Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse (also The Floyd Gottfredson Library) is a series of books collecting the first 25 years of the 45-year span of work by Floyd Gottfredson on the daily Mickey Mouse comic strip. The strips are reproduced from Disney proof sheets, and artwork from private collections.
==Background==
The strip debuted on January 13, 1930, and was initially written by Walt Disney and drawn by Ub Iwerks. Gottfredson took over the strip when Disney and Iwerks found themselves too busy, and he continued with it until 1975. These volumes start with Gottfredson's work from April 1, 1930, while including the Disney/Iwerks strips in an appendix to the first volume. The series is uncensored, and as the strips were done in the 1930s, some of the strips may come across as offensive to modern readers, especially due to racial stereotypes that were common at the time. As presented in the books, however, the more dated material is accompanied by explanatory text, putting it in the context of its historical time.
Gottfredson's run on Mickey Mouse lasted until 1975. In the earlier years, the focus of this series, it was a humorous adventure strip, as was common at the time, but in the later years became gag-focused, as most strips were as comic strips continued to shrink in size throughout the latter half of the 20th century.
These books are the first time Gottfredson's work has been collected in North America, although they've previously been collected in the 1980s in Germany as The Complete Daily Strip Adventures of Mickey Mouse 1930-1955 and more recently in Italy as Gli anni d'oro di Topolino.
==Format==
The hardcover volumes are designed by Jacob Covey, and are in a 10.5" x 8.75" (26.67 x 22.225 cm) landscape format. They are mostly in black-and-white, with some color pages, and each collects about two years' worth of strips. The strips are printed three to a page, with dozens of pages of supplementary material.
==Volumes==
===Daily collections===
Cover	Title 	ISBN 	Released
 	Volume 1: Race to Death Valley 	978-1-606-99441-2 	June 15, 2011
 	Strips covered: January 13, 1930 – January 9, 1932
Featured stories:
* "Mickey Mouse in Death Valley"
* "Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers"
* "Mickey Mouse Music"
* "The Picnic"
* "Traffic Troubles"
* "Mickey Mouse vs. Kat Nipp"
* "Mickey Mouse, Boxing Champion"
* "High Society"
* "Circus Roustabout"
* "Pluto the Pup"
* "Mickey Mouse and the Ransom Plot"
* "Fireman Mickey"
* "Clarabelle's Boarding House"
* Bonus story: "Lost on a Desert Island" by Walt Disney	Strips covered: January 13, 1930 – January 9, 1932
Featured stories:
* "Mickey Mouse in Death Valley"
* "Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers"
* "Mickey Mouse Music"
* "The Picnic"
* "Traffic Troubles"
* "Mickey Mouse vs. Kat Nipp"
* "Mickey Mouse, Boxing Champion"
* "High Society"
* "Circus Roustabout"
* "Pluto the Pup"
* "Mickey Mouse and the Ransom Plot"
* "Fireman Mickey"
* "Clarabelle's Boarding House"
* Bonus story: "Lost on a Desert Island" by Walt Disney	Strips covered: January 13, 1930 – January 9, 1932
