The comic book adaptation of
Mary Poppins takes 55 of the 128 pages of this edition and, in my opinion, did
it right by not splitting it up between two issues, but only inside this one issue. This digest came out a mere
nine years after the movie (August 1964 to August 1973) and only the next month
from now the digest will be 49 years old itself. As an adaptation, especially
of a musical, it is superior to most, neither skimping on the script or summarizing
actions. The songs, while not including every lyric, are given sufficient length to indicate their importance to the plot. One can tell, whenever it was
first produced before this reprint, that it was treated as one of Disney’s
crown jewels and greatest successes.
In the other 78 pages, Clarabelle
Cow helps Clara Cluck with her weight problems; Jiminy Cricket and Chip and
Dale stymie the Beagle Boys; Daisy tries to cheer up Gramma Duck by bringing
the lucky Gladstone to her farm; Donald and the Nephews go hunting dinosaur
bones; and Mickey attempts to make a picnic educational for Morty and Ferdie.
Also, The Great Cowboy Race, Animals of North America, and The
Great Camel Experiment. It’s just great!
I squeeze ever closer to my
goal of having the whole run.
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