named them.
>I'm not sure, but I think the NAME of the Soccer team is "The Riverbank
>Soccer Team"?
They're the Riverside Rovers. Sounds like the Chinese translated it
directly.
>When did this soccer team first appear and do any of these kids (aside from
>M&F and Gilbert) or the Coach have any backstory outside the soccer team?
The soccer team first appeared in D 99290, appropriately enough
titled "Riverside Rovers". The team kids and all other relevant characters
were created especially for the series by writer Paul Halas, editor Lars
Bergstr?m, and artist Paco Rodriguez.
>In anycase, one of the recent issues of Milaoshu (Mickey Mouse) also has a
>story prominently featuring Morty & Ferdy's mom, Mickey's sister!
>Unfortunately I couldn't determine if she was ever called Felicity, though.
The name Felicity originates at Egmont, so you won't find it in any
older comics.
Best, David
>Anyhow, in the profile for Morty & Ferdy (with a "y")
Funny... within Egmont itself we say Ferdie- though I'm not sure we
always have.
>there is a brief mention of a Soccer Team
>Here's what I *think* they are:
[...]
>Are these correct? If not, what should they be?
Allow me!
>Coach Julian = just Coach
>Mitchell (a cow-boy) = just Mitch [it's not short for anything]
>Haskle (a dognose boy) = Huskie [like a "husky" dog... strange name change!]
The other characters are as you named them.
>I'm not sure, but I think the NAME of the Soccer team is "The Riverbank
>Soccer Team"?
They're the Riverside Rovers. Sounds like the Chinese translated it
directly.
>When did this soccer team first appear and do any of these kids (aside from
>M&F and Gilbert) or the Coach have any backstory outside the soccer team?
The soccer team first appeared in D 99290, appropriately enough
titled "Riverside Rovers". The team kids and all other relevant characters
were created especially for the series by writer Paul Halas, editor Lars
Bergstr?m, and artist Paco Rodriguez.
>In anycase, one of the recent issues of Milaoshu (Mickey Mouse) also has a
>story prominently featuring Morty & Ferdy's mom, Mickey's sister!
>Unfortunately I couldn't determine if she was ever called Felicity, though.
The name Felicity originates at Egmont, so you won't find it in any
older comics.
Best, David