Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse #1 - Race to Death Valley

(2011)

[Dedication] (Table of Contents: 1)

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David Gerstein

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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The Master of Mickey Epics (Table of Contents: 3)

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Warren Spector

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Of Mouse & Man (Table of Contents: 4)

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Thomas Andrae

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Synopsis

Biography of Floyd Gottfredson covering the years 1930-1931.

Floyd Gottfredson, the Mickey Strip ...and Me (Table of Contents: 5)

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Floyd Norman

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Indexer Notes

Floyd Norman on meeting Floyd Gottfredson when he began working at Disney, and the eventual demise of the Micky Mouse comic strip.

Mickey Mouse in Death Valley (Table of Contents: 6)

Mickey Mouse / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Title page for the first chapter in this volume.

An Indebted Valley (Table of Contents: 7)

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David Gerstein

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Discussion of the adventure Mickey Mouse in Death Valley.

Mickey Mouse in Death Valley (Table of Contents: 8)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Terrible Tom; Sylvester Shyster; Clarabelle Cow; Horse Collar; Algernon (mule); Pegleg Pete; Frenchy; Roscoe (dog); The Fox; Rasmus Rat; Sheriff Bull; Hank; Mortimer Mouse; Deputy Hank

Synopsis

Minnie inherits a gold mine from her uncle. Shyster and Pegleg Pete chase Mickey and Minnie across the desert trying to steal the map.

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• from Mickey Mouse dailies (King Features) 1930.04.01 - 1930.09.20

Keywords

desert; gold mine; lynching

Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers (Table of Contents: 9)

Mickey Mouse / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Sheiks and Lovers (Table of Contents: 10)

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David Gerstein

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Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers (Table of Contents: 11)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Mr. Slicker; Horsecollar; Squire Skinflint; Clarabelle; Marcus Mouse; Constable Goat; Squeaky; Butch; Tiny

Synopsis

Someone is stealing the eggs of Minnie Mouse's father's chickens.

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• from Mickey Mouse dailies (King Features) 1930.09.22 - 1931.01.17

Keywords

miniature golf

Indexer Notes

Contains the stories "Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers" and the short stories "Mickey Mouse Music", "The Picnic" and "Traffic Troubles". The Table of Contents incorrectly switches the dates for "The Picnic" and "Traffic Troubles". The correct dates are seen in the strips.

Mickey Mouse vs Kat Nipp (Table of Contents: 12)

Mickey Mouse / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Katnippery (Table of Contents: 13)

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David Gerstein

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Mickey Mouse vs Kat Nipp (Table of Contents: 14)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Kat Nipp; Barnacle Bill

Synopsis

When Kat Nipp ties knots in Mickey's tail, Mickey schemes a way to get even.

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• from Mickey Mouse dailies (King Features) 1931.01.19 - 1931.02.25

Keywords

moonshine still

Mickey Mouse, Boxing Champion and High Society (Table of Contents: 15)

Mickey Mouse / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

High Society: Reality Show Edition (Table of Contents: 16)

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David Gerstein

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Mickey Mouse, Boxing Champion and High Society (Table of Contents: 17)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script

Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Ruffhouse Rat; Minnie Mouse; Creamo Catnera; Graham Kracker; Butch

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• from Mickey Mouse dailies (King Features) 1931.02.26 - 1931.05.30

Circus Roustabout and Pluto the Pup (Table of Contents: 18)

Mickey Mouse / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Mick Of All Trades (Table of Contents: 19)

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David Gerstein

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Circus Roustabout and Pluto the Pup (Table of Contents: 20)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Butch; Madamoiselle Maltese; Ambrose Bones; Pluto; Horsecollar

Synopsis

Micky and Butch join the circus. When Mickey returns home he finds a stray dog he names Pluto.

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• from Mickey Mouse dailies (King Features) 1931.06.01 - 1931.07.18

Keywords

circus

Mickey Mouse and the Ransom Plot (Table of Contents: 21)

Mickey Mouse / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Middle-Euro Mouse (Table of Contents: 22)

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David Gerstein

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Mickey Mouse and the Ransom Plot (Table of Contents: 23)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Clarabelle; Horsecollar; Minnie Mouse; Pluto; Gypsy Queen

Synopsis

Mickey and Minnie go camping with Clarabelle and Horsecollar. While camping, Minnie is kidnapped by gypsies.

