A fter more than eighty years—the complete newspaper strips are collected in English for the first time! 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 and the Seven Dwarfs…the original series, plus (and the , of course), Elmer the Elephant, , Goofy, and VOL. 2 the Three Little Kittens. The artwork for these rare strips has come straight from the Disney vaults, each page meticulously colored COMPLETE 1935 using as a guide the original color proofs! It’s a symphony of TO 8STORIES 1939 fun and adventure from Disney’s earliest days. PLUS THE FIRST DONALD DUCK COMIC STRIPS!!

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INTRODUCTION J. B. KAUFMAN PUBLISHED BY TED ADAMS

ISBN: 978-1-63140-804-5 First Printing, December 2016

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Ted Adams, Chief Executive Officer/Publisher Greg Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer/President Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer THREE LITTLE KITTENS / 12 / 164 David Hedgecock, Editor-in-Chief July 28 - October 20, 1935 May 1 - August 7, 1938 Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer Written by , drawn by Written by , Laurie Windrow, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing Dirk Wood, VP of Marketing drawn by Al Taliaferro Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF Jeff Webber, VP of Licensing, Digital and Subsidiary Rights Jerry Bennington, VP of New Product Development / 26 / 180 October 27, 1935 - January 12, 1936 August 14 - October 16, 1938 Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors Written by Ted Osborne, drawn by Al Taliaferro Written by Merrill de Maris, 1-410-560-7100 drawn by Al Taliaferro THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE 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 THREE LITTLE PIGS / 40 THE FARMYARD SYMPHONY / 192 bound volumes at the Archives. January 19 - August 23, 1936 October 23 - November 27, 1938 Written by Ted Osborne, drawn by Al Taliaferro Written by Merrill de Maris, Special thanks to: drawn by Al Taliaferro —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 DONALD DUCK / 74 —Holly Brobst at the Walt Disney Archives Photo Library August 30, 1936 - December 5, 1937 TIMID ELMER / 200 Written by Ted Osborne, drawn by Al Taliaferro December 4, 1938 - February 12, 1939 Additional thanks to Sarah Gaydos, Justin Eisinger, Alonzo Simon, and Heritage Auctions. Written by Merrill de Maris, All contents, unless otherwise specified, copyright © 2016 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. The Library of SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN drawn by Al Taliaferro American Comics is a trademark of Library of American Comics, LLC. All rights reserved. Text Introduction © 2016 DWARFS / 142 J. B. Kaufman. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the comic strips in this publication may be December 12, 1937 - April 24, 1938 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 Written by Merrill de Maris, permission in writing from Disney Enterprises, Inc. Printed in China. drawn by Hank Porter, assisted by Bob Grant

Title page artwork is modified from a 1933 Silly Symphony poster released in France.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: These comic strips were created in an earlier time and may contain cartoon violence and occasional historically-dated content, such as gags 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 • July 28, 1935 14 • August 4, 1935 15 • August 11, 1935 16 • August 18, 1935 17 • August 25, 1935