Featured stories:
* "Mickey Mouse in Death Valley"
* "Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers"
* "Mickey Mouse Music"
* "The Picnic"
* "Traffic Troubles"
* "Mickey Mouse vs. Kat Nipp"
* "Mickey Mouse, Boxing Champion"
* "High Society"
* "Circus Roustabout"
* "Pluto the Pup"
* "Mickey Mouse and the Ransom Plot"
* "Fireman Mickey"
* "Clarabelle's Boarding House"
* Bonus story: "Lost on a Desert Island" by Walt Disney
 	Volume 2: Trapped on Treasure Island 	978-1-606-99495-5 	October 31, 2011
 	Strips covered: January 11, 1932 – January 9, 1934
Featured stories:
* "The Great Orphanage Robbery"
* "Mickey Mouse Sails for Treasure Island"
* "Blaggard Castle"
* "Pluto and the Dogcatcher"
* "The Mail Pilot"
* "Mickey Mouse and His Horse Tanglefoot"
* "The Crazy Crime Wave"
* Bonus story: "Return to Blaggard Castle" by David Cody Weiss	Strips covered: January 11, 1932 – January 9, 1934
Featured stories:
* "The Great Orphanage Robbery"
* "Mickey Mouse Sails for Treasure Island"
* "Blaggard Castle"
* "Pluto and the Dogcatcher"
* "The Mail Pilot"
* "Mickey Mouse and His Horse Tanglefoot"
* "The Crazy Crime Wave"
* Bonus story: "Return to Blaggard Castle" by David Cody Weiss	Strips covered: January 11, 1932 – January 9, 1934
Featured stories:
* "The Great Orphanage Robbery"
* "Mickey Mouse Sails for Treasure Island"
* "Blaggard Castle"
* "Pluto and the Dogcatcher"
* "The Mail Pilot"
* "Mickey Mouse and His Horse Tanglefoot"
* "The Crazy Crime Wave"
* Bonus story: "Return to Blaggard Castle" by David Cody Weiss
 	Volume 3: High Noon at Inferno Gulch 	978-1-606-99531-0 	July 2, 2012
 	Strips covered: January 10, 1934 – January 4, 1936
Featured stories:
* "The Captive Castaway"
* "Pluto's Rival"
* "The Bat Bandit of Inferno Gulch"
* "Bobo the Elephant"
* "The Sacred Jewel"
* "Pluto the Racer"
* "Editor-in-Grief"
* "Race for Riches"
* "The Pirate Submarine"
* Bonus story: "The Secret of Mars" by Federico Pedrocchi	Strips covered: January 10, 1934 – January 4, 1936
Featured stories:
* "The Captive Castaway"
* "Pluto's Rival"
* "The Bat Bandit of Inferno Gulch"
* "Bobo the Elephant"
* "The Sacred Jewel"
* "Pluto the Racer"
* "Editor-in-Grief"
* "Race for Riches"
* "The Pirate Submarine"
* Bonus story: "The Secret of Mars" by Federico Pedrocchi	Strips covered: January 10, 1934 – January 4, 1936
Featured stories:
* "The Captive Castaway"
* "Pluto's Rival"
* "The Bat Bandit of Inferno Gulch"
* "Bobo the Elephant"
* "The Sacred Jewel"
* "Pluto the Racer"
* "Editor-in-Grief"
* "Race for Riches"
* "The Pirate Submarine"
* Bonus story: "The Secret of Mars" by Federico Pedrocchi
 	Volume 4: House of the Seven Haunts! 	978-1-606-99575-4 	November 15, 2012
 	Strips covered: January 6, 1936 – February 5, 1938
Featured stories:
* "Oscar the Ostrich"
* "Mickey Mouse Joins the Foreign Legion"
* "The Seven Ghosts"
* "Island in the Sky"
* "In Search of Jungle Treasure"
* "Monarch of Medioka"
* Bonus story: "Mystery of Freefer Hall" by Don Markstein and César Ferioli	Strips covered: January 6, 1936 – February 5, 1938
