Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales

Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales is an American Sunday comic strip, which ran in newspapersSample Autograph Signature: Jack Kirby. Accessed on 2008-04-03. Archived on 2008-04-03. from 13 July 1952 until 15 February 1987. Each story adapted a different Disney film, such as Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Peter Pan, or Davy Crockett. It was run in relatively few papers with 58 in 1957A Revolutionary Story and 55 in 1966Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. Remembered and was principally a vehicle for promoting new and re-released Disney films."The Black Hole: How Deep Is it?" by David E. Jefferson. The Collected Jack Kirby Collector v.2. p.96 Raleigh, NC: TwoMorrows Publishing, 2004. "... Disney used their Treasury of Classics Sunday comics strip as a vehicle to promote new films..."
==Story arcs==
Some of the stories created toward the end of the strip's run in the 1980s were original stories featuring characters from different Disney animated movies. Most stories ran for 13 weeks. A total of 129 stories were created between 1952 and 1987. The stories included:
Title 	Original run
Cinderella 	March 15-June 18, 1950
The Story of Robin Hood 	July 13, 1952-December 28, 1952
Peter Pan 	January 4, 1953-June 14, 1953
The Sword and the Rose 	June 21, 1953-October 25, 1953
Ben and Me 	November 1, 1953-December 27, 1953
Rob Roy 	January 3, 1954-May 30, 1954
Peter & The Wolf 	June 6, 1954-July 25, 1954
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 	August 1, 1954-December 26, 1954
Lady and the Tramp 	January 2, 1955-July 10, 1955
The Legends of Davy Crockett 	July 17, 1955-January 8, 1956
The Littlest Outlaw 	January 15, 1956-March 26, 1956
The Great Locomotive Chase 	April 2, 1956-July 29, 1956
Lambert the Sheepish Lion 	August 5, 1956-September 30, 1956
Westward Ho, the Wagons! 	October 7, 1956-January 27, 1957
Gus & Jaq 	February 3, 1957-March 31, 1957
Johnny Tremain 	April 7, 1957-June 30, 1957
Perri 	July 7, 1957-November 24, 1957
Old Yeller 	December 1, 1957-February 23, 1958
The Seven Dwarfs & The Witch Queen 	March 2, 1958-April 27, 1958
The Light in the Forest 	May 4, 1958-July 27, 1958
Sleeping Beauty 	August 3, 1958-December 28, 1958
The Shaggy Dog 	January 4, 1959-April 26, 1959
Darby O'Gill and the Little People 	May 3, 1959-August 30, 1959
Third Man on the Mountain 	September 6, 1959-December 27, 1959
Toby Tyler 	January 3, 1960-March 27, 1960
Kidnapped 	April 3, 1960-June 26, 1960
Pollyanna 	July 3, 1960-September 25, 1960
Swiss Family Robinson 	October 2, 1960-December 25, 1960
101 Dalmatians 	January 1, 1961-March 26, 1961
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North 	April 2, 1961-June 25, 1961
The Parent Trap 	July 2, 1961-September 24, 1961
Babes in Toyland 	October 1, 1961-December 31, 1961
Moon Pilot 	January 7, 1962-March 25, 1962
Bon Voyage! 	April 1, 1962-June 24, 1962
Big Red 	July 1, 1962-September 30, 1962
In Search of the Castaways 	October 7, 1962-December 30, 1962
Son of Flubber 	January 6, 1963-March 31, 1963
Miracle of the White Stallions 	April 7, 1963-June 30, 1963
Savage Sam 	July 7, 1963-September 29, 1963
The Sword in the Stone 	October 6, 1963-December 29, 1963
A Tiger Walks 	January 5, 1964-March 29, 1964
The Three Lives of Thomasina 	April 5, 1964-June 28, 1964
The Moon-Spinners 	July 5, 1964-September 27, 1964
Mary Poppins 	October 4, 1964-December 27, 1964
Those Calloways 	January 3, 1965-March 28, 1965
The Monkey's Uncle 	April 4, 1965-June 27, 1965
Dumbo 	July 4, 1965-September 26, 1965
That Darn Cat! 	October 3, 1965-December 26, 1965
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree 	January 2, 1966-March 27, 1966
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. 	April 3, 1966-June 26, 1966
The Fighting Prince of Donegal 	July 3, 1966-September 25, 1966
Follow Me, Boys! 	October 2, 1966-November 27, 1966
Monkeys, Go Home! 	December 4, 1966-January 29, 1967
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin 	February 5, 1967-April 30, 1967
The Gnome-Mobile 	May 7, 1967-July 30, 1967
The Happiest Millionaire 	August 6, 1967-October 29, 1967
The Jungle Book 	November 5, 1967-January 28, 1968
Blackbeard's Ghost 	February 4, 1968-April 28, 1968
Never A Dull Moment 	May 5, 1968-July 28, 1968
