“These stories are great at showcasing characters we don’t see much of in America... [and are] fantastic for all ages.” –Bleeding Cool

“A collection of different comics across various eras of the character that tells you absolutely why he and his comics have stood the test of time.” –Comicsverse

odern Mouse master Andrea “Casty” Castellan takes center stage for this deluxe edition of IDW’s MMickey Mouse #13-21! The Phantom Blot takes over a robot army in “Darkenblot,” an awesome science fiction epic; then Eurasia Toft brings Mickey and one step closer to Atlantis in “Dark Mines of the Phantom Metal”! Danger lurks around every turn!

IDWpublishing.com • $39.99 US / $53.99 CAN Facebook: facebook.com/idwpublishing FaTwcebookitter: @idwpublishing: facebook.com/idwpublishing TwYouTitter:ube: @idwpublishing youtube.com/idwpublishing TuYomblruTub:e: tumblr youtub.idwpublishinge.com/idwpublishin.com g TuInstmblragra: m:tumblr instag.idwpublishingram.com/idwpublishin.com g Instagram: instagram.com/idwpublishing ISBN: 978-1-68405-049-9 21 20 19 18 1 2 3 4 COVER ARTIST ISBN: 978-1-68405-049-9 21 20 19 18 1 2 3 4 ANDREACO FRECCEROVER ARTIST MICKEY MOUSE: TIMELESS TALES, VOLUME 3. JANUARY 2018. ANDREA FRECCERO MICKEYFIRST PRINTING. MOUSE: TIMELESSAll contents, TALES, unless VOLUME otherwise 3. JANUARY specified, 2018. copyright © 2018 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. The IDW logo is COVER COLORIST FIRST PRINTING. All contents, unless otherwise specified, copyright ©registered 2018 Disney in the Enterprises, U.S. Patent Inc. and All Trademark rights reserved. Office. TheIDW IDW Publishing, logo is FABIOCO VELOR COLORISTMONACO registereda division of in Ideathe U.S.and PatentDesign andWorks, Trademark LLC. Editorial Office. offices: IDW Publishing, 2765 FABIO LO MONACO aTruxtun division Road, of Idea San and Diego, Design CA Works,92106. AnyLLC. similaritiesEditorial offices: to persons 2765 SERIES EDITORS Truxtunliving or Road,dead areSan purelyDiego, coincidental. CA 92106. Any With similarities the exception to persons of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication SERIESSARAH EDITORSGAYDOS living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork usedmay be for reprinted review purposes, without thenone permission of the contents of Idea of and this Design publication Works, andSARAH CHRIS GAYDOS CERASI mayLLC. bePrinted reprinted in Korea. without the permission of Idea and Design Works, and CHRIS CERASI LLC.IDW PublishingPrinted in Korea.does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ARCHIVAL EDITOR IDWideas, Publishing stories, or does artwork. not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork. ARCHIVALDAVID GERSTEIN EDITOR Originally published as MICKEY MOUSE issues #13–21 (Legacy Originally#322–330). published as MICKEY MOUSE issues #13–21 (Legacy COLLECTION EDITORS #322–330). COLLEJUSTINCTION E EDITISINGORSER andJUSTIN ALONZO EISING SIMOERN Greg Goldstein, President & Publisher and ALONZO SIMON RobbieGreg Gold Robbins,stein, PresidenEVP/Sr. Artt & DirectorPublisher COLLECTION DESIGNER ChRobbieris Ry Robbins,all, Chie fEV CreativeP/Sr. Art Of Directorficer & Editor-in-Chief COLLECTIOCLYDEN DESIGN GRAPAER MaChrittshe Rywall, Ruzi Chckaief, CreativeCPA, Chie Off Fificernanc & iaEditor-in-Chiefl Officer CLYDE GRAPA DMaavidtthe Hedgecock,w Ruzicka, CPAssossiateA, Chief FiPublishenancialr Officer PUBLISHER LaurieDavid Hedgecock, Windrow, Senior Assossiate VP of Publishe Sales & rMarketing GREG GOLDSTEINPUBLISHER LoLaurierelei Windrow,Bunjes, VP Senior of Digi VPta lof Se Salesrvices & Marketing GREG GOLDSTEIN LoEricrele Moss,i Bunj Sr.es ,Director, VP of Digi Licensingtal Services & Business Development Eric Moss, Sr. Director, Licensing & Business Development Ted Adams, Founder & CEO of IDW Media Holdings Ted Adams, Founder & CEO of IDW Media Holdings Special thanks to Eugene Paraszczuk, Julie Dorris, Carlotta Quattrocolo, Manny Mederos, Chris Troise, Roberto Santillo, Special thanks to Eugene Paraszczuk, Julie Dorris, Carlotta Camilla Vedove, and Stefano Ambrosio. Quattrocolo, Manny Mederos, Chris Troise, Roberto Santillo, Camilla Vedove, and Stefano Ambrosio. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Casty, 1967- author, illustrator. | Cavazzano, Giorgio, 1947- Names: illustrator. Casty, | Wright, 1967- authoBill, 1917-1984,r, illustrator. illustrator. | Cavazzano, Giorgio, 1947- Title: illustrator. Mickey | MouseWright, : Bill,timeless 1917-1984, tales / [byillustrator. Andrea Casty Castellan, author, Title: cover Mickey design, Mouse artist : ;timeless Giorgio talesCavazzano, / [by Andrea artist ;Casty Bill Wright, Castellan, artist]. author, Description: cover design, San artist Diego, ; Giorgio CA : IDW Cavazzano, Publishing, artist [2016] ; Bill Wright, artist]. Description:Identifiers: LCCN San Diego, 2016012057 CA : IDW | ISBN Publishing, 9781631405808 [2016] (v. 1 : hardcover) Identifiers:Classification: LCCN LCC 2016012057 PN6728.M46 | ISBN M53 97816314058082016 | DDC 741.5/973--dc23 (v. 1 : hardcover) Classification:LC record available LCC PN6728.M46 at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016012057 M53 2016 | DDC 741.5/973--dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016012057

