Disney Masters

*Disney Masters*
Disney Masters
Publication information
Publisher	Fantagraphics
Format	Hardcover
Genre	Anthropomorphic animals; Adventure
Publication date	May 2018
Main character(s)	Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse
Creative team
Written by	various
Artist(s)	various
Editor(s)	Michael Catron, David Gerstein

Disney Masters is a series of books collecting anthologies of critically acclaimed Walt Disney Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse international comic artists. Italian artist Romano Scarpa was the first featured creator in the series, in the volume titled The Delta Dimension. The publisher behind the project is Fantagraphics. The first book of the series was released in May 2018.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Format

Each book in the series is hardcover with dimensions measuring 7.5 inches × 10.25 inches, (191 mm × 260 mm). Each volume is printed in full color and contains about 200 pages. Supplementary materials such as art, biographies of the artists^[5] and essays are included as well. The MSRP for each single volume is set at $29.99 for volumes collecting around 200 pages and $34.99 for volumes collecting near 250 pages.^[6]^[7]

While the volumes are titled with one central figure, some volumes also include stories from a secondary main character.^[8]

Volumes of the series are primarily sold separately and in boxed sets, but the first five volumes are also available for purchase as a set via a subscription from the publisher.^[4] The release schedule for the series is five volumes a year, starting in May 2018. There are two types of boxed collections; one type collecting the volumes in chronological release order, and the other collecting volumes by the books' main character.^[9]^[10]