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day 	August 4, 1968-September 29, 1968
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit 	October 6, 1968-December 29, 1968
Smith! 	January 5, 1969-February 23, 1969
The Love Bug 	March 2, 1969-May 25, 1969
Hang Your Hat on the Wind! 	June 1, 1969-August 31, 1969
My Dog, The Thief 	September 7, 1969-November 30, 1969
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 	December 7, 1969-February 22, 1970
King of the Grizzlies 	March 1, 1970-May 31, 1970
The Boatniks 	June 7, 1970-August 30, 1970
The Aristocats 	September 6, 1970-December 27, 1970
The Barefoot Executive 	January 3, 1971-March 28, 1971
The Million Dollar Duck 	April 4, 1971-June 27, 1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks 	July 4, 1971-October 31, 1971
The Living Desert (with Jiminy Cricket 	November 7, 1971-December 26, 1971
Napoleon and Samantha 	January 2, 1972-March 26, 1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't 	April 2, 1972-June 25, 1972
The Legend of Lobo 	July 2, 1972-September 24, 1972
Snowball Express 	October 1, 1972-December 31, 1972
The World's Greatest Athlete 	January 7, 1973-March 25, 1973
Cinderella 	April 1, 1973-June 24, 1973
One Little Indian 	July 1, 1973-September 30, 1973
Robin Hood 	October 7, 1973-January 27, 1974
Alice in Wonderland 	February 3, 1974-April 28, 1974
Herbie Rides Again 	May 5, 1974-July 28, 1974
The Bears and I 	August 4, 1974-September 29, 1974
The Island at the Top of the World 	October 6, 1974-January 26, 1975
Escape to Witch Mountain 	February 3, 1975-April 27, 1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang 	May 4, 1975-June 29, 1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing 	July 6, 1975-September 28, 1975
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too 	October 5, 1975-November 30, 1975
No Deposit, No Return 	December 7, 1975-February 29, 1976
Gus 	March 7, 1976-May 30, 1976
Treasure of Matecumbe 	June 6, 1976-August 29, 1976
The Shaggy D.A. 	September 5, 1976-November 28, 1976
Freaky Friday 	December 5, 1976-February 27, 1977
The Rescuers 	March 6, 1977-May 29, 1977
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 	June 5, 1977-August 28, 1977
Pete's Dragon 	September 4, 1977-November 27, 1977
Candleshoe 	December 4, 1977-February 26, 1978
The Cat from Outer Space 	March 5, 1978-May 28, 1978
Hot Lead and Cold Feet 	June 4, 1978-August 27, 1978
Pinocchio 	September 3, 1978-November 26, 1978
The North Avenue Irregulars 	December 3, 1978-February 25, 1979
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 	March 4, 1979-May 27, 1979
Unidentified Flying Oddball 	June 3, 1979-August 26, 1979
The Black Hole 	September 2, 1979-February 24, 1980 (drawn by Jack Kirby; The first six installments were reprinted in Disney Adventures Comic Zone's Fall 2007 issue)Jack Kirby At The Supermarket
The Watcher in the Woods 	March 2, 1980-May 25, 1980
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark 	June 1, 1980-August 24, 1980
The Devil and Max Devlin 	August 31, 1980-November 23, 1980
Condorman 	November 30, 1980-April 12, 1981
The Fox and the Hound 	April 19, 1981-August 30, 1981
Night Crossing 	September 6, 1981-January 17, 1982
Tron 	January 24, 1982-June 6, 1982
Tex 	June 13, 1982-September 26, 1982
Mickey's Christmas Carol 	October 3, 1982-December 26, 1982
Ferdinand the Bull & The Robbers 	January 2, 1983-March 6, 1983
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 	March 13, 1983-June 26, 1983
The Adventures of Mr. Toad 	July 3, 1983-September 25, 1983
The Return of the Rescuers 	October 2, 1983-December 25, 1983
Dumbo, the Substitute Stork 	January 1, 1984-March 25, 1984
Robin Hood in: Rich John, Poor John 	April 1, 1984-June 24, 1984
Cinderella: Bibbidi-Bobbodi-Who? 	July 1, 1984-September 23, 1984
Pinocchio & Jiminy Cricket: A Coat Tale	September 30, 1984-December 30, 1984
Black Arrow 	January 6, 1985-March 31, 1985
Return to Oz 	April 7, 1985-July 14, 1985
The Black Cauldron 	July 21, 1985-October 27, 1985
The Journey of Natty Gann 	November 3, 1985-January 26, 1986
The Search For Sleeping Beauty 	February 2, 1986-April 27, 1986
The Great Mouse Detective 	May 4, 1986-July 27, 1986
Song of the South 	August 3, 1986-November 16, 1986
Lady and the Tramp: Tramp’s Cat-astrophe 	November 23, 1986-February 15, 1987
==Reprint collections==
IDW Publishing is publishing a series of hardcover reprint collections of the strip.
