"Mickey Mouse Runs His Own Newspaper"

Artists: FLOYD GOTTFREDSON (Penciller) , TED THWAITES (Inker)

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Mickey Mouse Runs His Own Newspaper Comic Art

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Artwork Details

Title:	"Mickey Mouse Runs His Own Newspaper"
Artist:	FLOYD GOTTFREDSON (Penciller)
Artist:	TED THWAITES (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	nfs
Views:	2,491
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	1/24/2009
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Description

In 1935, Donald still with a long beak and skinny body,sold Mickey's courageous newspaper "The Daily War Drum". It attacked the shady activites of PegLeg Pete, alias "Looey The Leg" and his criminal gang who were extorting protection money from merchants and who were also linked with corrupt members of the Town Council, involved in kickbacks from awarded contracts. Retaliation was made on the paper, its owner and its employees. Here you see Donald after he has been roughed up ! - To my knowledge this is the earliest surviving daily strip that contains Donald Duck. It has large multiple images of Donald, Mickey and Minnie along with the thugs Angel Face and Monk. - The strip story was actually titled "Editor In Grief' ", and this was the fourth appearance of Donald in a daily.

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Max C
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/28/2009

A magnificent example of Gottfredson's art, congratz !

Dan F
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/29/2009

Great One !

Joakim Gunnarsson
Member Since 2005

Posted on 2/8/2009

Blow me down! What a beautiful piece!

ragon bernard
Member Since 2009

Posted on 4/25/2009

Magnificent, an original that I shall like also having

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/5/2010

These early strips never fail to amaze me for both their action and their detailed artwork.

Claudio Gioda
Member Since 2010

Posted on 2/23/2011

Fantastic strip of one of the most famous stories of classic Mickey Mouse ! A pleasure to see!

Monty B
Member Since 2006

Posted on 1/14/2013

Easily one of the best Gottfredson strips I have ever seen!!! Congrats!!!

Home for Ducks Collection
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/2/2022

Incredibly fantastic and important daily. This story is a very nice part of Gottfredson`s comic history.

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