Featured stories:
* "Oscar the Ostrich"
* "Mickey Mouse Joins the Foreign Legion"
* "The Seven Ghosts"
* "Island in the Sky"
* "In Search of Jungle Treasure"
* "Monarch of Medioka"
* Bonus story: "Mystery of Freefer Hall" by Don Markstein and César Ferioli	Strips covered: January 6, 1936 – February 5, 1938
Featured stories:
* "Oscar the Ostrich"
* "Mickey Mouse Joins the Foreign Legion"
* "The Seven Ghosts"
* "Island in the Sky"
* "In Search of Jungle Treasure"
* "Monarch of Medioka"
* Bonus story: "Mystery of Freefer Hall" by Don Markstein and César Ferioli
 	Volume 5: Outwits the Phantom Blot 	978-1-60699-736-9 	July 5, 2014
 	Strips covered: February 7, 1938 – April 20, 1940
Featured stories:
* "Mickey Mouse, Mighty Whale Hunter"
* "The Plumber's Helper"
* "Mickey Mouse Meets Robinson Crusoe"
* "Unhappy Campers"
* "Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot"
* "The Miracle Master"
* "An Education for Thursday"	Strips covered: February 7, 1938 – April 20, 1940
Featured stories:
* "Mickey Mouse, Mighty Whale Hunter"
* "The Plumber's Helper"
* "Mickey Mouse Meets Robinson Crusoe"
* "Unhappy Campers"
* "Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot"
* "The Miracle Master"
* "An Education for Thursday"	Strips covered: February 7, 1938 – April 20, 1940
Featured stories:
* "Mickey Mouse, Mighty Whale Hunter"
* "The Plumber's Helper"
* "Mickey Mouse Meets Robinson Crusoe"
* "Unhappy Campers"
* "Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot"
* "The Miracle Master"
* "An Education for Thursday"
 	Volume 6: Lost In Lands Long Ago 	978-1-606-99782-6 	October 28, 2014
 	Strips covered: April 22, 1940 – May 2, 1942
Featured stories:
* "The Bar-None Ranch"
* "Bellhop Detective"
* "Land of Long Ago"
* "Love Trouble"
* "Mickey Mouse, Supersalesman"
* "Mystery at Hidden River"
* "The Gleam"
* Bonus story: "The Riddle of the Red Hat" by Carl Barks	Strips covered: April 22, 1940 – May 2, 1942
Featured stories:
* "The Bar-None Ranch"
* "Bellhop Detective"
* "Land of Long Ago"
* "Love Trouble"
* "Mickey Mouse, Supersalesman"
* "Mystery at Hidden River"
* "The Gleam"
* Bonus story: "The Riddle of the Red Hat" by Carl Barks	Strips covered: April 22, 1940 – May 2, 1942
Featured stories:
* "The Bar-None Ranch"
* "Bellhop Detective"
* "Land of Long Ago"
* "Love Trouble"
* "Mickey Mouse, Supersalesman"
* "Mystery at Hidden River"
* "The Gleam"
* Bonus story: "The Riddle of the Red Hat" by Carl Barks
 	Volume 7: March of the Zombies 	978-1-606-99829-8 	May 1, 2015
 	Strips covered: May 4, 1942 – April 15, 1944
Featured stories:
* "Goofy and Agnes"
* "The Black Crow Mystery"
* "Goofy's Car"
* "Working to Win"
* "Mickey Mouse's Wild Holiday"
* "The Nazi Submarine"
* "Mickey Mouse on a Secret Mission"
* "The 'Lectro Box"
* "Pluto the Sky Catcher"
* "The War Orphans"	Strips covered: May 4, 1942 – April 15, 1944
Featured stories:
* "Goofy and Agnes"
* "The Black Crow Mystery"
* "Goofy's Car"
* "Working to Win"
* "Mickey Mouse's Wild Holiday"
* "The Nazi Submarine"
* "Mickey Mouse on a Secret Mission"
* "The 'Lectro Box"
* "Pluto the Sky Catcher"
