<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Dane wrote:<BR>
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What I always found amusing about Daisy was that she was constantly trying to <BR>
"do good" in the community, whether it was for fund-raising or any other <BR>
random do-gooding plot device. And yet, she has no morals whatsoever. That says <BR>
more about humanity than any large, thick books with carpeted spines.<BR>
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I agree wholeheartedly with that statement.<BR>
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I read Previews vol. XIV #2 today and here are the previews for Gemstone comics in April 2004:<BR>
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Donald Duck and Friends #315--- In "Snooper By The Book" Donald mystifies the nephews when he sets up a private detective practice, and succeeds! Mickey must match wits with "Bagarthach the Arch-Fiend" after he unwittingly releases an ancient demon from its bottle prison. And Grandma and Gus wrap up in "Grandma goes to Town." FC, 32 pages, $2.95.<BR>
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Mickey Mouse and Friends #264--- Join Mickey and his compatriots as they try to defend their homes against "The Dictator From The Future." Then enjoy some lighter fare as Donald and Gladstone square off for Daisy's affections (once again) in "That Carnival Atmosphere." And wind down with Goofy and Li'l Bad Wolf stories. FC, 32 pages, $2.95.<BR>
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Uncle Scrooge #329--- Don Rosa's epic "Dream of a Lifetime" (lettered by Todd Klein) tales Scrooge on a whirlwind tour of his life via his dreams -- with the Beagle Boys hot on his heels! Can Donald get into Scrooge's dream, get the Beagles out, and awaken the old duck before disaster strikes? Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, 64 pages, FC, $6.95.<BR>
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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #644--- William Van Horn leads the book with "What A Drag," another of the Donald ten-pagers he's famous for. Mickey, Big Bad Wolf, Daisy, and the Nephews make appearances in their own features, and two vintage stories are reprinted: "Bootle Beetle," from WDC&S #82, and Carl Barks' "The Firebug" (From Dell Four Color #108). Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, 64 pages, FC, $6.95.<BR>
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A few reprints, but a pretty good lineup(though nothing is said about US 329 besides the Rosa story).<BR>
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Derek Smith</FONT></HTML>