Analysis of Donald Duck comics

[Martin Lampen]

Dwight,

Thanks for the info, very interesting. I was looking at the book out of a 
curiousity value as a collector, and just the name and description of 
the content made me laugh. My favorite 'analysis' of Disney is in the 
old movie 'Sullivan's Travels' (1942) directed by Preston Sturgess in 
which a film director goes on the road in depression era America in 
order to make socially relevent films. He comes across a chain gang 
who make an impression on him; a chain gang who roar with laughter 
when taking part in the only pleasure of their brutal lives - watching 
Mickey Mouse cartoons. The director forgets his ideas of social 
relevence and goes back to entertaining.

I don't think I'd want to analyse Disney comics - they're entertaiment 
for me; a way to unwind from analysing other stuff all day.

The book, by the way, is out of print at the moment, at least in the UK.

Quote from Sullivan's Travels, written by Preston Sturgess:

John Sullivan: "There's a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did 
you know that that's all some people have?"

Martin