* "The War Orphans"	Strips covered: May 4, 1942 – April 15, 1944
Featured stories:
* "Goofy and Agnes"
* "The Black Crow Mystery"
* "Goofy's Car"
* "Working to Win"
* "Mickey Mouse's Wild Holiday"
* "The Nazi Submarine"
* "Mickey Mouse on a Secret Mission"
* "The 'Lectro Box"
* "Pluto the Sky Catcher"
* "The War Orphans"
 	Volume 8: The Tomorrow Wars 	978-1-606-99868-4 	December 7, 2015
 	Strips covered: April 17, 1944 – July 27, 1946
Featured stories:
* "The Pirate Ghostship"
* "The World of Tomorrow"
* "The House of Mystery"
* "Billy the Mouse"
* "Mickey's Great-Grandfather"
* "Home Made Home"
* "The New Girlfriend"
* "Mickey's Mini-Plane"
* "Mystery Next Door"
* "Gangland"
* "Sunken Treasure"
* "Trailer Trouble"
* "Aunt Marissa"
* "The Candidate"
* "The Little Genius"	Strips covered: April 17, 1944 – July 27, 1946
Featured stories:
* "The Pirate Ghostship"
* "The World of Tomorrow"
* "The House of Mystery"
* "Billy the Mouse"
* "Mickey's Great-Grandfather"
* "Home Made Home"
* "The New Girlfriend"
* "Mickey's Mini-Plane"
* "Mystery Next Door"
* "Gangland"
* "Sunken Treasure"
* "Trailer Trouble"
* "Aunt Marissa"
* "The Candidate"
* "The Little Genius"	Strips covered: April 17, 1944 – July 27, 1946
Featured stories:
* "The Pirate Ghostship"
* "The World of Tomorrow"
* "The House of Mystery"
* "Billy the Mouse"
* "Mickey's Great-Grandfather"
* "Home Made Home"
* "The New Girlfriend"
* "Mickey's Mini-Plane"
* "Mystery Next Door"
* "Gangland"
* "Sunken Treasure"
* "Trailer Trouble"
* "Aunt Marissa"
* "The Candidate"
* "The Little Genius"
 	Volume 9: Rise of the Rhyming Man 	978-1-60699-931-8 	June 5, 2016
 	Strips covered: July 29, 1946 – October 9, 1948
Featured stories:
* "Goofy's Boat Race"
* "The Goofy Crooner"
* "Eviction"
* "Goofy's Rocket"
* "Mickey's Menagerie"
* "The Cure for Hiccups"
* "Thanksgiving Dinner"
* "The Search for Geeko"
* "The Talking Dog"
* "Arctic Adventure"
* "Morty's Escapade"
* "The Fiendish Cat"
* "Truant Officer Mickey"
* "Goofy's Inheritance"
* "Mickey the Icky"
* "Pluto's Amnesia"
* "Pegleg Pete Reforms"
* "Home Movies"
* "Shutterbug Mickey"
* "The Boxer"
* "Mickey's Strange Flower"
* "The Midget Racer"
* "Mickey's Pet Shop"
* "Mickey's Helicopter"
* "Pluto's Trial"
* "The Spooky Specialist"
* "Mickey Writes the Songs"
* "Horace's Nerves"
* "The Skyscraper Adventure"
* "The Foundling"
* "The Man of Tomorrow"
* "Mickey Makes a Killing"
* "Pflip the Thnuckle-Booh"
* "The Santa Claus Bandit"
* "The Kumquat Question"
* "The Atombrella and the Rhyming Man"	Strips covered: July 29, 1946 – October 9, 1948
Featured stories:
* "Goofy's Boat Race"
* "The Goofy Crooner"
* "Eviction"
* "Goofy's Rocket"
* "Mickey's Menagerie"
* "The Cure for Hiccups"
* "Thanksgiving Dinner"
* "The Search for Geeko"
* "The Talking Dog"
* "Arctic Adventure"
* "Morty's Escapade"
* "The Fiendish Cat"
* "Truant Officer Mickey"
* "Goofy's Inheritance"
* "Mickey the Icky"
* "Pluto's Amnesia"
* "Pegleg Pete Reforms"
* "Home Movies"
* "Shutterbug Mickey"
* "The Boxer"
* "Mickey's Strange Flower"
* "The Midget Racer"
* "Mickey's Pet Shop"
