Gemstone to release Maharajah Donald as giveaway again

[Halsten Aastebol]

I just picked up this information from Robert Jones on the Disney Comic 
Fans at Yahoo.

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Halsten


>Publisher to Give Away Classic Carl Barks Comic as a Silver Sponsor
>The Free Comic Book Day Committee is pleased to announce that
>Gemstone Publishing has joined the comic book industry's Free Comic
>Book Day initiative as a Silver Sponsor. Its title? None other than
>Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures!
>
>More than fifty years ago, Boys and Girls March of Comics released a
>shoe store giveaway comic book that featured Carl Barks' now-classic
>Donald Duck adventure, "Maharajah Donald." The people who acquired
>that free comic book didn't realize it at the time, but it was
>destined to become one of the most valuable and sought-after
>collectibles in today's market.
>
>Gemstone recently acquired the license to publish Disney comics, and
>has decided to kick off its new line of Disney comic books
>with "Maharajah Donald" as its offering for Free Comic Book Day. If
>you were to buy a mint copy of the original book now, it would cost
>you more than $7,000.00, as listed in the latest edition of The
>Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, but this is your opportunity to
>own it for the original cover price: NOTHING!
>
>Also included is the original two-page back-up story, "The Peaceful
>Hills" and the original March of Comics front cover, which is
>reprinted on the back cover of the Gemstone giveaway.
>
>"This is truly a case of 'better late than never,'" joked Steve
>Geppi, Publisher & President of Gemstone Publishing. "We were still
>negotiating final details on the deal to publish Disney comics as the
>Committee was preparing to launch Free Comic Book Day 2003, so we
>couldn't be involved in the initial release of information. But
>thanks to the hard work of the folks here at Gemstone and the help
>and understanding of our friends at Disney, we've been able to put
>together something truly special for this occasion. I look forward to
>seeing thousands of Mr. Barks' wonderful comic book being given away
>on May 3!"
>
>Gemstone's new line of Disney comics will hit stores beginning in
>June 2003, making the Free Comic Book Day edition a perfect
>introduction to the line.