Volumes and box sets

Volumes
Vol.	Release date	Title Figure	Title	Artist(s)	Featured stories with INDUCKS links	Period	Page count	ISBN	INDUCKS link
1	2018-05-09	Mickey Mouse	The Delta Dimension	Romano Scarpa	Mickey Mouse in the Delta Dimension [1], The Bleep-Bleep 15 [2], The Fabulous City of Shan-Grilla [3]	1959-1961	208	978-1-68396-096-6	DM 1
2	2018-06-05	Donald Duck	Uncle Scrooge's Money Rocket	Luciano Bottaro	Uncle Scrooge's Money Rocket [4], The Return of Rebo [5], TV Trickery [6]	1960-1995	192	978-1-68396-109-3	DM 2
3	2018-07-03	Mickey Mouse	The Case of the Vanishing Bandit	Paul Murry	The Last Resort [7], The Lens Hunters [8], The Case of the Vanishing Bandit [9], The Mysterious Crystal Ball [10], The Lost Legion [11], The Magic Rope [12], Ridin' the Rails [13]	1953-1955	184	978-1-68396-113-0	DM 3
4	2018-08-07	Donald Duck	The Great Survival Test	Daan Jippes & Freddy Milton	The Great Survival Test [14], The Success Test [15], A Clean Case of Competence [16], The Do-Gooders' League [17], Donald's Happy Birthday [18], Copious Quantities of Cod Liver Oil [19], Disco-Ducks [20], Haste Makes Waste [21], Allworth and No Play [22], Going to Sea [23], Rewarding Formula [24], Sauce for the Duck [25], Arrested Development [26], Coat of Harms [27], The Right Man on the Wrong Spot [28], Scooting to Success [29], Bet You Didn't [30], The Briefcase Case [31]	1976-1982	192	978-1-68396-111-6	DM 4
5	2018-10-09	Mickey Mouse	The Phantom Blot's Double Mystery	Romano Scarpa	The Phantom Blot's Double Mystery [32], The Last Balaboo [33], The Eternal Flame of Kalhoa [34]	1955-1961	187	978-1-68396-136-9	DM 5
6	2019-02-12	Uncle Scrooge	King of the Golden River	Giovan Battista Carpi	King of the Golden River [35], Mickey the Kid and Six-Shot Goofy! [36], Me, Myself, and Why [37]	1961-1974	190	978-1-68396-170-3	DM 6
7	2019-03-12	Mickey Mouse	The Pirates of Tabasco Bay	Paul Murry	The Lost City [38], Yesterday Ranch [39], Mickey Mouse and the Marvelous Magnet [40], The Vanishing Railroad [41], The Case of the Hungry Ghost [42], The Pirates of Tabasco Bay [43], The Great Stamp Hunt [44]	1955-1956	184	978-1-68396-181-9	DM 7
8	2019-06-18	Donald Duck	Duck Avenger Strikes Again!	Romano Scarpa	Duck Avenger Strikes Again [45], Ellsworth's Ornery Orphan [46], Captured in Bananaland [47]	1971-1976	184	978-1-68396-197-0	DM 8
9	2019-08-14	Mickey Mouse	The Ice Sword Saga: Book 1	Massimo De Vita	The Sword of Ice [48], The Tournament of Argaar [49]	1982-1983	189	978-1-68396-198-7	DM 9
10	2020-04-15	Donald Duck	Scandal on the Epoch Express	Bas Heymans & Mau Heymans	Scandal on the Epoch Express [50], Big Brain Blowout [51], Scent-imental Romeos [52], Winifred's Revenge [53], Don Quiduck de la Mancha [54], Nothin' Beats the Classics [55], Healers of the Andes! [56], The Daisy Chain [57], Trapdoor Trick [58], Regulationary War [59], Forty-Wink Zeke [60], Bargain Battle! [61], The Laurels of Julius Pecunius [62], Over Easy [63], Daisy Duck's Diatribe! [64], Family Feud [65], Dieu Dieu Duck [66]	1988-2015	192	978-1-68396-249-6	DM 10
11	2020-06-09	Mickey Mouse	The Ice Sword Saga: Book 2	Massimo De Vita	The Prince of Mists Strikes Back [67], The Sleeping Beauty in the Stars! [68], The Secret of 313 [69], Arizona Goof and the Tiger's Fiery Eye [70]	1984-2008	192	978-1-68396-250-2	DM 11
12	2020-10-20	Donald Duck	The Forgetful Hero	Giorgio Cavazzano	Plantastic Voyage [71], The Dazzling Duck She-Venger [72], The Case of the Cut-Off Calls! [73], The Forgetful Hero [74]	1973-1991	200	978-1-68396-312-7	DM 12
13	2020-11-03	Mickey Mouse	The Sunken City	Paul Murry	The Sunken City [75], Legend of Loon Lake [76], The Phantom Fires [77], The Crystal Ball Quest [78], The Mystery of Lonely Valley [79], The Castaways of Whale Bay [80], The Idol of Moaning Island [81]	1957-1958	176	978-1-68396-330-1	DM 13
14	2020-11-17	Donald Duck	Follow the Fearless Leader	Al Hubbard	The Health Nut [82], Weaving and Ducking [83], The Big Dig [84], It’s Music? [85], Haste Makes Waste [86], The Case of the Purloined Pearls [87], The Frontiersman [88], Time to Duck [89], The Blackboard Bungle [90], Pop Goes the Art [91], The Whopper Stopper [92], It’s Magic [93], Follow the Fearless Leader [94], Must the Show Go On? [95], Jumping Pup [96], A Hutch Is Not a Home [97], The Big Cabbage Field in the Sky [98], The Heck Ship [99], The Cat Caper [100], Hot and Cold Running Ducks [101], Put It On the Diners [102], Ditch Day [103], The Retriever [104]	1958-1973	196	978-1-68396-362-2	DM 14
