Classics are Back at BOOM! This January

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Classics are Back at BOOM! This January
By The Editor
November 2, 2010 - 13:10

Boom! Studio

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, "Classics are back at BOOM!" Beginning in January, WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES #715 and MICKEY MOUSE #304 will feature some of the greatest Disney comic book stories ever told, including some that have not seen print in almost 50 years. The new initiative is the latest stage of "BOOM Kids! 2.0" which was previously announced at the New York Comic Con.

Shipping as an oversized anniversary issue, WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES #715 features:

- Life Savers," a Carl Barks-written story from 1969 newly illustrated by Dutch master Daan Jippes in the Barks style and starring the Junior Woodchucks – published for the first time in the U.S.!

- Writer Ruud Straatman and American master artist Don Rosa's Daisy Duck story “Forget Me Not” from 1989.

- “70th Heaven!” by Dutch master artist Daan Jippes in its American publishing debut.

- A previously untitled Li'l Bad Wolf/Donald Duck tale by Gill Turner in its first appearance since 1950!

Bursting at the seams with 40 pages, WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES #715 ships with A and B covers by beloved classic Disney comics artists William Van Horn and Daan Jippes respectively.

MICKEY MOUSE #304 features:

- Bill Walsh/ Floyd Gottfredson tale “The Pirate Ghost Ship!” marking its first reprint with every single panel complete since 1944.

- Legendary Mickey Mouse artist Floyd Gottfredson’s “Laundry Blues” from 1932 in its first re-printing ever!

- A Goofy tale by Italian master Romano Scarpa, “Don’t Worry About It,” printed for the first time in English!

Also weighing in at 40 pages, MICKEY MOUSE #304 features covers by modern Mickey master artist Casty and the legendary Floyd Gottfredson!

WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES #715 and MICKEY MOUSE #304 ship this January with a price tag of $3.99. WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES #715 carries a Diamond code of NOV100833 and MICKEY MOUSE #304 carries a Diamond code of NOV100830. To find a comic book store near you download one of the ComicBookBin apps.

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