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Member Since July 2005
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Topolino #3003 cover - Scrooge, Donald, Gyro, Beagle Boys, Huey, Dewey, and Louie

Location: DISNEY - Covers
Artist: Paolo Mottura (All)

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Topolino #3003 cover - Scrooge, Donald, Gyro, Beagle Boys, Huey, Dewey, and Louie
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published cover - Italy

published cover - France

published cover - Brasil

published cover - Greece

Cavazzano's remake
Artwork Details
Location: DISNEY - Covers
Title: Topolino #3003 cover - Scrooge, Donald, Gyro, Beagle Boys, Huey, Dewey, and Louie
Artist:  Paolo Mottura (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: Over My Dead Body
Views: 9486
Likes on CAF: 12
Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 24
Added to Site: 6/19/2013

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Description
Incredible.

That was my thought when I first saw the small thumbnail preview of this Topolino magazine cover.

And then I thought, this is one of Topolino's all-time most beautiful covers.

Imagine how I felt when the chance to add this gem to my collection was given to me.

I still don't fully believe it. But here it is.

The cover refers to the first part of the Moby Dick parody story published on Topolino 3003. Both the cover and inside art are magnificently illustrated by Paolo Mottura.

Uncle Scrooge is Achab, Donald Duck is Ismael, and other Disney characters (Huey Dewey Louie, Fethry, Gyro, the Beagle Boys) perform as characters from the Melville novel.

Back to the cover art, I cannot imagine a better way to illustrate the story! It's dynamic, you can almost feel the wind and the ocean waves dashing on the boat. It features the main characters, including the white whale, and it sort of tells you the story itself.

Just perfect.

Note that the (outstanding) colors on the published one are also Paolo's.

Masterpiece.


Published in different countries (see some examples in the additional images.
Please also check the remake of Mottura's cover illustrated by Giorgio Cavazzano and used in many reprints of the story for Egmont publisher.


Huge thanks, Paolo!!!


Paper size: 25 x 35 cm

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Member Since: July 2005
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Claudio BobuzArt Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 6/19/2013

bellissimo
Davide G. Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 6/19/2013

Nothing short of epic... This gives luster to the great Italian tradition of Disney parodies. Congrats!
Fabio C. Member Since 2005
Posted On 6/20/2013

Davide G. wrote:
" Nothing short of epic... This gives luster to the great Italian tradition of Disney parodies. Congrats!  "
yeah... it's a long tradition started in 1949 with "L'Inferno di Topolino" that is still alive and well now :)
Luca Reinero Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 6/19/2013

congratulazioni ... davvero molto bella !!!
William B. Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 6/19/2013

Molto, molto bella davvero!
Jason Versaggi Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 6/19/2013

Outstanding! I love the Ducks and this is one INCREDIBLE piece of Duck art. Huge congrats. Bravo!
Andrea F. Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 6/24/2013

Awesome cover!! Truly impressive, congrats!
George Hagenauer Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 8/15/2013

Very nice , Disney is really different in Europe!
Nicolaj Borch Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 1/16/2014

A Very nice and different Disney Cover. Congrats!
David F. Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 8/29/2014

Simply awesome! Congrats.
Timothy Finney Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 11/6/2014

It's really impressive work and, I don't know, it may be more than a bit subversive in its presentation and execution. It's certainly not the clean and open art that I have come to expect from Disney.
HJ St. John Smythe Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 5/1/2015

One of the greatest Disney Covers, I ever saw!!
Claudio Gioda Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 6/1/2015

Copertina assolutamente fuori categoria, splendida
Antonio Menici Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 8/10/2015

Stupenda!!! Complimenti per la tua collezione!
Alex P. Goofmann Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 7/12/2016

great artwork, I love it :-)
Lars C. Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 9/11/2016

Very nice piece of art
Dan F Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 5/31/2018

Incredible!

 Bill J Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 1/2/2019

Incredible! Totally fantastic cover!

 Keith Becker Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 6/23/2019

all this cool art made me look into what disney has going on for comics in English... cause i started wishing i had learned Italian from my grandmother after seeing all this lol! 

Happy to see that Disney and IDW were working on a number of really cool publications pretty recently. Which is nice because the classic Disney animated cartoon short stopped being made quite a long time ago. 

 Fabio C. Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 6/23/2019

Keith Becker wrote:
"  all this cool art made me look into what disney has going on for comics in English... cause i started wishing i had learned Italian from my grandmother after seeing all this lol! 
Happy to see that Disney and IDW were working on a number of really cool publications pretty recently. Which is nice because the classic Disney animated cartoon short stopped being made quite a long time ago. 
 "

this story is available in english language, published by Dark Horse ;) 

 Keith Becker Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 6/23/2019

Fabio C. wrote:
"  this story is available in english language, published by Dark Horse ;) 
 "

Awesome! Thanks Fabio. Going to look for it now :D

 Keith Becker Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 6/23/2019

I love this freaking piece

 Steven Dilworth Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 1/2/2025

The Tales of Tempestuous McDuck!

The ink work is stellar!  This piece is very, very, very powerful!

 Bill J Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 4/17/2025

Wow! Wow! Wow! What a comic masterpiece! The perfect parody of Moby Dick--With Disney characters in all the main roles. There's Uncle Scrooge as Ahab, Donald Duck as Ismael, and other roles played by Huey, Dewey and Louie as well as the Beagle Boys! Genius! But what makes it really sing is the incredible art of Paolo Mottura. Paolo has taken this idea to epic level with his incredible artistry! I am simply blown away by Paolo's gorgeous brushwork! His lines have a beautiful fluidity to them that sweeps and spins and curves its way around the characters and the ship. Even Moby Dick itself, bursts out of the sea with a glorious kind of artistry! The whole effect is simply jaw-dropping! Congratulations on a magnificent pick-up! I am awestruck!

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