Description
Stories reprinted from Mickey Mouse comic strips of the 1930s.
“How Walt Disney Gave a Mickey to America – And Floyd Gottfredson Gave Us a Classic Mouse” article by Bill Blackbeard, pencils by Ub Iwerks (first illo) and Win Smith (second and third illoes), inks by Win Smith; About Mickey Mouse’s early development on screen and in comics. “Lost on a Desert Island, Part 1,” script by Walt Disney, pencils by Ub Iwerks and Win Smith, inks by Win Smith; When playing with an airplane of his own creation, Mickey lands on an island where he encounters wild animals and angry natives who thwart his every attempt to find food. “Mickey Saves a Pup,” script by Earl Duvall, pencils by Earl Duvall and Al Taliaferro (Bucky Bug strip only, uncredited), inks by Earl Duvall; Mickey rescues a stray from a dog catcher. “Funny Films,” script by Ted Osborne, art by Al Taliaferro. Untitled filler page, art by Floyd Gottfredson; Best wishes from the gang to the Honolulu Advertiser newspaper on its birthday.