Comic books in 'Bird', graded by CBCS

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Prophecy!" Collects Mice Templar (2007) #1-6. Written by BRYAN J.L. GLASS. Art and cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING. Before their fall, the Templar preserved the order of the natural world, maintaining th balance of life and death for all creatures. But an ideological dispute pitted the noble brotherhood against itself, where they destroyed themselves in a vicious civil war. Chaos descended in their wake, where predatory and scavenger creatures now reign supreme bringing anarchy to the night world of Shadow Time. Yet the young mouse Karic receives visions from the gods that their creator Wotan has chosen him to challenge the imbalance and restore the order of the fallen Templar. And thus begins the first chapter in an extraordinary adventure of magic and wonder, faith and valor, and of one small mouse whose destiny might change the entire world. Softcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "The Prophecy!" Collects Mice Templar (2007) #1-6. Written by BRYAN J.L. GLASS. Art and cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING. Before their fall, the Templar preserved the order of the natural world, maintaining th balance of life and death for all creatures. But an ideological dispute pitted the noble brotherhood against itself, where they destroyed themselves in a vicious civil war. Chaos descended in their wake, where predatory and scavenger creatures now reign supreme bringing anarchy to the night world of Shadow Time. Yet the young mouse Karic receives visions from the gods that their creator Wotan has chosen him to challenge the imbalance and restore the order of the fallen Templar. And thus begins the first chapter in an extraordinary adventure of magic and wonder, faith and valor, and of one small mouse whose destiny might change the entire world. Softcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

Volume 2.1 - 1st printing. "Destiny: Part 1!" Collects Mice Templar Destiny (2009) #1-5. Written by BRYAN J.L. GLASS and MICHAEL AVON OEMING. Art and cover VICTOR SANTOS and MICHAEL AVON OEMING. FOREWORD BY GAIL SIMONE. Karic might be the Chosen One...but what does such a title even mean for the young mouse who desires only to save his family from a monstrous fate. Under the training of exile Cassius, Karic learns what it truly is to be a Templar knight and warrior. While One-Arm Leito rallies his fellow prisoners, struggling to become a leader against impossible odds. Both mice find themselves on a collision course with destiny. Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

Walt Simonson art Cover price $2.50.

Year: 1989 - Celebrate every day of the week with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Scrooge McDuck, Daisy and Minnie! Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 10 1/2-in. x 12-in., 28 pages, full color. All Ages

1st printing. From 1934 to 1944, Good Housekeeping magazine transformed Disney's latest Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy cartoons into rollicking, rhyming short stories, each masterfully illustrated by watercolor artists Tom Wood and Hank Porter. Now all 124 of these legendary features are finally collected in one coffee-table size book - and grounded in history, via a wealth of contemporary Disney animation art and ephemera! You'll see hundreds of rare cartoon story sketches by Carl Barks and others; previously-unreprinted Floyd Gottfredson comics; rare Mickey merchandise and much, much more. Experience Disney's Good Housekeeping pages in context with the world of Disneyana their original readers knew! Also available in a limited hardcover edition with dustjacket. Hardcover, 11-in. x 12 1/2-in., 360 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: Limited to 1,000 copies. Cover price $149.99.

1st printing. Between 1934 and 1944, Good Housekeeping transformed Disney's latest Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy shorts into rollicking, rhyming short stories, each illustrated by watercolor masters Tom Wood and Hank Porter. Now all 124 of these legendary features are collected in a single coffee-table book! Discover rare cartoon story sketches by Carl Barks and others; previously-unreprinted Floyd Gottfredson comics; rare Mickey merchandise and much, much more. Experience Disney's Good Housekeeping pages in context with the world of Disneyana their original readers knew! Available in softcover and a limited hardcover edition with dustjacket. Softcover, 10 1/2-in. x 12-in., 360 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Whitman edition. "Parrot for Plunder" in which Mickey and Minnie are led into adventure and mystery by a parrot and "Last of the Fire-Breathing Dragons" in which Mickey and Goofy discover some time-hopping shoes. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.25.

Whitman edition. "The Floating Fortune" in which Mickey and Goofy discover a huge diamond and "Adventure on Turtle Island" in which Mickey tries to foil his nephews' plans to play hooky from school. All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.35.

Whitman edition. "The Stool-Pigeon Parrot," "Way Out West," and "Friendly Enemies." Issue also has a one-page text story "The Wetter the Better." All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.40.