* "Mickey's Helicopter"
* "Pluto's Trial"
* "The Spooky Specialist"
* "Mickey Writes the Songs"
* "Horace's Nerves"
* "The Skyscraper Adventure"
* "The Foundling"
* "The Man of Tomorrow"
* "Mickey Makes a Killing"
* "Pflip the Thnuckle-Booh"
* "The Santa Claus Bandit"
* "The Kumquat Question"
* "The Atombrella and the Rhyming Man"	Strips covered: July 29, 1946 – October 9, 1948
Featured stories:
* "Goofy's Boat Race"
* "The Goofy Crooner"
* "Eviction"
* "Goofy's Rocket"
* "Mickey's Menagerie"
* "The Cure for Hiccups"
* "Thanksgiving Dinner"
* "The Search for Geeko"
* "The Talking Dog"
* "Arctic Adventure"
* "Morty's Escapade"
* "The Fiendish Cat"
* "Truant Officer Mickey"
* "Goofy's Inheritance"
* "Mickey the Icky"
* "Pluto's Amnesia"
* "Pegleg Pete Reforms"
* "Home Movies"
* "Shutterbug Mickey"
* "The Boxer"
* "Mickey's Strange Flower"
* "The Midget Racer"
* "Mickey's Pet Shop"
* "Mickey's Helicopter"
* "Pluto's Trial"
* "The Spooky Specialist"
* "Mickey Writes the Songs"
* "Horace's Nerves"
* "The Skyscraper Adventure"
* "The Foundling"
* "The Man of Tomorrow"
* "Mickey Makes a Killing"
* "Pflip the Thnuckle-Booh"
* "The Santa Claus Bandit"
* "The Kumquat Question"
* "The Atombrella and the Rhyming Man"
 	Volume 10: Planet of Faceless Foes 	978-1-60699-963-9 	October 18, 2016
 	Strips covered: October 11, 1948 – March 24, 1951
* "An Education for Eega"
* "Pflip's Strange Power"
* "Planet of the Aints"
* "Itching Gulch"
* "The Syndicate of Crime"
* "The Moook Treasure"
* "Mousepotamia"
* "Land Beneath the Sea"
* "Tzig-Tzag Fever"
* Bonus story: "Stir Crazy" by Noel Van Horn	Strips covered: October 11, 1948 – March 24, 1951
* "An Education for Eega"
* "Pflip's Strange Power"
* "Planet of the Aints"
* "Itching Gulch"
* "The Syndicate of Crime"
* "The Moook Treasure"
* "Mousepotamia"
* "Land Beneath the Sea"
* "Tzig-Tzag Fever"
* Bonus story: "Stir Crazy" by Noel Van Horn	Strips covered: October 11, 1948 – March 24, 1951
* "An Education for Eega"
* "Pflip's Strange Power"
* "Planet of the Aints"
* "Itching Gulch"
* "The Syndicate of Crime"
* "The Moook Treasure"
* "Mousepotamia"
* "Land Beneath the Sea"
* "Tzig-Tzag Fever"
* Bonus story: "Stir Crazy" by Noel Van Horn
 	Volume 11: Mickey vs. Mickey 	978-1-68396-018-8 	June 6, 2017
 	Strips covered: March 26, 1951 – June 20, 1953 	Strips covered: March 26, 1951 – June 20, 1953 	Strips covered: March 26, 1951 – June 20, 1953
 	Volume 12: The Mysterious Dr. X 	978-1-68396-055-3 	January 23, 2018
 	Strips covered: June 22, 1953 – October 4, 1955	Strips covered: June 22, 1953 – October 4, 1955	Strips covered: June 22, 1953 – October 4, 1955
===Sunday collections===
Cover	Title 	ISBN 	Released
 	Volume 1: Call of the Wild 	978-1-606-99643-0	May 20, 2013
 	Strips covered: January 10, 1932 – December 29, 1935
Featured stories:
* "Dan the Dogcatcher"
* "Mickey's Nephews"
* "Lair of Wolf Barker"
* "Rumplewatt the Giant"
* "Tanglefoot Pulls His Weight"
* "Dr. Oofgay's Secret Serum"
* "Foray to Mt. Fishflake"
* "The Case of the Vanishing Coats"
* "Hoppy the Kangaroo"
