<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">Hi all!<BR>
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Here are the previews for upcoming Gemstone comics from Previews Volume XIV #7.<BR>
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Donald Duck Adventures #8--- Three long Disney adventure stories: Donald in "Kappa Kappa Kappa," in which he and the boys discover an underwater kingdom; Mickey in "You Can Count On Mickey," a Halloween story in which trick or treating is tricker than you think; and Uncle Scrooge in "Planet of the Oafs," an interplanetary adventure starring Scrooge and his nephews. SC, 5x7, 128 pages. FC $7.95<BR>
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Donald Duck and Friends #320--- This special Halloween issue leads with Donald as "I, Monster," in which our hero is turned into a beast! Then it's Goofy's turn in the Mickey Mouse thriller, "Werewolf Worries!" Finally, Donald stars in "Homefront Hero!" Cover by Daniel Branca illustrating "I, Monster!" FC, 32 pages. $2.95<BR>
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Mickey Mouse and Friends #269--- This special Halloween issue leads with an adaptation of the cartoon "Runaway Brain," in which Mickey exchanges personalities with a Black pete-like monster! Then Goofy tries his hand at witchcraft in "Bell, Book, and Goofy!" Pat and Shelly Block's "Pie-Eyed Pippers" rounds out the issue, with a cover illustrating "Runaway Brain." FC, 32 pages. $2.95<BR>
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Uncle Scrooge #334--- Don Rosa's long-awaited "Quest for Kalevala" leads the book, which sports a pin-up illustrating the story on the back cover! European stories featuring Grandma Duck, Gyro Gearloose, and Uncle Scrooge round out the issue, along with a classic Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge tale, "The Lost Peg-Leg Mine!" SC, 7x10, 64 pages, FC. $6.95<BR>
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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #649--- William Van Horn's classic Halloween adventure, "It's in the Bag," leads this issue, which also features "A Ring for Donald" (a vintage Donald Duck story by Daan Jippes), and a Beagle Boys short by Pat and Shelly Block. Mickey Mouse, Li'l Bad Wolf, and Chip 'n' Dale tales round out the book. SC, 7x10, 64 pages, FC. $6.95<BR>
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All in all, looks like a promising month, though hopefully Bucky Bug will one day kick off that do-gooder Li'l Bad Wolf for a while at least. :P<BR>
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Derek Smith</FONT></HTML>