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Issue: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse #2
Publication Date: October 2011
 
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Title: Trapped on Treasure Island
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand: FBView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/31/2011
Volume:
Pages: 284
ISBN: 9781606994955
UPC/EAN: 9781606994955
Price: $29.99 USD
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Content Items: 23 (9 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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Floyd Gottfredson
Al Taliaferro (Horace Horsecollar figure); Ted Thwaites
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse
Horace Horsecollar
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Gerstein
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
1
Of Mouse & Man

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Thomas Andrae
Floyd Gottfredson; Jack King; ?
Floyd Gottfredson; Jack King; ?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Overview of the Mickey Mouse animated cartoons and comic strip from 1932 and 1933.
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Miscellaneous
6
The Great Orphanage Robbery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Floyd Gottfredson
Floyd Gottfredson
Al Taliaferro
?
Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Horace Horsecollar; Clarabelle Cow; Pegleg Pete; Sylvester Shyster
After Mickey and the gang raise funds to keep an orphanage open, the funds are stolen by Pete and Shyster. Horace is framed for the crime, sending Mickey on a perilous journey in order to retrieve the funds and clear Horace.
Reprinting
from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1932.01.11 to 1932.05.14
Miscellaneous
37
This story partially adapts the Mickey Mouse short "Mickey's Mellerdrammer" and also contains elements of the short "The Klondike Kid".
King of the Cannibal Island Stories

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Gerstein
?
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Analysis of the storyline "Mickey Mouse Sails for Treasure Island".
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Miscellaneous
1
Mickey Mouse Sails for Treasure Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Floyd Gottfredson
Floyd Gottfredson
Al Taliaferro; Ted Thwaites
?
Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Horace Horsecollar; Clarabelle Cow; Pluto; Pegleg Pete; Sylvester Shyster; Captain Churchmouse; Widow Churchmouse
Seeking to fulfill the mission left open by a ship captain reportedly lost at sea, Mickey recruits a motley crew and sails for a remote island in search of buried treasure.
Reprinting
from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1932.5.16 to 1932.11.12
Miscellaneous
53
This story was partially inspired by the Mickey Mouse short "Trader Mickey". It is not known at what point Ted Thwaites takes over inking from Al Taliaferro.
Growth of a Hero

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Francesco Stajano; Leonardo Gori
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Analysis of the change of Mickey Mouse from comedic character to adventure hero.
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Miscellaneous
1
Blaggard Castle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Webb Smith
Floyd Gottfredson
Ted Thwaites
?
Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic, horror
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Horace Horsecollar; Clarabelle Cow; Professor Ecks; Professor Doublex; Professor Triplex
Mickey and Horace are lured to a sinister mansion by three unscrupulous scientists seeking to test their new hypnotic ray.
Reprinting
from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1932.11.14 to 1933.02.10
Miscellaneous
25
This story was inspired in part by the Mickey Mouse short "The Mad Doctor".
Pluto and the Dogcatcher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Ted Osborne
Floyd Gottfredson
Ted Thwaites
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse; Pluto; Clarabelle Cow
Mickey must outwit the local dogcatcher in order to rescue Pluto from the pound.
Reprinting
from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1933.02.11 to 1933.02.25
Miscellaneous
6
The design for the dogcatcher would be adapted for future appearances of Pegleg Pete, changing the character from a cat to a dog. Elements of this story are adapted from the Mickey Mouse short "The Mad Dog".
Gloom and Greatness

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Francesco Stajano; Leonardo Gori
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Discussion of the story "The Mail Pilot" as a seminal turning point in the Mickey Mouse comic strip narrative.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Mail Pilot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Ted Osborne
Floyd Gottfredson
Ted Thwaites
?
Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic, aviation
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Captain Doberman; Pegleg Pete; Sylvester Shyster; Gloomy the mechanic
Mickey is recruited by the U.S. Post Office as an air mail pilot, replacing pilots who have disappeared mysteriously while on their routes.
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from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1933.02.27 to 1933.06.10
Miscellaneous
31
Portions of this story are adapted from the Mickey Mouse short "The Mail Pilot". First appearance of Pegleg Pete as a dog.
Betting the Farm

