Mickey Mouse #115

(November 1967)

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lost Atlantis (Table of Contents: 2)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Cecil Beard

Pencils

Paul Murry

Inks

Paul Murry

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mickey and Goofy have received an urgent call from their friend, J.P. Green, manager of the Gigantic Savings and Loan Company…

Feature Logo

Mickey Mouse Dell / Western Logo Tilting Letters

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Goofy; J.P. Green; Chief O'Hara; two pilots; Joe; Black Pete's herald; Black Pete; various citizens of Atlantis; Daphne; Chief Physician; Black Pete's guard

Synopsis

Mickey and Goofy investigate a gang of crooks, who have been looting firms in the city. During the investigation, they discover the lost city of Atlantis under the sea... presided over by an old enemy.

Reprints

• in Top Comics Walt Disney Mickey Mouse (Western, 1967 series) #3 (August 1967)
• in Topolino (Mondadori, 1949 series) #643 (24 marzo 1968) [new layout]
which is reprinted
• in I grandi classici Disney (Disney Italia, 1988 series) #170 (Gennaio 2001)
• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #1/1969 (30. desember 1968) [pages 1-9]
which is reprinted
• in Mikke Mus Album (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1987 series) #[5] - Pelskåpemysteriet og andre historier (1990) [side 1-9]
which is reprinted
• in Tegneseriebokklubben (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1985 series) #64 - Mikke Mus: Pelskåpemysteriet og andre historier; Donald Duck: Jorden rundt på 80 dager (1990) [Confirm: direction of reprint]
• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #41/2006 ([9. oktober] 2006) [side 1-9]
• in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[99] - 1969 del 1 ([september] 2012)
• in Donald Duck & Co 70 år i Norge (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2018 series) #2 - 60-tallet (april 2018)
• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #2/1969 (8. januar 1969) [pages 10-14]
which is reprinted
• in Mikke Mus Album (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1987 series) #[5] - Pelskåpemysteriet og andre historier (1990) [side 10-14]
which is reprinted
• in Tegneseriebokklubben (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1985 series) #64 - Mikke Mus: Pelskåpemysteriet og andre historier; Donald Duck: Jorden rundt på 80 dager (1990) [Confirm: direction of reprint]
• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #41/2006 ([9. oktober] 2006) [side 10-14]
• in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[99] - 1969 del 1 ([september] 2012)
• in Donald Duck & Co 70 år i Norge (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2018 series) #2 - 60-tallet (april 2018)
• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #3/1969 (15. januar 1969) [pages 15-21]
which is reprinted
• in Mikke Mus Album (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1987 series) #[5] - Pelskåpemysteriet og andre historier (1990) [side 15-21]
which is reprinted
• in Tegneseriebokklubben (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1985 series) #64 - Mikke Mus: Pelskåpemysteriet og andre historier; Donald Duck: Jorden rundt på 80 dager (1990) [Confirm: direction of reprint]
• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #41/2006 ([9. oktober] 2006) [side 15-21]
• in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[99] - 1969 del 1 ([september] 2012)
• in Donald Duck & Co 70 år i Norge (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2018 series) #2 - 60-tallet (april 2018)
• in Donald and Mickey (IPC, 1972 series) #24 (26th August, 1972) [edited], #25 (2nd September, 1972) [modified], #26 (9th September, 1972) [modified]
• in Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse (W. G. Publications; Wogan Publications, 1956 series) #234 (1976)
• in Mickey Mouse (Western, 1962 series) #162 (April 1976)
• in Walt Disney's Comics Digest (Gladstone, 1986 series) #6 (August 1987)

Keywords

addiction; Atlantis; robberies; undercover mission; usurper of the throne

Indexer Notes

Story is interrupted between pages 14 and 15, for two pages of “Gold Key Comics Club” material and a two-page ad for the CBS Television Network, comprising the four pages of the centerfold.