Cover	Volume #	Publication date	ISBN
 	1 	October 11, 2016	978-1-63140-718-5
 	Featured stories:
* Cinderella
* Alice in Wonderland
* The Story of Robin Hood
* Peter Pan
* The Sword and the Rose
* Ben and Me
* Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue
* Peter and the Wolf
* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
* Lady and the Tramp	Featured stories:
* Cinderella
* Alice in Wonderland
* The Story of Robin Hood
* Peter Pan
* The Sword and the Rose
* Ben and Me
* Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue
* Peter and the Wolf
* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
* Lady and the Tramp	Featured stories:
* Cinderella
* Alice in Wonderland
* The Story of Robin Hood
* Peter Pan
* The Sword and the Rose
* Ben and Me
* Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue
* Peter and the Wolf
* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
* Lady and the Tramp
 	2 	July 25, 2017 	978-1-63140-908-0
 	Featured stories:
* The Legends of Davy Crockett
* The Littlest Outlaw
* The Great Locomotive Chase
* Lambert the Sheepish Lion
* Westward Ho, the Wagons!
* Gus & Jaq
* Johnny Tremain
* Perri
* Old Yeller
* The Seven Dwarfs & The Witch Queen
* The Light in the Forest
* Sleeping Beauty
* The Shaggy Dog	Featured stories:
* The Legends of Davy Crockett
* The Littlest Outlaw
* The Great Locomotive Chase
* Lambert the Sheepish Lion
* Westward Ho, the Wagons!
* Gus & Jaq
* Johnny Tremain
* Perri
* Old Yeller
* The Seven Dwarfs & The Witch Queen
* The Light in the Forest
* Sleeping Beauty
* The Shaggy Dog	Featured stories:
* The Legends of Davy Crockett
* The Littlest Outlaw
* The Great Locomotive Chase
* Lambert the Sheepish Lion
* Westward Ho, the Wagons!
* Gus & Jaq
* Johnny Tremain
* Perri
* Old Yeller
* The Seven Dwarfs & The Witch Queen
* The Light in the Forest
* Sleeping Beauty
* The Shaggy Dog
 	3 	June 5, 2018 	978-1-68405-189-2
 	Featured stories:
* Darby O'Gill and the Little People
* Third Man on the Mountain
* Toby Tyler
* Kidnapped
* Pollyanna
* Swiss Family Robinson
* 101 Dalmatians
* Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
* The Parent Trap
* Babes in Toyland
* Moon Pilot
* Bon Voyage
* Big Red
* In Search of the Castaways	Featured stories:
* Darby O'Gill and the Little People
* Third Man on the Mountain
* Toby Tyler
* Kidnapped
* Pollyanna
* Swiss Family Robinson
* 101 Dalmatians
* Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
* The Parent Trap
* Babes in Toyland
* Moon Pilot
* Bon Voyage
* Big Red
* In Search of the Castaways	Featured stories:
* Darby O'Gill and the Little People
* Third Man on the Mountain
* Toby Tyler
* Kidnapped
* Pollyanna
* Swiss Family Robinson
* 101 Dalmatians
* Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
* The Parent Trap
* Babes in Toyland
* Moon Pilot
* Bon Voyage
* Big Red
* In Search of the Castaways
==Notes and references==
==External links==
* Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales (samples of 1970s strips)
* Inducks database of credits for Treasury of Classic Tales