~2~ o o Table f C ntents The Twelve Buttons of Napoleon... 7 Darkenblot ...... 121 Early To Bid ...... 269 From Italian #1073, 1976 From Italian Topolino #2840-2842, 2012 From Swedish Kalle Anka & C:o #37/1997 Writer and Artist: Writer: Andrea “Casty” Castellan Writer: David Gerstein Inker: Sandro Zemolin Artist: Lorenzo Pastrovicchio Artists: Jorge David Redo and César Ferioli Colorist: Digikore Studios Colorists: Disney Italia with Nicole and Colorist: Digikore Studios Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Travis Seitler Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Translation and Dialogue: Joe Torcivia Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Translation and Dialogue: Jonathan H. Gray A Goofy Look At Cooking ...... 279 Dogs of War ...... 42 From Dutch #10/2003 From Italian Topolino #2822, 2009 Their Master’s Voice ...... 149 Writer: Pascal Oost Writer and Artist: Marco Palazzi From Mickey Mouse Sunday comic strip, 1953 Artist: Michel Nadorp Colorist: Disney Italia Writer: Colorist: Digikore Studios Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Artist and Letterer: Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Translation and Dialogue: David Gerstein Colorist: Digikore Studios Translation and Dialogue: Jonathan H. Gray

The Same Old Story ...... 43 To The Minute ...... 184 The Mouse Collector ...... 281 From Mickey Mouse Sunday comic strip, 1939 From Polish Kaczor Donald #8/2012 From French #2998, 2009 Writer: Writer: Francois Corteggiani Writer and Artist: Noel Van Horn Artist: Manuel Gonzales Artists: and Ulrich Schroeder Colorist: Digikore Studios Inker and Letterer: Ted Thwaites Colorist: Digikore Studios Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Colorist: Digikore Studios Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Mynah Mistake ...... 291 Dark Mines of the Phantom Metal...... 45 Double Chaser ...... 216 From Mickey Mouse Sunday comic strip, 1952 From Italian Topolino #2880, 2011 From Mickey Mouse #33, 1953 Writer: Bill Walsh Writer and Artist: Andrea “Casty” Castellan Artist and Letterer: Artist: Manuel Gonzales Inker: Michele Mazzon Colorist: Digikore Studios Colorist: Digikore Studios Colorists: Disney Italia with Nicole and Travis Seitler Rain, Rain, Go Astray ...... 217 The Clones of Channel 3000 ...... 293 Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler From Brazilian Zé Carioca #1105, 1973 From Italian Topolino #3000, 2013 Translation and Dialogue: Jonathan H. Gray Artist: Writer and Artist: Andrea “Casty” Castellan Inker: Steve Steere Colorists: Disney Italia with Nicole and Goofy Gift ...... 82 Colorist: Digikore Studios Travis Seitler From Australian Mickey Mouse #3, 1953 Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Artist and Letterer: Dick Moores Dialogue: Joe Torcivia Translation and Dialogue: Jonathan H. Gray Colorist: Digikore Studios Mortgage Misery ...... 225 Fancy! ...... 323 The Weregoof’s Curse ...... 83 From Norwegian Donald Duck & Co. #32/2015 From British Mickey Mouse Annual #12, 1941 From Italian Topolino #1102, 1977 Writer: Lars Jensen Writer, Artist, and Letterer: Wilfred Haughton Writer and Artist: Romano Scarpa Artist: Joaquín Cañizares Sanchez Colorist: Digikore Studios Inker: Sandro Del Conte Colorist: Digikore Studios Colorist: Digikore Studios Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Adieu ...... 324 Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Dialogue: Lars Jensen and David Gerstein From British Mickey Mouse Annual #10, 1939 Translation and Dialogue: Thad Komorowski Writer, Artist, and Letterer: Wilfred Haughton The Magnificent Doublejoke .... 231 Colorist: Digikore Studios Egg-shell-ent ...... 118 From Italian Topolino #2535, 2004 From British Mickey Mouse Annual #1, 1930 Writer: Andrea “Casty” Castellan Writer, Artist, and Letterer: Wilfred Haughton Artist: Massimo De Vita Colorist: Digikore Studios Colorists: Disney Italia with Nicole and Travis Seitler A Goofy Look at Fear ...... 119 Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler From Dutch Donald Duck #44/2004 Translation and Dialogue: Thad Komorowski Writer: Jos Beekman Artist: Michel Nadorp Stormy Weather ...... 267 Colorists: Sanoma with Nicole and Travis From Mickey Mouse Sunday comic strip, 1951 Seitler Writer: Bill Walsh Letterers: Nicole and Travis Seitler Artist: Manuel Gonzales Translation and Dialogue: Jonathan H. Gray Colorist: Digikore Studios

~3~ ~7~ Originally published in Topolino #1073 (Italy, 1976) ~8~ ~9~