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• from Mickey Mouse dailies (King Features) 1931.07.20 - 1931.11.07

Keywords

camping; Gypsy

Fireman Mickey and Clarabelle's Boarding House (Table of Contents: 24)

Mickey Mouse / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Characters

Horsecollar; Clarabelle

A Mouse (and a Horse and a Cow) Against the World (Table of Contents: 25)

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David Gerstein

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Fireman Mickey and Clarabelle's Boarding House (Table of Contents: 26)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Horsecollar; Clarabelle; Pop Weezil; Minnie Mouse; Pluto; Mr. Snout

Synopsis

Mickey is a fireman and then convinces Horsecollar to marry Clarabelle.

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• from Mickey Mouse dailies (King Features) 1931.11.09 - 1932.01.09

Essays and Special Features (Table of Contents: 27)

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In the Beginning: Ub Iwerks and the Birth of Mickey Mouse (Table of Contents: 28)

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Thomas Andrae

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Ub Iwerks

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Ub Iwerks

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The creation of Mickey Mouse and the influence Ub Iwerks had on the creation.

Starting the Strip (Table of Contents: 29)

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David Gerstein

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The history of how the Mickey Mouse strip began.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

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Walt Disney

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Ub Iwerks

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Ub Iwerks

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Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse

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• from Mickey Mouse dailies (King Features) 1930.01.13 - 1930.03.31

The Cast: Mickey and Minnie (Table of Contents: 31)

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David Gerstein

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The early personalities of Mickey and Minnie are explored.

Sharing the Spotlight: Walt Disney... ...and Win Smith (Table of Contents: 32)

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David Gerstein

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Discussion of the early strips by Walt Disney and Win Smith.

Gottfredson's World: Mickey Mouse in Death Valley (Table of Contents: 33)

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David Gerstein

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Discussion of foreign reprints of the "Mickey Mouse in Death Valley" storyline, including three cover reproductions.

Uncloaking the Fox (Table of Contents: 34)

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David Gerstein

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Discussion of the Fox character from the "Mickey Mouse in Death Valley" storyline.

Behind the Scenes: Pencil Mania (Table of Contents: 35)

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David Gerstein

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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A look at the few known examples of Gottfredson's original pencils for the Mickey Mouse strip.

Gottfredson's World: Mr. Slicker & the Egg Robbers (Table of Contents: 36)

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David Gerstein

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A look at some of the foreign edition covers for the "Mickey Mouse & the Egg Robbers" storyline.

Sharing the Spotlight: Roy Nelson (Table of Contents: 37)

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Alberto Becattini; David Gerstein

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Roy Nelson

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Roy Nelson

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A look at the artwork of Roy Nelson.

Sharing the Spotlight: Jack King (Table of Contents: 38)

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Alberto Becattini; David Gerstein

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Jack King

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Jack King

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A look at the work of Jack King.

Sharing the Spotlight: Hardie Gramatky (Table of Contents: 39)

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Alberto Becattini; David Gerstein

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Hardie Gramatky

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Hardie Gramatky

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A look at the work of Hardie Gramatky.

The One-Off Gottfredson Spin-Off (Table of Contents: 40)

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David Gerstein

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Frank Behmak

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Frank Behmak

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Synopsis

A look at two German strips that were created in the Floyd Gottfredson style.

The Comics Dept. at Work: Mickey Mouse in Color... and Black & White (Table of Contents: 41)

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David Gerstein

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A look at other early Mickey Mouse artwork outside the comic strip.

Gottfredson's World: Mickey Mouse vs. Kat Nip (Table of Contents: 42)

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David Gerstein

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A look at foreign editions of the Mickey Mouse vs Kat Nip storyline.

Gottfredson's World: Mickey Mouse, Boxing Champion (Table of Contents: 43)

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David Gerstein

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A look at foreign editions of the Mickey Mouse Boxing Champion storyline.

Sharing the Spotlight: Earl Duvall (Table of Contents: 44)

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David Gerstein

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Earl Duvall

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Earl Duvall

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A look at the work of Earl Duvall.

The Cast: Butch (Table of Contents: 45)

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David Gerstein

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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A look at the evolution of Butch.

Sharing the Spotlight: Al Taliaferro (Table of Contents: 46)

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David Gerstein

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Al Taliaferro

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Al Taliaferro

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A look at the work of Al Taliaferro.

The Gottfredson Gang in "Their Own" Words (Table of Contents: 47)

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David Gerstein

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A look at some promotional items from the earliest days of the Mickey Mouse comic strip.

Gottfredson's World: Strange Tales of Late 1931 (Table of Contents: 48)

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David Gerstein

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A look at the foreign editions of some storylines from 1931.

The Cast: Pluto (Table of Contents: 49)

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David Gerstein

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The evolution of the Pluto character.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50)

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Floyd Gottfredson

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Synopsis

A look at a Mickey Mouse Christmas card.