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Here are the previews for Disney comics from Previews Volume XVI #5: (most of you probably already know the Gemstone stuff, so pay particular attention to the book at the end):<BR>
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Carl Barks' Greatest DuckTales Stories Vol. 2 ($10.95 TPB, 144 pages): This second volume includes "Giant Robot Robbers," "The Golden Fleecing," "The Horseradish Story," "The Status Seeker," "Tralla-La" and more!<BR>
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Donald Duck Adventures #19 ($7.95 manga format TPB, 128 pages): Fan favorites Pat and Carol McGreal answer a desperate Scrooge's question: "Where's the Bin Been?" Then, when Donald swallows Scrooge's Old Number One Dime, the desperate miser must take a fantastic voyage "Inside Donald Duck." Both stories are drawn by Flemming Andersen, another fan favorite!<BR>
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Donald Duck and Friends #341 ($2.95, 32 pages): In Carl Barks' "High Wire Daredevils," Donald sets out to tightrope-walk across Niagara Falls! Then, in Vic Lockman's and Tony Strobl's vintage long adventure "Og's Iron Bed," the Ducks battle Emil Eagle and ancient warriors during a nerve-wracking trip back in time!<BR>
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Mickey Mouse and Friends #291 ($2.95, 32 pages): Crooked lawyer Sylvester Shyster wants to steal a diamond mirror worth millions, and Mickey's the only guy who can stop him! Unfortunately, Mickey's mind has been scrambled by a hypnotic staff that's also in Shyster's possession. It's "Flip Mickey," a new long adventure by Stefan Petrucha and Noel Van Horn! Then, in "The Old Switcheroo," by Pat and Carol McGreal, Mickey trades brains with the Phantom Blot!<BR>
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Uncle Scrooge #356 ($6.95 prestige format book, 64 pages): Scrooge and Donald pursue the McDuck millions underwater in Carl Barks' "Hall of the Mermaid Queen." Then, in a new-to-America Tony Strobl tale, Gyro Gearloose launches a "Space Food Folly" in his attempts to invent rations for astronauts.<BR>
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Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Comics -- 75 Years of Innovation ($12.99 TPB, 160 pages): If you like the DVD limited series, you'll love this trade paperback tie-in: a 160-page tribute to milestones in Disney history! We've got Mice by Floyd Gottfredson ("Mickey Mouse Music") and Romano Scarpa ("AKA Cormorant Number Twelve"); Ducks by Al Taliaferro (the uncut "Donald's Nephews"), Carl Barks ("Race to the South Seas") and Don Rosa! Also included are Paul Murry's Brer Rabbit and Renato Canini's Jose Carioca; Dutch "Donaldism" by Daan Jippes and Mau Heymans; Egmont creators Vicar, Daniel Branca, Byron Erickson, Cesar Ferioli and more!<BR>
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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #671 ($6.95 prestige format book, 64 pages): In "Zenith," Donald and cat-faced felon Woimly Filcher struggle to beat one another to the top of a mountain. Next, in part two of Floyd Gottfredson's classic "Love Trouble," the rivalry between Mickey and Monty takes a new twist with the arrival of a new flame for Mickey: Millicent Van Gilt-Mouse! Finally, Donald and Scrooge reach their "Final Refuel" in the exciting climax of our Formula One mini-series.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">From Slave Labor Graphics:<BR>
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TRON #2 --- The computer world is at war: the tyrannical Master Control program has returned to power and seeks the absolute domination of the Free Systems. Now Jet Bradley, accused murderer and fugitive from reality, finds himself leading the rebellion against this repressive regime. But as the battle rages, Jet's tenacious grip on sanity weakens. 24 pages, FC $3.50<BR>
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Carl Barks and the Disney Comic Book --- by Thomas Andrae. --- Carl Barks and the Disney Comic Book: Unmasking the Myth of Modernity is the first critical study of Barks' work in English. From a cultural studies perspective, author Thomas Andrae analyzes all phases of Barks' career from his work in animation to his postretirement years writing the Junior Woodchucks stories. Softcover: ISBN: 1-57806-858-4 $20 Hardcover: ISBN: 1-57806-857-6 $50 272 pages (I'd like the hardcover, but I'm not paying more than twice the softcover's price to get it. Must be a Capital Bindery custom job at that price. ;)<BR>
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This book announcement reminded me of something: When is Donald Ault's book coming out? Though, if he's anything like one of my book writing professors (Dr. Rhonda Wilcox), it's a wonder that he can do all that he does and still have any time for writing!<BR>
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Derek Smith</FONT></HTML>