Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 4: "House Of The Seven Haunts" (DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE HC) Hardcover – November 20, 2012

These stories are well-written and well-drawn. What I like best is how Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto are characterized. The match with what I expect from them. Mickey is an adventurer, hero and leader. Not the watered-down company mascot from later years or the even worse screaming, whining cartoon network version now being used. Minnie stands her ground and gives to Mickey as much as gets. Donald is a mix of anger and fear. Goofy is clutzy and dim-witted but with hints that maybe he's not as dim as you think. He's not the prankster that Dippy Dawg was in prior books. And Pluto is the playful fun dog you fully expect.I like these older stories. They keep you entertained and really, I wish they made cartoons that matched them.A couple of minor complaints. The text and images are small. I don't know the size they appeared in original newspapers, but I had to concentrate a few times on the words. Also, some of the author's text prior to a story is written in strange combination of colors. White on Orange is just not easy to read. Luckily that is not all the time.Overall, if you like Mickey Mouse and especially Goofy, this is the set of stories you should read.

Once again, everyone's favorite Big Cheese is destined for thrills, chills, and spills! In Volume 4 of this high-quality series, piloted by the brilliant penciler-plotter Floyd Gottfredson, with scripts by Ted Osborne and inks by Ted Thwaites and Al Taliaferro, the fearless rodent solves the mystery of "The Seven Haunts," with help from Goofy and guest star Donald Duck, and experiences breathless grandeur in the "Island in the Sky," a tale Gottfredson was hard-pressed to top. There is horse-laugh humor from the gluttonous "Oscar the Ostrich" and exotic excitement when "Mickey Mouse Joins the Foreign Legion." There are multiple appearances from Pegleg Pete, Mickey's now-indisputable chief antagonist, but there are gangsters, bandits, and other villains to fill the gaps. It's not all guiltless fun, though, as "Jungle Treasure" includes unfortunate ethnic stereotypes, and not every tale is full of optimism, as evidenced by the PRISONER OF ZENDA-like "Monarch of Medioka," in which Mickey becomes a king. Still, despite a few missteps and thematic difficulties, Volume 4 contains creative stories, animation-worthy artwork, and over 40 pages of special features, making it a great addition to any fan's collection.

Who doesn't like Mickey Mouse? Even Hitler and Churchill and one of the Soviet leaders liked the mouse. He seems universal in his appeal. At the period of time that this segment was written and drawn; the mouse had not, as yet, become the rather colorless character that later stood as a trademark of Disney. Mickey was the little guy who could overcome tremendous adversity. He was a class A detective and the stories produced and drawn by Godfredson did not talk down to his young audience. Mickey's adventures had substance, intrique, and a strong motivation for good to triumph over evil. The stories are colorful (even in black and white) interesting and with satisfying conclusions. Godfredson was to Mickey Mouse that Carl Barks was to the Ducks. Not a kiddie comic, yet loved by children, Godfredsons Mickey Mouse is well worth looking into whether you grew up with this form of Mickey or came along later. Highly Recommended.

great reading and delivered before time that was quoted. well done.

this book was a X-mas gift for my son and he loved it , so that is what I wanted

I'm loving all the books in this collection! They all represent a part of Disney that not everybody knows or remembers.

This book is a really good collection of older Mickey Mouse comics. I wasn't too into the first two stories, but I really liked the rest of the book. It is also really interesting to read the introductions to each story as well as see some of the original artwork in color and some black and white storyboard drawings at the end of the book. There is also a full color two part comic after the artwork. The rest of the book is in black and white. The only thing I did not like about this book is how long it is, and I mean size, not number of pages. Because of the length the book is somewhat awkward to hold, but I do like how the material is presented so this is a very minor thing.

The children love these collections.

Las aventuras clásicas de Floyd en un excelente integral.

I bought this book to add to my Disney collection and I gave it this rating because it came up to my expectations was well packaged and came very quickly.

Great!!