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Issue: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse #5
Publication Date: June 2014
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Issues: #5 of 12 Issues
Title: Outwits the Phantom Blot
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
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Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/22/2014
Volume:
Pages: 296
ISBN: 9781606997369
UPC/EAN: 978160699736953499
Price: $34.99 USD
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Content Items: 22 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): David Gerstein; Gary Groth
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Black and White with some Color
Dimensions: 26.5 × 22.8 cm
Paper Stock: White Matte
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Carl Von Buettner ?; Floyd Gottfredson
Inker(s): Carl Von Buettner ?; Ted Thwaites
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Mickey Mouse
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; The Phantom Blot
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mickey Mouse solo figure taken from the cover of Four Color (Dell, 1939 series) #16.
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Floyd Gottfredson and the Mickey Mouse Continuities

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Thomas Andrae
Penciller(s): ?; Walter Hoban; Tom Wood
Inker(s): ?; Walter Hoban; Tom Wood
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Of Mouse & Man
Synopsis: Possible historical influences for Floyd Gottfredson's story lines are discussed.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Reading Pictures: The Visual Language of Floyd Gottfredson

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Craig McCracken
Penciller(s): Fred Moore; Floyd Gottfredson
Inker(s): Fred Moore; Floyd Gottfredson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Animation director Craig McCracken discusses the visual style of Floyd Gottfredson.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Craft(tint)ing a Whale of a Tale

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Byron Erickson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Erickson discusses the prior influences for this story.
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Pages: 1
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Mighty Whale Hunters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Merrill De Maris
Penciller(s): Floyd Gottfredson
Inker(s): Ted Thwaites; Bill Wright
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Mickey Mouse
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy; Clarabelle Cow; Pluto; Pegleg Pete
Synopsis: Mickey and Goofy sign aboard a whaling ship.
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Reprint Notes: from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1938.02.07 to 1938.07.06
Miscellaneous
Pages: 46
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Rich Mouse, Poor Mouse

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Francesco Stajano; Leonardo Gori
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: The authors put the story "The Plumber's Helper" in the context of the times.
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Pages: 1
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The Plumber's Helper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Merrill De Maris
Penciller(s): Floyd Gottfredson
Inker(s): Ted Thwaites; Bill Wright
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, mystery
Feature(s): Mickey Mouse
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Horace Horsecollar; Goofy; Joe Piper; Detective Casey
Synopsis: 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.
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Pages: 47
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Accentuate the Negative

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Gerstein
Penciller(s): Tom Wood; Riley Thomson
Inker(s): Tom Wood; Riley Thomson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Gerstein provides a historical evolution of the story "Mickey Mouse Meets Robinson Crusoe" as well as critical analysis.
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Pages: 2
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Mickey Mouse Meets Robinson Crusoe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Merrill De Maris
Penciller(s): Floyd Gottfredson
Inker(s): Ted Thwaites; Bill Wright
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Mickey Mouse
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy; Robinson Crusoe; Friday
Synopsis: Mickey is called in to the Disney Studios to film an adaptation of the book "Robinson Crusoe".
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Reprint Notes: from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1938.12.12 to 1939.04.13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 35
Disclose Notes: Portions of this story are adapted from the Mickey Mouse short "Mickey's Man Friday".
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Unhappy Campers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Merrill De Maris
Penciller(s): Floyd Gottfredson (pages 1, 11); Ross Wetzel (pages 2-10)
Inker(s): Ted Thwaites; Bill Wright
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, drama
Feature(s): Mickey Mouse
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Pluto; Morty Mouse; Ferdy Mouse
Synopsis: Mickey and Goofy take Morty and Ferdy on a camping trip.
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Reprint Notes: from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1939.04.15 to 1939.05.20
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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Phantoms, Fears and Foreshadowing

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Francesco Stajano; Leonardo Gori
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: The authors discuss the influence of The Phantom Blot on later stories.
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Pages: 1
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Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Merrill De Maris
Penciller(s): Floyd Gottfredson
Inker(s): Ted Thwaites; Bill Wright
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, mystery
Feature(s): Mickey Mouse
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy; Pluto; The Phantom Blot; Chief O'Hara; Detective Casey
Synopsis: 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.
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Reprint Notes: from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1939.05.22 to 1939.09.09
Miscellaneous
Pages: 33
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Well I'll be darned! I don't know if I dreamed all that or...

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Thad Komorowski
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Komorowski analyses the story "The Miracle Master".
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Pages: 1
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The Miracle Master

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Merrill De Maris
Penciller(s): Floyd Gottfredson
Inker(s): Ted Thwaites; Bill Wright
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, fantasy
Feature(s): Mickey Mouse
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Clarabelle Cow; Goofy
Synopsis: After rubbing a lamp he finds among Minnie's collection of antiques, Mickey acquires a genie.
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Reprint Notes: from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1939.09.11 to 1940.01.13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 38
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Yesterday's Thursday, Today

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jonathan Gray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: An analysis of the story "An Education For Thursday".
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An Education For Thursday

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Merrill De Maris
Penciller(s): Floyd Gottfredson
Inker(s): Ted Thwaites; Bill Wright
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Mickey Mouse
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Pluto; Thursday
Synopsis: 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.
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Reprint Notes: from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1940.01.15 to 1940.04.20
Miscellaneous
Pages: 29
Disclose Notes: The strips from March 26 and March 27 feature a caricature of big band leader Cab Calloway.
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Gottfredson's World

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Francesco Stajano; Leonardo Gori
Penciller(s): Daan Jippes; Enrico Mauro Pinochi; Romano Scarpa; Rene Guillaume; Marco Rora; Michel Nadorp; Luciano Bottaro; Michele Rubino; Angel Rodriguez; Todd Kurosawa; Jan-Roman Pikula; Hank Porter; Dan Gormley
Inker(s): Daan Jippes; Enrico Mauro Pinochi; Romano Scarpa; Patrice Croci; Marco Rora; Michel Nadorp; Luciano Bottaro; Michele Rubino; Angel Rodriguez; Todd Kurosawa; Jan-Roman Pikula; Hank Porter; Dan Gormley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Examples of how the stories in this volume have been reprinted around the world.
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Pages: 6
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The Cast

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Francesco Stajano; Leonardo Gori; Joe Torcivia; Jonathan Gray
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Profiles of supporting characters introduced in the reprinted stories.
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Pages: 4
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Behind the Scenes: The Blot Thickens

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Gerstein
Penciller(s): Paul Murry
Inker(s): Paul Murry
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
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From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club Parade #1 [25¢ Cover Price] published December 1955
was Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Reprints of pages from "Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot" ordered redrawn by Dell Comics editors for the story's later reprinting.
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Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Floyd Gottfredson (signed)
Inker(s): Floyd Gottfredson (signed)
Colorist(s): Floyd Gottfredson (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Mickey Mouse
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; The Phantom Blot
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Commission paintings done by Floyd Gottfredson in 1981.
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The Heirs of Gottfredson: Osamu Tezuka

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ryan Holmberg
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka; Floyd Gottfredson
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka; Bill Wright
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Discussion of Gottfredson's influence on Japanese animator and manga artist Osamu Tezuka.
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Pages: 4
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Off to the Sea of Adventures

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Ryan Holmberg (translation)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): David Gerstein
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): New Treasure Island
Character(s): Pete
Synopsis: A young boy races to the local pier hoping to catch a ship bound for New Treasure Island.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Shintakarajima (?, 1947 series) January 1947
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2

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