Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales, Vol. 1

$49.99 (Different in Canada)

with an introduction and story notes by Michael

Barrier

TREASURY OF CLASSIC TALES

10

COMPLETE Collected in a Book STORIES for the first time!

the Rose, Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue, and 20,000 Leagues

VOL.

Under the Sea. Disney stalwarts Manuel Gonzales and Dick

1

Moores drew the cartoon adaptations, while the live-action

F

rom the early 1950s through the late ’80s, the Disney

studio created Sunday comics adaptations of more than one hundred twenty of their animated and live-action films that were in movie theaters. The chronological all-star line-up in this first volume is almost an embarrassment of riches: the animated Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Ben and Me, Peter and the Wolf, and Lady and the Tramp, plus adaptations of the live-action Robin Hood, The Sword and

stories were illustrated by legendary Tarzan artist Jesse Marsh!

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THE LIBRARY OF AMERICAN COMICS EDITOR /CO-DESIGNER

DEAN MULLANEY

ART DIRECTOR /CO-DESIGNER COLOR RE-CREATION

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

BRUCE CANWELL

LORRAINE TURNER

DIGIKORE STUDIOS

INTRODUCTION AND STORY NOTES

SCANNING

REBEKAH CAHALIN

MICHAEL BARRIER

PUBLISHED BY

TED ADAMS

ISBN: 978-1-63140-718-5 First Printing, September 2016 Published by: IDW Publishing a Division of Idea and Design Works, LLC 2765 Truxtun Road, San Diego CA 92106 www.idwpublishing.com • LibraryofAmericanComics.com Ted Adams, Chief Executive Officer/Publisher • Greg Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer/President Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist • Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer • Dirk Wood, VP of Marketing Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services • Jeff Webber, VP of Licensing, Digital and Subsidiary Rights Jerry Bennington, VP of New Product Development

Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors • 1-410-560-7100 A NOTE ON SOURCE MATERIAL: The black-and-white artwork in this book was scanned from the Disney Licensed Publishing collection. The color reference material was photographed from original bound volumes at the Walt Disney Archives.

Special thanks to: —Curt Baker, Ken Shue, Iliana Lopez, Julie Dorris, and Danielle Digrado at Disney Licensed Publishing —Becky Cline, Kevin Kern, and Joanna Pratt at the Walt Disney Archives —Holly Brobst at the Walt Disney Archives Photo Library Additional thanks to Sarah Gaydos, Justin Eisinger, Alonzo Simon, and Heritage Auctions.

All contents, unless otherwise specified, copyright © 2016 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. The Library of American Comics is a trademark of Library of American Comics, LLC. All rights reserved. Text Introduction © 2016 Michael Barrier. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the comic strips in this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Disney Enterprises, Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Disney Enterprises, Inc. Printed in Korea.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: These comic strips were created in an earlier time and may contain cartoon violence and occasional historically-dated content, such as sequences about smoking, drinking, gunplay, and racial stereotypes. Needless to say, the characters in these stories wouldn’t mix it up with these elements today; we include them here with the understanding that they reflect a bygone era. Enjoy the show!

13 • March 5, 1950

14 • March 12, 1950

15 • March 19, 1950

16 • March 26, 1950

17 • April 2, 1950