October 2004 Gemstone Disney Comics Previews

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Hi all!

Here are the Gemstone comics to be released in October 2004 from Previews 
Volume XIV #8.


Donald Duck and Friends #321 -- In response to numerous requests that Donald 
Duck and Friends contain more vintage material, this issue leads with Carl 
Barks'  classic wintertime Donald story, "Snow Fun." Also featured is the 
conclusion to last issue's Mickey story, "Werewolf Worries," and a new Thanksgiving 
tale, "Had A Gobbler," featuring Donald and the gang. FC, 32 pages. $2.95

Mickey Mouse and Friends #270 -- In response to numerous requests that Mickey 
Mouse and Friends contain more vintage material, this issue leads Westward 
Whoa, a classic Mickey Mouse western by Paul Murry. Also featured is a Daisy 
Duck story, "The Bee's Knees," and a new European Super Goof tale, "Ants in the 
Plans." FC, 32 pages. $2.95

Uncle Scrooge #335 -- Gemstone has recieved many requests for Don Rosa's 
first Disney tale, "The Son of the Sun," and this issue leads with that classic 
story of Scrooge versus Flintheart. Also featured is Daan Jippes' reworking of a 
Carl Barks script, "Rodent's Ransom," Michael T. Gilbert's "The Old Fishing 
Hole," and more. SC, 7x10, 64 pages, FC. $6.95

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #650 -- William Van Horn's latest tale, 
"Bumps," a new Mickey adventure, "The Island of Dr. Morbid," Huey, Dewey and Louie 
in "The Imagination Game," "The Duck In Iron Pants," a classic Barks tale, 
along with vintage Chip 'n' Dale, L'il Bad Wolf (Gee Pop! You ain't going to be 
bad are ya?), and Pluto stories, round out this special 650th issue. SC, 7x10, 
64 pages, FC. $6.95

>From Tokyopop:

The Princess Diaries 2 -- No sooner has Princess Mia moved into the royal 
palace with her wise grandmother Queen Clarisse than she learns her days as a 
princess are numbered - Mia's got to lose the tiara and immediately take the 
crown herself in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Cine-Manga, 96 pages, 5 
x 7 7/16. $7.99 (Released in November along with the DVD, heck with that 
short a time, why see the movie in the theaters? :p )

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This reprint stuff might be ominous, but as far as I can remember from 
looking at the titles, I don't think I've read either Barks stories or the Murry 
story, so it should be new to me. Hopefully reprints will be limited to one story 
out of the three in a book, like these October issues are. Beyond reprints, 
the 'new' stories seem promising.

BTW, what are these "The Son of the Sun" requests? Tell them to be 
financially prudent and get the back issue in NM/MInt condition for $2-3 instead of 
blowing $7 on it, for it taking up space in a new issue. :p The back issues are 
plentiful. Worried someone will buy it before you? Don't worry, they won't. :p 
My theory is that there are only 1-3 diehard Disney comics fans per US comic 
shop and chances are, if they were going to buy it, they would have done so. So 
don't worry about competition. In over a year, at my comic shop, only one 
person has ever bought any Disney back issues besides me and they only bought 2 or 
3 issues. The other 40-50 issues went to me. :p  /end of 
semi-logical-illogical rant

No MMA #2 for October, so the one-shot status remains. So when MMA #1 comes 
out, buy two copies so they'll quickly turn it into a regular series. ;)

Derek Smith
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