15	2021-02-09	Mickey Mouse	New Adventures of the Phantom Blot	Paul Murry	The Phantom Blot Meets the Mysterious Mr. X [105], The Phantom Blot Meets Super Goof [106], Oh, What a Tangled Rope We Wield! [107], Culprits, Inc. [108], Safe Surprise [109], The Phantom Blot Meets Madam Mim [110], Me and My Shadow-Boxing [111], Hi-Yo, Beagle! Away! [112], The Crown of Tabash [113], Tough Old Bird [114], Dogged Pursuit [115], Secret Sea Raider [116], Blotless Blot [117], Blotsa Laughs [118], The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds [119], By a Waterfall [120], Stairways to Seeing-Stars [121]	1964-1966	252	978-1-68396-411-7	DM 15
16	2021-05-04	Donald Duck	Jumpin' Jupiter!	Luciano Bottaro	Fear the Wrath of Rebo! [122], Jumpin' Jupiter! [123], The Washed-Up Witch [124], Voyage to the Bottom of the Hole [125]	1960-2007	180	978-1-68396-414-8	DM 16
17	2021-07-20	Mickey Mouse	The Man from Altacraz	Romano Scarpa	The Man from Altacraz [126], Risky Bees-Ness [127], Kali's Nail [128], The African Queen [129]	1958-1983	188	978-1-68396-428-5	DM 17
18	2021-09-14	Uncle Scrooge	Pie in the Sky	William Van Horn	Pie in the Sky [130], A Prickly Relation [131], Tightrope Gag [132], A Sound Deal [133], Fly Now - Pay Later [134], Dime Collector [135], Backyard Bet [136], Floating Alone [137], Large Deduction [138], Tents, Anyone? [139], Lost On a Dog [140], His Money's Worth [141], Poisoned Palate [142], The Bright Side [143], Shaping Up [144], Heavy Duty [145], Duel Personalities [146], The Three Bs [147], Seafood Blues [148], Quick Trim [149], Tree's a Crowd [150], Be My Gust [151], Shooting to the Top [152], False Economy [153], Another Vine Mess [154], Call Off the Wild [155], The Amazon Queen [156], Rootin', Tootin' Duck [157], Beachhead Bathos [158], The Bees Have It! [159], Snore Losers [160], It's Bats, Man! [161]	1988-1990	200	978-1-68396-441-4	DM 18
19	2022-05-24	Mickey Mouse	Trapped in the Shadow Dimension	Casty	Trapped in the Shadow Dimension [162], The Terrible, Terrible Triple-Dimensional Beagle Boy [163], The World To Come [164]	2008-2014	192	978-1-68396-448-3	DM 19
20	2022-08-16	Donald Duck	20.000 Leaks Under the Sea	Al Hubbard	It’s Only Money [165], Mountain Magic [166], Do It Yourself [167], The Missing Hair [168], Matador-to-Door Salesman [169], Flock Together [170], Bah Wilderness [171], Water Sports [172], The Contest [173], Out of the Depths of Despair [174], Vet Day [175], Suds in Your Eye [176], The Piggy Bank [177], The Case of the Renegade Circus [178], The Superior Intellect [179], Old Trusty’s Scent [180], A Midsummer’s Nightmare [181], 20.000 Leaks Under the Sea [182], Satisfied Customer [183], A Goofy Look at the Newspaper [184], The Bouncing Ball [185], The Carpet Baggers [186], The Pioneer [187], Fall Guy [188], Chased Chaser [189], Law Trouble [190], There’s No Place Like Home [191]	1950-1965+ 1973	188	978-1-68396-567-1	DM 20
21	2022-10-25	Mickey Mouse	The Monster of Sawtooth Mountain	Paul Murry	The Fantastic Fog [192], The Threat of the Stone-Eaters [193], The Monster of Sawtooth Mountain [194], Alaskan Adventure [195], Pineapple Poachers [196], The Trail to Treasure [197], Mickey’s Strange Mission [198], The Moon-Blot Plot [199]	1958-1961	184	978-1-68396-568-8	DM 21
22	2023-06-06	Uncle Scrooge	Operation Galleon Grab	Giorgio Cavazzano	Operation Galleon Grab [200], The Snacking Sleuths [201], Brother From Another Earth [202], Here Today, Gone Apollo [203], There’s No Fool Like an Old Fool [204]	1973-1995	192	978-1-68396-764-4	DM 22
23	2024-03-26	Mickey Mouse	The Riddle of Brigaboom	Romano Scarpa	The Riddle of Brigaboom [205], Remotely Impossible [206], The Unsinkable Kildare Coot [207], The Famed Jumping Frog of Queen Zenobia [208]	1964-2000	192	978-1-68396-880-1	DM 23
24	2024-05-21	Uncle Scrooge	World Wide Witch	Daniel Branca	World Wide Witch [209], The Quest for the Curious Constable[210], Feline Fellini [211], The Green Attack [212] + more TBA	TBA	204	978-1-68396-466-7	DM 24
25	2024-08-27	Mickey Mouse	The River of Time	Corrado Mastantuono	The River of Time [213], The Case of the Amazing Brain[214], Mouse in the Mirror [215], + more TBA	TBA	200	978-1-68396-940-2	DM 25
26	2025-04	Donald Duck	Tales of Andold Wild Duck	Marco Rota	TBA	TBA	TBA	979-8-8750-0044-7
27	2025-07	Goofy	Super Goof and the Strange Case of Dr. Syclocks	Paul Murry	TBA	TBA	TBA	979-8-8750-0114-7

