Donald in Ducktales and Mickey Villains

[David Gerstein]

    Daniel,

> are [Ecks, Doublex, and Triplex] the only Disney villains with world conquest
> in mind? That would make them probably the most grandiose villains Mickey or
> the Ducks ever faced.

    In Egmont stories, the Phantom Blot makes attempts at world conquest
too. And you yourself already thought of Dr. Vulter, whom the Italians have
brought back several times...
    Rumor has it that Kat Nipp, between rounds of tying guys' tails in
knots, dreams of world conquest too. But I suspect it's just a rumor. (-;

> I understand Gottfredson brought him back for MYSTERY AT HIDDEN RIVER in the
> 1940's--is that another of the "disallowed" Mickey stories?

    The question of which stories are "disallowed", and which are not,
changes depending what country you're in; what manager at Walt Disney
Consumer Products is in charge of censorship at the time; and whether you
(as the editor of a Disney reprint book) are willing to censor the story to
make the reprint allowable‹ or not.
    Some censors in the past may have objected to "Hidden River" in some
way, but there's no telling whether today's censors will object now.
    The British DISNEY MIRROR reprinted "Hidden River" in the early 1990s,
in the original English, with one or two strips cut out. As an Egmont
editor, I reprinted "Hidden River" in a 1998 European Mickey anniversary
book, though I was asked to censor one strip.

    But I'd rather not go into more detail here. Do remember my earlier
posting
    http://stp.ling.uu.se/pipermail/dcml/2003-September/024866.html
in which I outline why I think it's too risky to discuss, on a publicly
archived forum like this one, the matter of which stories might be banned,
and why.

> I believe there's at least one Pete and Squinch story (JUNGLE TREASURE?) that
> is also "disallowed."

    I can say that it was disallowed at some points in the past, but I don't
want to speculate about the situation as it stands now; not when I might
create a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    E-mail me in private, Daniel, about "Jungle Treasure" and other stuff!
I've got another letter of yours to deal with, too.

    Best, David