No ads in book. Entire issue from cover to cover is comic stories and one page strips. Mickey Mouse in "Westward Whoa!" in which Mickey, Minnie, and Clarabelle's trip is constantly spoiled by Black Pete. Mickey and Minnie also help Goofy with his duck ranch in the desert in an untitled story and Pluto tries to be heroic in an untitled story. No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mickey Mouse in "Blanket Bonanza," "Dog Debut," and "The Potted Plant Plot." Issue also has The Li'l Bad Wolf in "Pop's Good Bad Deed," one-page text story "Exercise Surprise," and one page gag strips throughout book. No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Mickey Mouse Club logo on front cover. Title on cover is "Mickey Mouse Comic Album" and at the start of each Mickey Mouse story, Mickey is showing his photo album to his nephews and a photo leads Mickey to tell the following stories: "The Scepter of Shishkabob," "The Cat and Mouse Game," "What's Cooking?" and "The Loch Mess Monster." Issue also has The Three Little Pigs in "One Wheel Wolfer" and one-page text story "The Railroaders." No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover title says "Mickey Mouse and Goofy." Mickey Mouse in "The Falcon's Folly" in which Mickey and Goofy rescue a homing pigeon and are led into mystery and adventure. Issue also has Pluto in an untitled story and a one-page text story "The Haunted Nut." No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Number/month on cover: 90027-410, no month listed. Issue features "Parrot for Plunder" in which Mickey and Minnie are led into adventure and mystery by a parrot and "Last of the Fire-Breathing Dragons" in which Mickey and Goofy discover some time-hopping shoes. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Number/month on cover: 90027-803, no month listed. Issue features "The Mysterious Smoke Signals" in which Mickey and Goofy as "traveling tinkers" in the old west encounter mystery and adventure. Issue also has Goofy in "Autograph Chaser" and one-page text stories "Introducing Mouseketeer Curtis Wong" and The Young Colonials." All comic stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Number/month on cover: 90027-901, no month listed. Issue features "The Floating Fortune" in which Mickey and Goofy discover a huge diamond and "Adventure on Turtle Island" in which Mickey tries to foil his nephews' plans to play hooky from school. All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Number/month on cover: 90027-001, no month listed. Issue features "The Midnight Mysteries" in which Mickey and Goofy battle thieves who use illusions to commit their crimes and "Battle of Wits and Witches." Issue also has a half-page text story "Jest for Fun." All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

(W) Carl Fallberg (A) Paul Murry (C) Paul Murry The celebration of 70 years of Walt Disney's Comics continues here with some of the greatest Mickey Mouse stories ever told! Follow Mickey and Goofy on an epic African adventure in 'The Lens Hunters' story by Disney legends Carl Fallberg and Paul Murry - printed here for the first time since 1953, and with all three parts printed entirely in one issue for the first time ever in the USA! Cover price $3.99.

(W) Byron Erickson, Maya Astrup. (A) Paco Rodriguez, Euclides Miyaura. The celebration of 70 years of Walt Disney's Comics continues here with some of the greatest Mickey Mouse stories ever told! Modern Mickey master Byron Erickson, the creator that fans have been clamoring for, gives us two stories, 'Catch as Cat Can' and 'Pocketful of Miracles,' both printed here for the first time in the United States! Featuring a brand-new cover by celebrated Mickey Mouse artist Paco Rodriguez! Cover price $3.99.

(W/A) Romano Scarpa The fans have spoken! This month, celebrate 70 years of Walt Disney's Comics with a salute to one of the most-requested creators of all time: classic Mickey mastermind Romano Scarpa! Scarpa writes and draws 'The Treasure of Venice,' a globetrotting adventure never-before-seen in the U.S. guest starring Goofy, Pete, Phantom Blot, and even Scrooge McDuck! With a never-before-printed in the U.S. cover by legend Marco Rota! Cover price $3.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Mickey teams up with Captain Churchmouse for Dave Rawson's pulse-pounding pirate yarn "The Dragon That Swallows Its Tail!" Next, Donald becomes "The 4-D Duck" in a sci-fi epic by Michael T. Gilbert (Mr. Monster). Finally, Italian author Carlo Panaro sets Mickey to exorcizing the spooky "Secret of the Old Mansion." Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. Mickey and Donald star in "Let The Farce Be With You," a hilarious Star Wars spoof by Pat and Carol McGreal and Massimo Fecchi. Donald and Scrooge cure the uncommon cold in John Blair Moore's "Healthy Choice"; then Pluto and Ellsworth star in "Foxy Hunters," by Italian fan-favorite, Romano Scarpa. Finally Mickey and Minnie effect a Far Eastern royal coup in Bruno Sarda's "Double Danger." Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. Fan favorites Byron Erickson and Massimo Fecchi ensnare Mickey and Donald in "The Counterfeit Conundrum," where a lost movie masterpiece leads to criminology and chaos! Next Donald, Scrooge, and Gyro investigate Giorgio Cavazzano's "The Isle of Can't-Be-Can," a spooky tropic atoll where every duck's worst nightmares come true! Finally Mickey and Goofy count their vampires in "By Twilight's Bite," a toothsome Transylvanian tragedy by Rune Meikle and Jonathan Gray. Cover by Massimo Fecchi. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