Box sets

Collector's Box Sets
Vol.	Release date	Title Figure	Title	Artist(s)	Volumes	ISBN
1	2018-10-09	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes One and Two	Romano Scarpa, Luciano Bottaro	1 & 2	978-1-68396-151-2
2	2018-10-09	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Three and Four	Paul Murry, Daan Jippes, Freddy Milton	3 & 4	978-1-68396-152-9
3	2019-10-01	Mickey Mouse, Uncle Scrooge	Volumes Five and Six	Romano Scarpa, Giovan Battista Carpi	5 & 6	978-1-68396-268-7
4	2019-10-01	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Seven and Eight	Paul Murry, Romano Scarpa	7 & 8	978-1-68396-269-4
5	2020-10-27	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Nine and Ten	Massimo De Vita, Mau Heymans & Bas Heymans	9 & 10	978-1-68396-360-8
6	2020-10-27	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Eleven and Twelve	Massimo De Vita, Giorgio Cavazzano	11 & 12	978-1-68396-361-5
7	2022-11-15	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Thirteen and Fourteen	Paul Murry, Al Hubbard	13 & 14	978-1-68396-251-9
8	2022-11-15	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Fifteen and Sixteen	Paul Murry, Luciano Bottaro	15 & 16	978-1-68396-665-4
9	2023-09-26	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Seventeen and Eightteen	Romano Scarpa, William Van Horn	17 & 18	978-1-68396-875-7
10	2023-09-26	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Nineteen and Twenty	Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Al Hubbard	19 & 20	978-1-68396-876-4
11	2024-09-10	Mickey Mouse, Uncle Scrooge	Volumes Twenty-one and Twenty-two	Paul Murry, Giorgio Cavazzano	21 & 22	978-1-68396-991-4

Gift Box Sets
Vol.	Release date	Title Figure	Title	Artist(s)	Volumes	ISBN
1	2018-10-09	Mickey Mouse	Disney Masters Box Set 1	Romano Scarpa, Paul Murry	1 & 3	978-1-68396-153-6
2	2018-10-09	Donald Duck	Disney Masters Box Set 2	Luciano Bottaro, Daan Jippes, Freddy Milton	2 & 4	978-1-68396-154-3

Free Comic Book Day 2020

In December 2019 it was announced that Fantagraphics was going to be participating in the promotion campaign Free Comic Book Day on May 2, 2020; with an issue showcasing their Disney Masters series. The free comic book released for the promotion would be titled Disney Masters: Donald Duck, and would feature reprints of the stories: "It's Bats Man" starring Donald Duck by William Van Horn, "The Health Nut" by Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard, which is the story that introduced Fethry Duck into the duck universe, and a story with Scrooge McDuck, "Much Ado About Telepathy" by Evert Geradts and Mau Heymans.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Due to the 2020 pandemic the Free Comic Book Day event was postponed and changed from its regular one day-event in May to be a Summer event taking place over several weeks from July to September. Fantagraphics Books' Disney Masters FCBD issue was released August 19, 2020.^[14]

Free Comic Book Day 2022

For FCBD of 2022 Fantagraphics released a new free issue, with once again the title, Disney Masters: Donald Duck; this time featuring: The Scrooge McDuck tale "Snore Losers" by William Van Horn, the Super Goof adventure "Here Today, Gone Apollo" by Giorgio Cavazzano and the Fethry Duck story "Fall Guy" written by Dick Kinney with art by Al Hubbard.^[15]