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Issue: Mickey Mouse #217
Publication Date: January 1984
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Issues: #217 of 134 Issues (197 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: WhitmanView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/02/1984
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90027. No cover date appears on cover or in indicia. On-sale date from The Comic Reader #217.

All reprint issue. Cover and comic contents are all reprint. No interior ads in this issue. Ads are limited to inside and back covers.

The issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one reads 90027-206 (...with "206" translating to June, 1982). The previous issue, #216, had a published cover date of April, 1982, meaning that this issue was likely delayed (or on hiatus) for about two years, given the irregular suspensions and restarts of the Whitman line during its final years.

The following issue (#218) had an issue code reading 90027-208 (...with "208" translating to August, 1982). This would indicate that the same situation prevailed for Mickey Mouse #218 - which would be the last issue from Western Publishing.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Scrappy Dog Pluto

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Pluto
Synopsis: Pluto pops out of Mickey's kitchen garbage can, ready for a mouthful of food scraps.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse #75 published December 1960
was Scrappy Dog Pluto [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Super Goof

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Whitman Comics; Super Goof
Character(s): Super Goof
First Line: He’s on the right track in Whitman Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Whitman house ad for Super Goof. Reproduces the cover illustration for Walt Disney Super Goof (Western, 1965 series) #49 October 1978. Color ad on inside front cover.
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The Moon-Blot Plot, Episode I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Gyro Gearloose; The Rover Rogue Boys; two railroad police officers
First Line: (Yawn!...) Of all the businesses Goofy picked to go into, why did it have to be a fixit shop?
Synopsis: Repeatedly foiled when committing their crimes under the shining light of the full moon, The Rover Rogue Boys force Gyro Gearloose to prepare a super-spreading black dye with which they intend cover the moon, blotting out its light.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v21 #6 (246) published March 1961
was The Moon-Blot Plot, Episode I [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: The Rover Rogue Boys, who only appeared in this one story, would seem to be a "substitute for The Beagle Boys", as discussed in the text article "The Winds (and Fog) of Change" by Joe Torcivia, appearing in Disney Masters (Fantagraphics, 2018 Series) #21 - Walt Disney Mickey Mouse: The Monster of Sawtooth Mountain (October 2022). https://www.comics.org/issue/2443125/#3600025

Like The Beagle Boys, The Rover Rogue Boys are a trio of burglar-masked, dog-face crooks, only of different and individualized physical dimensions.

In Episode I, Paul Murry draws Gyro Gearloose with hair (or a hairpiece) atop his head - and down the back and sides of his head. In Episodes II and III, the inventor is drawn more conventionally with just a "birds-nest" of hair or toupee between his dome and his hat.
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The Moon-Blot Plot, Episode II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Gyro Gearloose; The Rover Rogue Boys; Chief O'Hara; police officer; two crooks disguised as little old ladies
First Line: Because the bright moonlight hampers their activities at night, the notorious Rover Rogue Boys are planning to use a fantastic black dye, developed by Gyro Gearloose, to blacken out the Moon's surface. By chance, Mickey and goofy learn of the plot...
Synopsis: The Rover Rogue Boys have a moon rocket built with stolen plans and materials and blast off with the super-spreading black dye to cover the Moon. Gyro builds a makeshift rocket for Mickey, Goofy, and himself to pursue and beat the Rover Rogues to the Moon. When the Rover Rogue's ship moves aggressively against our heroes, Mickey has Gyro head for an asteroid cluster where he plans a delaying tactic to slow the villains' progress.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v21 #7 (247) published April 1961
was The Moon-Blot Plot, Episode II [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Like The Beagle Boys, The Rover Rogue Boys are a trio of burglar-masked, dog-face crooks, only of different and individualized physical dimensions.

In Episode I, Paul Murry draws Gyro Gearloose with hair (or a hairpiece) atop his head - and down the back and sides of his head. In Episodes II and III, the inventor is drawn more conventionally with just a "birds-nest" of hair or toupee between his dome and his hat.
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The Moon-Blot Plot, Episode III

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Gyro Gearloose; The Rover Rogue Boys
First Line: In an attempt to prevent the notorious Rover Rogue Boys from blotting out the Moon with a fantastic dye, Mickey, Goofy, and Gyro are in a rocket on their way to the Moon. Pursued by the Rover Rogue Boys' rocket, Mickey plans an escape...
Synopsis: Mickey's delaying tactic in the asteroid cluster sufficiently slows The Rover Rogue Boys, allowing our heroes to beat them to the Moon. There, they set a trap for the rapidly approaching villains.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v21 #8 (248) published May 1961
was The Moon-Blot Plot, Episode III [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Like The Beagle Boys, The Rover Rogue Boys are a trio of burglar-masked, dog-face crooks, only of different and individualized physical dimensions.

In Episode I, Paul Murry draws Gyro Gearloose with hair (or a hairpiece) atop his head - and down the back and sides of his head. In Episodes II and III, the inventor is drawn more conventionally with just a "birds-nest" of hair or toupee between his dome and his hat.
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The Trail to Treasure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Professor Seezal; Nogs (ancient tribe of cave dwellers - flashback); Moops (ancient tribe of cave dwellers - flashback); scowling cop; hiding fugitive
First Line: Goofy, this is the wrong season to be digging a swimming pool!
Synopsis: Goofy finds a stone with hieroglyphics in his garden. Professor Seezal translates this to be one of a series of buried stones indicating the way to a cache of ancient statues. The trail ends at a barren, rocky island, harboring a fugitive hiding out from the law, who makes things difficult for our heroes.
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From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v21 #2 (242) published November 1960
was The Trail to Treasure [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Reads like a Carl Fallberg Mickey Mouse serial script in one part. Though Fallberg is not credited for this story in Disney Masters (Fantagraphics, 2018 series) #21 - Walt Disney Mickey Mouse: The Monster of Sawtooth Mountain (2022).
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No Place Like Home

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Chip; Dale; Toto (monkey); Brother Bruin (bear); Willy the Wildcat; fast-walking city pedestrians
First Line: One day Chip 'n' Dale returned to their nest and were surprised to discover a tiny monkey perched on a nearby branch.
Synopsis: Toto, a city pet monkey is lost in the woods and scared by the surroundings. Chip and Dale resolve to escort Toto back home where they are equally scared by the city surroundings.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse #73 published August 1960
was No Place Like Home [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Shark Bait

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Morty; Ferdie; Mr. Seaweed; shark
First Line: Wake up, Uncle Mickey! It's time to go to the beach! You promised to take us today.
Synopsis: Extremely tired from attending a movie triple feature the night before, Mickey struggles to keep his promise to Morty and Ferdie and take them to the beach and, in his sleepy state, has an encounter with a shark.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse #73 published August 1960
was Shark Bait [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Daffy Duck

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Whitman Comics; Daffy Duck
Character(s): Daffy Duck
First Line: He’ll quack you up in Whitman Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Whitman house ad for Daffy Duck. Reproduces the cover illustration for Daffy Duck (Western, 1962 series) #114 April 1978. Color ad on inside back cover.
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Meet your favorite comic characters and enjoy exciting adventure in... Whitman Comics.

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Whitman Comics
First Line: Fun for everyone!!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Whitman Comics. No characters or properties are pictured. Color ad on back cover.

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