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I came across some previews of the Gemstone Disney comics for the next 2 or 3 months. Maybe some of it will be news to you.<BR>
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DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #311 by Various Donald Duck tries to escape to a world with no TV, but finds the challenge worthy of any adventure on the tube! Then Mickey Mouse takes us back to the world of swords and sorcery in the first part of "The Return to Shambor," written by Pat and Carol McGreal! FC, 32pg $2.95 <BR>
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MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #260 by Various Noel Van Horn provides the cover and the accompanying Mickey Mouse story for this issue — "The Planet Muncher," a space adventure with the fate of the Earth hanging in the balance! Then Donald encounters typical problems when he tries to start his own business in "Mr. Fix-It!" FC, 32pg $2.95 <BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">UNCLE SCROOGE #325</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> by Various Carl Barks' classic "Only a Poor Old Man" — the first full-length Uncle Scrooge adventure ever produced by the Old Duck Man — is reprinted in its entirety! Also featured is a new tale by Don Rosa, "The Beagle Boys vs. The Money Bin," in which Scrooge's arch-nemeses discover blueprints to the Bin! Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, 64pg, FC $6.95 <BR>
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WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES #640 by Various In William Van Horn's "The Purloined Toys," Donald and the boys try to solve a crime spree in which someone is stealing all of Duckburg's Christmas toys in a post-holiday rampage! Also: A Gyro Gearloose short by Carl Barks, plus Mickey, Li'l Bad Wolf, and Grandma stories. Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, 64pg, FC $6.95 <BR>
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DONALD DUCK ADVENTURES VOLUME 4 TP by Various Three long Disney adventure stories: Donald Duck and Cousin Fethry star in "Blue Rain," the first of a series of adventures in which our heroes become agents of T.N.T., a secret organization dedicated to investigating the paranormal; Mickey Mouse stars in "The Road to Hoola-Hoopa," a jungle adventure featuring the plucky mouse hero; and Uncle Scrooge stars in "Another Day, Another Dollar," in which Donald bets his Uncle he can bankroll a single dollar into a million! SC, 5x7, 128pg, FC $7.95 <BR>
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DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #312 by Various Donald is outstanding in his new job of caregiver at the Duckburg Zoo in "Emergency Duck," written by Janet Gilbert. Mickey continues his sword-and-sorcery adventures in the second part of Pat and Carol McGreal's "Return to Shambor." And Donald and Jones are up to their old habits in "Kings of Chaos!" FC, 32pg $2.95 <BR>
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MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #261 by Various Noel Van Horn provides the cover and Mickey Mouse tale for this issue. "Surefoot Jones, the Detective," is a take-off on the classic Holmes/Watson stories, written by Don Markstein; Donald takes the kids on a camping misadventure in "Back to Nature"; and Morty and Ferdie star in their own soccer adventure, "The Riverside Rovers!" FC, 32pg $2.95 <BR>
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UNCLE SCROOGE #326 by Various This issue features Carl Barks' classic "A Financial Fable," the Duck Man's legendary thesis on consumer economics, originally presented in WDC&S #126. Also featured is "Old Jack Island," a tale of swashbuckling pirate action by European master Marco Rota; and a classic William Van Horn story from DuckTales, "The Whistling Ghost." Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, 64pg, FC $6.95 <BR>
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WALT DISNEY'S COMICS & STORIES #641 by Various This issue features "Eagle Savers," a Junior Woodchucks story originally written in the 1960's for Western Publishing by Duck Master, Carl Barks, now re-drawn for the new century by Daan Jippes! Also featured is a new William Van Horn "Donald Duck" 10- pager, "Duos and Don'ts," and a new Van Horn cover. Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, 64pg, FC $6.95 <BR>
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DONALD DUCK & FRIENDS #313 In "The Lost Suburb," Donald proves he'll go anywhere to get the perfect gift for Daisy — even Atlantis! This issue also features Mickey in the first installment of "Showdown in Shambor," the third story in this epic fantasy/adventure. And Gyro Gearloose wraps up the book with "Lessons in Loafing." FC, 32pg $2.95 <BR>
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MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #262 Mickey and Goofy star in the two-part adventure, "The Bermuda Triangle Amusement Park," in which they discover the secrets behind the mysterious disappearances in the 'Devil's Sea.' Morty and Ferdie also appear in "Touch-Line Terror," the second adventure of the Riverside Rovers soccer team! Donald is also featured in "Interactive Media." FC, 32pg $2.95 <BR>
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UNCLE SCROOGE #327 This issue includes Carl Barks' classic "Chugwagon Derby," a re-telling of his own earlier "The Hard Loser," along with a reprinting of Don Rosa's classic "Curse of Nostrildamus," from his Gladstone years. Also in this issue are the Scrooge adventures "The Golden Throne Legend" and "Gall in the Family," plus a bonus Gyro Gearloose story! Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, 64pg, FC $6.95 <BR>
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WALT DISNEY'S COMICS & STORIES #642 William Van Horn's latest Donald Duck ten-pager, "Higher Learning," leads this issue, along with two vintage Western Publishing stories featuring Li'l Bad Wolf and Bucky Bug! Plus: "X Marks the Earth," a Donald sci-fi adventure, and stories featuring Mickey and Goofy. Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, 64pg, FC $6.95 <BR>
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A few stories in the lineup that I've already read, but all in all, quite a few 'new' stories. I especially can't wait to read the Shambor stories.</FONT></HTML>