Walt Disney Comics Digests Galore

 

                      Walt Disney Comics Digest #21 (April 1970)

Contains Part 3 (the conclusion) of Sleeping Beauty. Didn’t have then. The cover of my copy is pretty poor.

Walt Disney Comics Digest #22 (June 1970)

Contains adaptation of Peter and the Wolf. Don’t have yet.

Walt Disney Comics Digest #23 (July 1970)

Contains adaptations of Big Red and Goliath II. Didn’t have then. I turned 7 that month!

Walt Disney Comics Digest #24 (August 1970)

Has the first part of Thumper Meets the Seven Dwarfs. Didn’t have then.

Walt Disney Comics Digest #25 (October 1970)

The origin of Super Goof! Daisy tries to keep her cool with the Beagle Boys to win a contest! Gyro invents a machine to give himself super-strength! The Wicked Witch uses Emil Eagle’s machine to steal Minnie’s youth! Chip and Dale have home organization problems! The conclusion of Thumper meets the Seven Dwarfs! You can bet we had this one then and I was glad to have it again.

I’ve always wondered: how do they choose which cartoon character’s head gets in the banner, anyway? It doesn’t seem to have a whole lot to do with the contents.

Many people are aware of Carl Barks’ and his intimate connection with the citizens of Duckburg, but I’ve also always liked the style of an artist usually connected with the adventures of Mickey and Goofy, whom I’ve just looked into. Let’s talk a bit about Paul Murry.

“Paul Murry (November 25, 1911-August 4, 1989) was an American cartoonist and comics artist. He was best known for his comic stories involving Mickey Mouse, but he did do other work such as Donald Duck comics and stories with The Big Bad Wolf.

“Unlike most other artists around his time, Paul Murry did not have a formal education. He started out in the Walt Disney Studios and began working on comics shortly after. His first Disney comics starred José Carioca. Murry then started drawing Mickey Mouse stories, a character he would later come to love.

“Paul Murry is undoubtedly most known for his mystery and crime stories involving Mickey Mouse and Goofy. Murry's drawing style is very recognizable. His characters have small eyes and round heads, and their body shapes, with some exceptions, are either very thin or very fat. Paul Murry rarely, if ever, wrote stories himself.”  (https//:scrooge-mcduck.fandom.com)

He also did work on some of the better Woody Woodpecker comics.