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Augie De Blieck Jr. once again has a nice right up about Gemstone. In this column: http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/?column=6 Augie says alot of nice things about the upcoming Life ant Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion TPB and also mentions Uncle Scrooge #357 were Don's "Return to Xanadu" story is reprinted. As I said last week, having such praise for Disney comics on a mainstream American comic book web-site is quite rare but quite welcome!

I was very glad to hear that Mickey Mouse Adventures #11 is going to include a long Romana Scarpa story, one that is a sequel to the classic Gottfredson story "Sky Island" I think it would be great if every month DDA or MMA would give some space to more classic stories from people such as Scarpa, Cavazzano, Gottfredson, etc. Are other MMA and DDA readers interested in seeing some of these older stories printed along with newer stories?

Dean Rekich

This item is listed in the current Diamond Previews catalog. (I suppose
they meant "seven decades ago" not "70 decades ago".)

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DISNEY COMICS CLASSICS COLLECTION VOLUME 1 HC

Collected here for the first time are beautiful and rare Disney comic
books that were first cherished and enjoyed nearly 70 decades ago.
Whether it's a never-before-seen moment from the story of a classic
Disney film (the capture of the Prince in Snow White), or a new tale
featuring beloved Disney characters (The Seven Dwarfs and Dumbo), these
classic comic reproductions are filled with surprises that are sure to
delight readers of all ages! This first volume collects Walt Disney's
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (from Four Color Comics #49, 1944), Walt
Disney's Bambi (from Four Color Comics Vol. 2 #12, 1942), Walt Disney's
Dumbo (from Four Color Comics #17, 1941), Walt Disney's Alice in
Wonderland (from Four Color Comics #331, 1951), and Walt Disney's Peter
Pan (from Four Color Comics #442, 1953). All of these classics come
bound in a foil-stamped matte case with a beautiful acetate jacket. (C:
0-1-2)

HC, 6x9, 256pgs, FC..........$49.95

Item is due to ship by Early October, 2006.

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Staff Picks
DISNEY COMICS: THE CLASSICS COLLECTION VOLUME 1 HC
Recommended by Steve Leaf

Before there were DVDs and VCRs, the only way you could re-live those
movies and TV shows you enjoyed was either owning a copy of the film
(not always legal), a novelization of the show or, since we are talking
comics, a comic adaptation of that movie. The leader in adaptations for
TV and movie comics was Dell Publishing with their Four Color (FC) line.
Chief among their titles were those adapting Disney feature films.

Disney Editions is now collecting some of the best and rarest of the
Four Color books. Reprinted for the first time in decades are classics
such as Walt Disney?s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (from FC #49,
1944), Walt Disney?s Bambi (from FC #12, 1942), Walt Disney?s Dumbo
(from FC #17, 1941), Walt Disney?s Alice in Wonderland (from FC #331,
1951), and Walt Disney?s Peter Pan (from FC #442, 1953).

While these have become available on DVD (although some may have gone
back to the vault as of this writing!), this book will allow you to
either recapture your youth, or enjoy the experience of reading them
with your children ? instead of watching TV!

And while looking at these classics of the past, you can also look at
Gemstone Publishing?s The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion,
featuring the classic Disney character as done by the talented Don Rosa.

Don?t forget to check the Books Section for the Third edition of Disney
A to Z: The Official Disney Encyclopedia and Disney Dossiers: Character
Files from the Walt Disney Studios, both excellent reference books on
these American movie and television icon!

These books are wonderful for kids of all ages and Disney knows how to
entertain kids of every generation.

Victor:

> 1849? That makes him a little too old...

Nowadays, *every* 19th-century date makes $crooge too old
to be still alive in the present, but *1849* would make
him to be already over hundred years old at the time of
his first appearance in 1947! *gasps*

Still, it isn't just a random date, as 1849 is the year of
the California Goldrush (the one in which Howard
Rockerduck became rich (see Lo$4)), while $crooge earned
his money in the Klondike Goldrush of 1898.

And now for something completely different:

In "The Black Knight GLORPS again!" $crooge lends his
trophies to the Duckburg Museum for an exhibition. In one
room the Goose Egg Nugget is on display, as well as
various paintings by "$crooge's favourite artist". In the
European version, these paintings seem to be a sort of
pastiches on contemporary modern art, but in the American
version these pastiches are replaced with pictures of *oil
paintings by Carl Barks*!

See: http://www.don-mcduck.de/news.php#Juni-2006

Question to those who have read the American version:
Which painting of Barks is the "stolen masterpiece"? (It
turns up at the end of the story.)

Question #2: Who is the "collector in Baltimore"?

And are there fans who'd like to discuss "The Prisoner of
White Agony Creek" now that it's released in Egmont
countries? Did it turn out well?

Greetings,

Michiel Prior.

Hi all.

I am looking for stories containing spectacular Gyro Gearloose
inventions. Machines or vehicles in particular, used for practical
solutions to everyday problems. Like "The Big Cleanup" (S 72160), for
example, a story where Gyro invents a big, flying
vaccuum-cleaner-thingy, in which he flies around, cleaning the streets
of Duckburg. There must be loads of similar inventions. I am considering
to write an article about some of these machines/vehicles at some point
in the future, but regardless of that, it might also just be fun to hear
about some of your favorite stories containing spectacular Gyro
machines.

/od

All,

I've recently gotten back into Disney Comics collecting, (I just
learned a week or so ago that Gemstone had taken over publication.)

I am looking for several Uncle Scrooge Comics to fill out my
collection, namely numbers:

310, 311, 314, 319

I have the following doubles I'd be willing to part with (most in
really good condition, all completely readable)

Inducks Entrycode
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entrycode
CDR 4
DD 167
DDAD 2
DDAD 3
DDAD 5
DTD 1
DTD 3
DTD 4
JWD 4
MMA 3
MMA 4
MMA 5
ROG 1
ROG 2
US 235
US 243
US 246
US 247
US 250
US 251
US 252
US 264
US 265
US 268
US 270
US 271
US 291
US 294
USA 7
USA 25
USA 30
WDC 548
WDC 552

Thanks for your help!

Tristan

Hey all,

When you discuss "The Prisoner of White Agony Creek,"
no spoilers please!!! Those of us States-side haven't
read it yet--it comes out in July. Thanks!

Tristan, good luck finding anyone who will part with
US 319. As you may know, that's the first Gemstone
issue, and practically impossible to find. It's a good
one too, actually. Great Rosa story.

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I was wondering if there is a way to know (at least a couple of months
ahead) Gemstone's publishing schedule. We know from the solicitations,
what will be published and in which month, but I can't find anywhere the
actual dates (weeks) for the single issues.

Anybody?

Francesco

H.W.Fluks at telecom.tno.nl wrote:

> Every issue has an announcement like "next issue shipping in the week
> of...".
> But with that you only know it 1 month in advance.

I hadn't thought of that! That's better than nothing, thanks!

Francesco