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Gerstein
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Overview of the storyline "Mickey Mouse and His Horse Tanglefoot".
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Miscellaneous
1
Mickey Mouse and His Horse Tanglefoot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Ted Osborne
Floyd Gottfredson
Ted Thwaites
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Tanglefoot; Horace Horsecollar; Pluto
Mickey tries to make a broken down equine into a champion race horse.
Reprinting
from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1933.06.12 to 1933.10.07
Miscellaneous
35
The character Tanglefoot was created by Carl Barks for the short "Northwest Mounted", which was never produced.
Mickey Mouse the Detective

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Gerstein
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Discussion of the continuity "The Crazy Crime Wave" and the introduction of Goofy into the strip.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Crazy Crime Wave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Merrill De Maris
Floyd Gottfredson
Ted Thwaites
?
Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic, mystery
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy [as Dippy Dawg]; Horace Horsecollar; Tanglefoot; Mayor Scott
Goofy inherits a private detective agency from a deceased relative. He and Mickey decide to investigate why local citizens are being robbed of their hair and their red flannel underwear.
Reprinting
from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1933.10.09 to 1934.01.09
Miscellaneous
24
First appearance of Goofy.
Mickey Mouse in Color...and Black and White

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Gerstein
Floyd Gottfredson; Tom Wood; Al Taliaferro
Floyd Gottfredson; Tom Wood; Al Taliaferro
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Review of the Disney Studios publicity department, illustrated by items produced by the department to publicize Mickey Mouse
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Miscellaneous
3
Gottfredson's World

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Gerstein
Marco Rota; Floyd Gottfredson; Wilfred Haughton; Ambrogio Vergani; Ed Van Schuijlenburg; Tom Wood; Antonio Rubino; Enrico Pinochi; Daan Jippes; Giove Toppi; ?
Marco Rota ; Wilfred Haughton; Ambrogio Vergani; Ed Van Schuijlenburg; Tom Wood; Antonio Rubino; Enrico Pinochi; Daan Jippes; Giove Toppi; ?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse; Pegleg Pete; Sylvester Shyster; Tanglefoot
Examples of art from foreign editions of the story.
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Miscellaneous
7
The Cast

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Gerstein
Al Taliaferro; Ub Iwerks; Win Smith; Stephen DeStefano; Rick Hoover; Carl Barks; ?
Al Taliaferro; Ub Iwerks; Win Smith; Gary Martin; Rick Hoover; Carl Barks; ?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Horace Horsecollar; Clarabelle Cow; Goofy [as Dippy Dawg]; Pegleg Pete; Sylvester Shyster; Professor Ecks; Professor Doublex; Professor Triplex; Tanglefoot
Examination of the Mickey Mouse supporting cast.
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Miscellaneous
5
Mouseterpieces

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Malcolm Willits
Floyd Gottfredson
Floyd Gottfredson
Floyd Gottfredson
typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy [as Dippy Dawg]; Tanglefoot; Horace Horsecollar; Clarabelle Cow; Pluto; Captain Churchmouse; Widow Churchmouse; Professor Ecks; Professor Doublex; Professor Triplex
Discussion of Floyd Gottfredson's commissioned recreations of famous Mickey scenes, accompanied by the illustrations themselves.
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Miscellaneous
9
In Their Own Words

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eleanor Barnes; David Gerstein
typeset
Subject Matter
Horace Horsecollar; Clarabelle Cow
Reputed "interviews" with Horace and Clarabelle.
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Miscellaneous
4
Sharing the Spotlight

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alberto Becattini; David Gerstein
typeset
Subject Matter
Short biographies of Gottfredson collaborators Webb Smith, Ted Osborne and Merrill De Maris.
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Miscellaneous
3
Return to Blaggard's Castle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Cody Weiss
Stephen DeStefano
Stephen DeStefano
?
Stephen DeStefano
Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic, horror
Perils of Mickey
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Horace Horsecollar; Professor Ecks
Mickey, Minnie and Horace investigate the possibility that Professor Ecks has returned to his mind control experiments.
Reprinting
FlagDisney Adventures v3 #10 published ?
 
Miscellaneous
10
Shadows of the Past

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Cody Weiss
Stephen DeStefano
Stephen DeStefano
?
Bill Spicer
Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic, horror
Perils of Mickey
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Horace Horsecollar; Professor Ecks; The Phantom Blot
With Minnie and Horace under his control, Professor Ecks promises vengeance against Mickey for prior defeats.
Reprinting
FlagDisney Adventures v3 #11 published ?
 
Miscellaneous
10

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