Mickey Mouse is back with more thrilling adventures in the Wild West. The famous hero is in a 'Race for Riches' amid rocksliders and rustlers, then a dead-shot showdown with the brutal Bat Bandit! Back home in Mouseton, the mayhem continues as Mickey, Donald and Goofy run a crime fighting newspaper and face trouble with the mobsters. Lovingly restored from Disney's proof sheets, this edition also features rare behind-the-scenes art, vintage publicity material and commentary from seasoned Disney scholars.

Author Biography

Hired as a short-term replacement on the fledgling Mickey Mouse daily strip in 1930, Floyd Gottfredson (1905-1986) went on to draw the feature for the next 45 years. He created the most famous Mickey tales ever told in print. He is a Disney Legend and was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2006. David Gerstein is a comic book writer/editor and animation historian specializing in the Disney Standard Characters. His books include Mickey and the Gang: Classic Stories in Verse and Walt Disney Treasures--Disney Comics: 70 Years of Innovation. He lives in New York City, NY. Gary Groth is the co-founder of The Comics Journal and Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle.