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Friday, December 14, 2018

Mighty Mouse Annual [1982]

[1981] Annual. Original price £2.25.
80 pages. Full colour contents.
World Distributors Ltd.

Cover by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

SBN: 723566445

Contents:

 5 The Great Secret w: UNKNOWN (uncredited). a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).
r: Adventures of Mighty Mouse (Dell) #154 (Apr 1962 - Jun 1962)
11 The Bad Genie w: UNKNOWN (uncredited). a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).
r: Adventures of Mighty Mouse (Gold Key) Vol.2 #170 (Oct 1979)
19 Who's Hiding? join the dots; illustrated by UNNOWN (uncredited).
20 The Good Knight w: UNKNOWN (uncredited). a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).
r: Adventures of Mighty Mouse (Gold Key) Vol.2 #166 (Mar 1979)
28 Plane Trouble w: UNKNOWN (uncredited). a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).
r: Adventures of Mighty Mouse (Dell) #154 (Apr 1962 - Jun 1962)
36 Draw Mighty Mouse art feature; illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited)
37 A Mighty Maze! maze puzzle.
38 The Magic Carpet w: UNKNOWN (uncredited). a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).
r: Adventures of Mighty Mouse (Gold Key) Vol.2 #170 (Oct 1979)
44 Mouse Mirth!
46 The Railroad Rescue w: UNKNOWN (uncredited). a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).
r: Adventures of Mighty Mouse (Gold Key) Vol.2 #166 (Mar 1979)
52 Operation Deep Freeze w: UNKNOWN (uncredited). a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).
r: Adventures of Mighty Mouse (Gold Key) Vol.2 #170 (Oct 1979)
60 Mighty Puzzling!
61 Odd Man Out
62 Professor Theorem's Discovery w: UNKNOWN (uncredited). a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).
r: Adventures of Mighty Mouse (Dell) #154 (Apr - Jun 1962)
70 The Air Raid w: UNKNOWN (uncredited). a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).
r: Adventures of Mighty Mouse (Gold Key) Vol.2 #166 (Mar 1979)
78 Cats Are Coming! a “snakes and ladders” board game.

You know those birthday cards which play a tune when opened? That is the only thing this annual is desperately missing, as reading Mighty Mouse without the rousing theme tune blaring away feels, somehow, like an incomplete experience.

Printed on incredibly bright, stiff card, the strips have never looked better, though leave something to be desired in their lack of imagination. A lively board game enlivens matters considerably, yet this is somehow a disappointing read. There isn't quite enough meat in the concoction of this publication, relying almost entirely on reprints. A valiant, though ultimately unsatisfying, attempt.

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