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Issue: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse #5
Publication Date: June 2014
 
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Title: Outwits the Phantom Blot
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Carl Von Buettner ?; Floyd Gottfredson
Carl Von Buettner ?; Ted Thwaites
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse; The Phantom Blot
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Mickey Mouse solo figure taken from the cover of Four Color (Dell, 1939 series) #16.
Floyd Gottfredson and the Mickey Mouse Continuities

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

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

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Byron Erickson
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Erickson discusses the prior influences for this story.
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Miscellaneous
1
Mighty Whale Hunters

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

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Floyd Gottfredson (plot); Merrill De Maris
Floyd Gottfredson
Ted Thwaites; Bill Wright
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, mystery
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Horace Horsecollar; Goofy; Joe Piper; Detective Casey
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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Miscellaneous
47
Accentuate the Negative

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

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

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

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

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

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Thad Komorowski
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Komorowski analyses the story "The Miracle Master".
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Miscellaneous
1
The Miracle Master

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

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jonathan Gray
?
typeset
Subject Matter
An analysis of the story "An Education For Thursday".
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Miscellaneous
1
An Education For Thursday

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

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Francesco Stajano; Leonardo Gori
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
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
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Examples of how the stories in this volume have been reprinted around the world.
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Miscellaneous
6
The Cast

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

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Gerstein
Paul Murry
Paul Murry
typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Reprinting
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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6
Reprints of pages from "Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot" ordered redrawn by Dell Comics editors for the story's later reprinting.
Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Floyd Gottfredson (signed)
Floyd Gottfredson (signed)
Floyd Gottfredson (signed)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse; The Phantom Blot
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Commission paintings done by Floyd Gottfredson in 1981.
The Heirs of Gottfredson: Osamu Tezuka

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ryan Holmberg
Osamu Tezuka; Floyd Gottfredson
Osamu Tezuka; Bill Wright
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Discussion of Gottfredson's influence on Japanese animator and manga artist Osamu Tezuka.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
Off to the Sea of Adventures

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

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