CATALOG RECORD

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse #5

Fantagraphics · Series began 2011 · [June] 2014

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Dates

Cover date: [June] 2014
On sale: June 22, 2014
Pages: 296

Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 978160699736953499
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Creators

pencils: Floyd Gottfredson, Walter Hoban, Tom Wood, Fred Moore, Riley Thomson, Ross Wetzel, Daan Jippes, Marco Rota, Dan Gormley, Hank Porter, Jan-Roman Pikula, Todd Kurosawa, Angel Rodriguez, Michele Rubino, Luciano Bottaro, Michel Nadorp, René Guillaume, Romano Scarpa, Enrico Pinochi, Paul Murry, 手塚治虫inks: Ted Thwaites, Tom Wood, Walter Hoban, Floyd Gottfredson, Fred Moore, Bill Wright, Riley Thomson, Hank Porter, Michel Nadorp, Luciano Bottaro, Michele Rubino, Angel Rodriguez, Todd Kurosawa, Dan Gormley, Marco Rota, Jan-Roman Pikula, Daan Jippes, Enrico Pinochi, Romano Scarpa, Patrice Croci, Paul Murry, 手塚治虫script: Thomas Andrae, Craig McCracken, Byron Erickson, Merrill De Maris, Floyd Gottfredson, Leonardo Gori, Francesco Stajano, David Gerstein, Thad Komorowski, Jonathan H. Gray, Joe Torcivia, Ryan Holmberg, 手塚治虫colors: Floyd Gottfredsonletters: David Gerstein

Stories

Reading Pictures: The Visual Language of Floyd Gottfredson · 2 pages
Animation director Craig McCracken discusses the visual style of Floyd Gottfredson.
Craft(tint)ing a Whale of a Tale · 1 pages
Erickson discusses the prior influences for this story.
Mighty Whale Hunters · 46 pages
Mickey and Goofy sign aboard a whaling ship.
Rich Mouse, Poor Mouse · 1 pages
The authors put the story "The Plumber's Helper" in the context of the times.
The Plumber's Helper · 47 pages
After being wiped out financially by the Depression, Mickey takes a job as a plumber's assistant. But soon he begins to suspect his boss of being more than a plumber.
Accentuate the Negative · 2 pages
Gerstein provides a historical evolution of the story "Mickey Mouse Meets Robinson Crusoe" as well as critical analysis.
Mickey Mouse Meets Robinson Crusoe · 35 pages
Mickey is called in to the Disney Studios to film an adaptation of the book "Robinson Crusoe".
Unhappy Campers · 11 pages
Mickey and Goofy take Morty and Ferdy on a camping trip.
Phantoms, Fears and Foreshadowing · 1 pages
The authors discuss the influence of The Phantom Blot on later stories.
Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot · 33 pages
The city is plagued by burglaries of cheap cameras by a mysterious hooded figure in black. Mickey is recruited by the police to help them stop the crime wave.
Well I'll be darned! I don't know if I dreamed all that or... · 1 pages
Komorowski analyses the story "The Miracle Master".
The Miracle Master · 38 pages
After rubbing a lamp he finds among Minnie's collection of antiques, Mickey acquires a genie.
Yesterday's Thursday, Today · 1 pages
An analysis of the story "An Education For Thursday".
An Education For Thursday · 29 pages
The actor who played Friday in "Mickey Mouse Meets Robinson Crusoe" ships his African twin brother to Mickey unannounced, asking Mickey to educate him in the ways of American civilization.
Gottfredson's World · 6 pages
The Cast · 4 pages
Profiles of supporting characters introduced in the reprinted stories.
The Heirs of Gottfredson: Osamu Tezuka · 4 pages
Discussion of Gottfredson's influence on Japanese animator and manga artist Osamu Tezuka.
Off to the Sea of Adventures · New Treasure Island · 2 pages
A young boy races to the local pier hoping to catch a ship bound for New Treasure Island.

Characters

Mickey MouseThe Phantom Blot