*Includes 1931-1933 Mickey strips by Fred Spencer and Guglielmo Guastaveglia (Gottfredson-inspired spin-offs for foreign and non-newspaper publication) in appendix	Strips covered: January 10, 1932 – December 29, 1935
Featured stories:
* "Dan the Dogcatcher"
* "Mickey's Nephews"
* "Lair of Wolf Barker"
* "Rumplewatt the Giant"
* "Tanglefoot Pulls His Weight"
* "Dr. Oofgay's Secret Serum"
* "Foray to Mt. Fishflake"
* "The Case of the Vanishing Coats"
* "Hoppy the Kangaroo"
*Includes 1931-1933 Mickey strips by Fred Spencer and Guglielmo Guastaveglia (Gottfredson-inspired spin-offs for foreign and non-newspaper publication) in appendix	Strips covered: January 10, 1932 – December 29, 1935
Featured stories:
* "Dan the Dogcatcher"
* "Mickey's Nephews"
* "Lair of Wolf Barker"
* "Rumplewatt the Giant"
* "Tanglefoot Pulls His Weight"
* "Dr. Oofgay's Secret Serum"
* "Foray to Mt. Fishflake"
* "The Case of the Vanishing Coats"
* "Hoppy the Kangaroo"
*Includes 1931-1933 Mickey strips by Fred Spencer and Guglielmo Guastaveglia (Gottfredson-inspired spin-offs for foreign and non-newspaper publication) in appendix
 	Volume 2: Robin Hood Rides Again	978-1-606-99686-7	October 10, 2013
 	Strips covered: January 5, 1936 – November 20, 1938
Featured stories:
* "Mickey's Rival"
* "Helpless Helpers"
* "The Robin Hood Adventure"
* "The Ventriloquist"
* "Sheriff of Nugget Gulch"
* "Service with a Smile"
* "The Brave Little Tailor"
*Sunday strips 1936-1938 plus select later dates; Gottfredson Silly Symphonies and Treasury of Classic Tales strips 1937, 1956-1961
*Includes 1940-1951 Mickey strips by Manuel Gonzales (Gottfredson's successor on the Mickey Sunday page) in appendix	Strips covered: January 5, 1936 – November 20, 1938
Featured stories:
* "Mickey's Rival"
* "Helpless Helpers"
* "The Robin Hood Adventure"
* "The Ventriloquist"
* "Sheriff of Nugget Gulch"
* "Service with a Smile"
* "The Brave Little Tailor"
*Sunday strips 1936-1938 plus select later dates; Gottfredson Silly Symphonies and Treasury of Classic Tales strips 1937, 1956-1961
*Includes 1940-1951 Mickey strips by Manuel Gonzales (Gottfredson's successor on the Mickey Sunday page) in appendix	Strips covered: January 5, 1936 – November 20, 1938
Featured stories:
* "Mickey's Rival"
* "Helpless Helpers"
* "The Robin Hood Adventure"
* "The Ventriloquist"
* "Sheriff of Nugget Gulch"
* "Service with a Smile"
* "The Brave Little Tailor"
*Sunday strips 1936-1938 plus select later dates; Gottfredson Silly Symphonies and Treasury of Classic Tales strips 1937, 1956-1961
*Includes 1940-1951 Mickey strips by Manuel Gonzales (Gottfredson's successor on the Mickey Sunday page) in appendix
==Reception==
The series was given much praise for its production quality, the quality of the reproduction of the strips, and the extensiveness of the extra material.
==External links==
*The Floyd Gottfredson Library at the INDUCKS
*Video preview of the first volume at Fantagraphics' website
*Previews of the books at Fantagraphics' website
**19-page preview of the first volume (PDF)
**19-page preview of the second volume (PDF)
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