Though soft-pedaled, it is clear that Black Pete has quickly and efficiently subjugated the citizens of Atlantis through addiction! Page 17, panel 4: “Daily he passes out these magic pills and the citizens could not bear to be without them!” The “magic pills” turn out to be sweet candies, and not anything objectionably harmful – but even sweet candies can actually become an addiction unto themselves. There is also a “flying submarine” – named as such in this story, a name and concept most likely borrowed from the then-popular TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Can You Create a Monster? (Table of Contents: 3)

Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Help? Can you do it?

Feature Logo

Gold Key Comics Club

Keywords

drawings; monsters; reader participation

Indexer Notes

Readers are invited to submit drawings of monsters for possible publication. Six reader-contributed drawings of monsters are printed.

See All the New Saturday’s Super Heroes (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

CBS Saturday Cartoons / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Joke's on You (Table of Contents: 5)

Gold Key Comics Club; Joke's On You / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What has two feet and hangs on a shakey [sic] tale?

Feature Logo

Gold Key Comics Club

Genre

humor

Characters

Gold Key Kid

Keywords

jokes; reader participation; riddles

Indexer Notes

Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.

A Real Gumshoe (Table of Contents: 6)

Chip 'n' Dale / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

Larry Mayer

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

“Looky-look what I find!” Dale called excitedly to Chip one morning.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Chip; Dale; robin; Thumper; Mr. Owl; blue jay; tourists

Synopsis

Dale finds a magnifying glass and decides to become a detective. Only problem is, no one in the forest needs a detective. Stepping onto a wad of gum that holds him fast, Dale finally becomes a real “gumshoe”.

Reprints

• in Top Comics Walt Disney Mickey Mouse (Western, 1967 series) #3 (August 1967)

Keywords

chipmunks; detective; forest setting; gum; magnifying glass; unwanted help

The Plot That Plopped (Table of Contents: 7)

Junior Woodchucks / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

Steve Steere

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rats! Fooey! I’m caught on this dumb branch!

Feature Logo

Junior Woodchucks Western Logo 1

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Junior Woodchucks [Huey, Dewey, and Louie]; The Beagle Boys; The Beagle Brats; park worker

Synopsis

The Junior Woodchucks get to do good deeds for both the Beagle Brats and the Beagle Boys, resulting in the capture of the elder Beagles.

Reprints

• in Top Comics Walt Disney Mickey Mouse (Western, 1967 series) #3 (August 1967)
• in Topolino (Mondadori, 1949 series) #643 (24 marzo 1968) [new layout]
• in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #33/1968 (14. august 1968)
which is reprinted
• in Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #[96] - 1968 del 5 ([mai] 2012)
• in Donald Duck (Gladstone, 1986 series) #306 (January 1998)

Keywords

bank robbery; good deeds; park; unwanted help; waterfall

Readers Complete the Comic (Table of Contents: 8)

Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We knew you could do it!

Feature Logo

Gold Key Comics Club

Keywords

cartooning; reader participation

Indexer Notes

Readers provide the third and final panel illustration to a three-panel cartoon. Six reader submissions are included.

What's Your Line? (Table of Contents: 9)

Gold Key Comics Club / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Try your Humor I.Q.

Feature Logo

Gold Key Comics Club

Keywords

captions; reader participation

Indexer Notes

Readers are invited to submit gag captions for a series of provided single-panel cartoon illustrations. One finished examples is provided.

Joke’s on You (Table of Contents: 10)

Gold Key Comics Club; Joke's On You / text article / 0.17 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Feature Logo

Gold Key Comics Club

Genre

humor

Keywords

ad coupon; cover art preservation; jokes; riddles; unusual use of page space

Indexer Notes

A true oddity on interior page 32. A little more than half of this space contains additional reader-submitted riddles and jokes from “The Joke’s on You” Gold Key Comics Club feature – but with no feature title or heading whatsoever. Just three reader-submitted riddles and jokes on the left side of the page space as a non-sequitur. A little less than half of this space, on the right side, contains the cut-out coupon for the “Cheerful Card Company” ad seen on the inside front cover – but completely separated from the main ad itself. Placing the coupon here ensures that the cover would remain intact, even if the coupon was clipped. The flip side of this unusually-placed coupon contained a “Gold Key Comics Club” submissions page that could be seen in other such comics.

Fill Out and Mail This Handy Coupon (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)