Silly Symphonies HC (2016 IDW) From the Disney Vaults! The Complete Comics comic books

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1932-1935!"

Stories and Art by Earl Duvall, Al Taliaferro, Ted Osborne and Merrill de Maris. Cover by Al Taliaferro.

After more than 80 years-the complete Silly Symphony newspaper strips are collected in English for the first time ever!

The artwork for these rare strips has come straight from the Disney vaults. Each page has been meticulously colored using as a guide the original bound file copies that belonged to Walt Disney himself! This first of four volumes includes all the strips featuring Bucky Bug, the first Disney character to be originated in newspaper comics.

The book also includes the very first Donald Duck newspaper strip-an adaptation of The Wise Little Hen. Other classic adaptations are Birds of a Feather, Penguin Isle, The Boarding School Mystery, The Robber Kitten, and Cookieland.

Plus, the "Mickey Mouse Movies" bonus toppers!

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1935-1939!"

Written by Ted Osborne and Merrill de Maris. Art by Hank Porter, Bob Grant and Al Taliaferro. Cover by Al Taliaferro.

This second of four volumes presents the spectacular Sunday pages from 1935 to 1939, featuring the first comic strip adaptation of a feature-length film-Snow White... the original Donald Duck series, plus the Three Little Pigs (and the Big Bad Wolf, of course), Elmer the Elephant, Pluto, Goofy, and the Three Little Kittens.

The artwork for these rare strips has come straight from the Disney vaults, each page meticulously colored using as a guide the original file copies that belonged to Walt Disney himself!

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1939-1942!"

Written by Merrill de Maris and Hubie Karp. Art by Al Taliaferro, Bob Grant and Hank Porter. Cover by Bob Grant.

After more than 80 years-the complete Silly Symphony newspaper strips are collected for the first time!

Presenting the spectacular Sunday pages from 1939 to 1942, featuring adaptations of Pinocchio and The Ugly Duckling, plus original stories starring Pluto, Goofy, Minnie, Clarabelle, and Little Hiawatha! The artwork for these rare strips has come straight from the Disney vaults, each page meticulously colored using as a guide the original color proofs!

It's a symphony of fun and adventure from Disney's classic period.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 9-in., 200 pages, full color.

NOTE: "With the IDW/The Library of American Comics label readers can be sure of a high quality presentation that carefully restores, compiles, and designs to give all these seldom seen Disney treasures a permanent collection." -Rich Clabaugh, Christian Science Monitor

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1942-1945!"

Written by Hubie Karp and Bill Walsh. Art by Dick Moores.

After more than 80 years-the complete Silly Symphony Sunday newspaper strips are collected for the first time! This concluding volume of the series features an adaptation of Bambi, plus the rarely seen Sunday pages featuring The Three Caballeros stars José Carioca and Panchito from 1942 to 1945. It's a symphony of fun and adventure from Disney's classic period.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.