Walt Disney Giant
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Walt Disney Giant was a forty-eight page, bimonthly Disney
comic book
published by Gladstone Publishing
. It featured the adventures of Scrooge McDuck
, his nephews, Mickey Mouse
, and other Disney characters.
Walt Disney Giant and its companion title Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse were the first comic books that Gladstone made to self covered comic books since Gladstone's first run. Unfortunately due to the prestige format of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories Walt Disney Giant and Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse had to be cancelled after the 7th issues.
There has been some speculation That Walt Disney Giant was cancelled due to budget cuts although some people think that it got cancelled because Walt Disney's Comics and Stories converted to Prestige Format.
Walt Disney Giant was later replaced by Walt Disney's Comics and Stories Penny Pincher
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
published by Gladstone Publishing
Gladstone Publishing
Gladstone Publishing was an American company that published Disney comics from 1986 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1998. The company had its origins as a subsidiary of "Another Rainbow", a company formed by Bruce Hamilton and Russ Cochran to publish the Carl Barks Library and produce limited edition...
. It featured the adventures of Scrooge McDuck
Scrooge McDuck
Scrooge McDuck is a cartoon character created in 1947 by Carl Barks and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Scrooge is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a red or blue frock coat, top hat, pince-nez glasses, and spats...
, his nephews, Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is an anthropomorphic black mouse and typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves...
, and other Disney characters.
Walt Disney Giant Index September 1995 - September 1996
Issue Number | Highlighted Story | Story Page Count |
---|---|---|
1 | Hearts of the Yukon featuring Scrooge McDuck Scrooge McDuck Scrooge McDuck is a cartoon character created in 1947 by Carl Barks and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Scrooge is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a red or blue frock coat, top hat, pince-nez glasses, and spats... , by Don Rosa Don Rosa Keno Don Hugo Rosa, known simply as Don Rosa, is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck and other characters created by Carl Barks for Disney comics, such as The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck.-Early life:Don Rosa's grandfather,... . |
24 pages. |
2 | The Mines of King Solomon featuring Scrooge McDuck, by Carl Barks Carl Barks Carl Barks was an American Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck , Gladstone Gander , the Beagle Boys , The Junior Woodchucks , Gyro Gearloose , Cornelius Coot , Flintheart Glomgold , John D... . |
27 pages. |
3 | Super Snooper featuring Donald Duck Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most... , by Carl Barks. |
10 pages. |
4 | The Mysterious Stranger featuring Goofy Goofy Goofy is a cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions. Goofy is a tall, anthropomorphic dog, and typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fedora. Goofy is a close friend of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck... , by various. |
44 pages. |
5 | Fantasy Island featuring Mickey Mouse, by Byron Erickson, Cesar Feroli, et al. | 23 pages. |
6 | The Day the Mountain Shook featuring The Junior Woodchucks, by Carl Barks and Daan Jippes. | 13 pages. |
7 | Micro-Ducks From Outer Space featuring Scrooge McDuck, by Carl Barks. | 24 pages. |
Walt Disney Giant and its companion title Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse were the first comic books that Gladstone made to self covered comic books since Gladstone's first run. Unfortunately due to the prestige format of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories Walt Disney Giant and Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse had to be cancelled after the 7th issues.
There has been some speculation That Walt Disney Giant was cancelled due to budget cuts although some people think that it got cancelled because Walt Disney's Comics and Stories converted to Prestige Format.
Walt Disney Giant was later replaced by Walt Disney's Comics and Stories Penny Pincher