Written by John Lustig, Pat McGreal & Carol McGreal and Donald D. Markstein. Art by Noel Van Horn, Victor Arrigada Rios and Jorge David Redo. John Lustig and Noel Van Horn get the ball rolling with "Sweet Misery," featuring Mickey Mouse! Plus: Pat and Carol McGreal's Donald Duck tale, "Battle Beasties," is a send-up of the Pokemon phenomenon. And: Li'l Bad Wolf in "Brainwaves," written by Donald D. Markstein, ends the book. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Josep Tello Gonzales. Written by Donald D. Markstein, Jan Kruse and Jeff Hamill. Art by Francisco Rodriguez Peinado & Enriqueta Perea, Michel Nadorp and Angel Rodriguez. Mickey Mouse discovers that super heroes are real and sometimes need the help of ordinary mortals in "Mickey Mouse Meets Captain Thunder!" Plus: Donald Duck once again squares off with his three truant nephews in "A Day to Play Hooky"! And: Goofy discovers problems in "That Awkward Age"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Josep Tello Gonzales. Written by Stefan Petrucha, Shaun Craill and Peter Härdfeldt. Art by César Ferioli Pelaez & María Ángeles, José Massaroli, Jorge David Redo and Jesper Lund Madsen. Mickey Mouse tries to foil a plan to steal an entire amusement park in "The Fastest Place on Earth"! Plus: Donald Duck and Gladstone Gander face off on the latest reality show in "Terror at Talbot Bay"! Also: Horace Horsecollar in "Horace's Secret Helper"! And: Goofy in "Looking to Win"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Josep Tello Gonzales. Written by Carl Fallberg, Pat Block & Shelly Block and Sarah Kinney. Art by Dick Moores, Marçal Abella Bresco and Noel Van Horn. Dick Moores, of Gasoline Alley fame, and Carl Fallberg teamed up back in 1953 to produce "The Happener Strikes Again!", this issue's lead Mickey Mouse story (reprinted from Mickey Mouse (1941-90 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #30). Plus: "Hardly Working," a Grandma Duck short by Pat and Shelly Block and Marçal Abella Bresco! And: Mickey Mouse in "I Scream, You Scream" by Sarah Kinney and the highly acclaimed Noel Van Horn! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Dick Kinney, Peter Härdfeldt and unknown. Art by Al Hubbard, Peter Härdfeldt and Paul Murry. Disney anthology book featuring various stories based on the Disney standard characters. Featuring a Burbank-produced Dick Kinney/Al Hubbard Donald Duck and Fethry Duck classic, "Pop Goes the Art," unpublished in the U.S. until now. Plus: A new Goofy story by Peter Härdfeldt, "Muffler's Muff"! And: A vintage Paul Murry-illustrated Mickey Mouse adventure, "The Sign of the Squid," in which the purchase of a pet parrot leads Mickey and Goofy into a treasure hunt (reprinted from Mickey Mouse (1941-90 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #44). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

By Various. "Snow Use" starts as a Doc Static experiment in snow removal. But when Goofy falls into the "snow transport machine" and Mickey follows him, they end up in a parallel world of walking, talking, and very dangerous fish! Stefan Petrucha (The X-Files) and Cesar Ferioli bring us this feature-length yarn. Then, in "Car Pool," Peter Hardfeldt's backup story, Donald and Goofy foolishly hire Horace to fix their cars. 7x10, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

by Cecil Beard & Paul Murry A never-before-reprinted 1945 classic, "Mickey's Christmas Mix-Up" sends Mickey, Goofy, Minnie, and Clarabelle through a hilarious tangle of gift-giving bloopers! Pat McGreal's "Christmas Eve Caper" has Donald battling a scoundrel Santa, while Stefan Petrucha's "Quest for Quasar" finds Mickey rescuing contraband robots from a rogue toy dealer. A new cover by Italian master Giorgio Cavazzano wraps the book. 32pgs, FC Cover price $2.95.

Written by Stefano Ambrosio. Art by Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, Roberto Santillo & Marco Giglione. Translation by Saida Temofonte. First BOOM! Kids issue! One of the longest-lived, most-successful comic book series in the industry's history comes to BOOM! and brings a little magic - presenting Wizards of Mickey! Student of the great wizard Grandalf, Mickey Mouse hails from the humble village of Miceland. Allying himself with Donald Duck and his pet dragon named Fafnir, and team mate Goofy, Mickey's come to the great tournament to get his revenge on Peg Leg Pete, who has stolen the Rain Crystal from Miceland! Join Mickey Mouse and his friends on an epic tale of magic and wonder! Cover price $2.99.

Limited (1 for 10) Virgin Variant Cover. Written by Stefano Ambrosio. Art by Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, Roberto Santillo & Marco Giglione. Translation by Saida Temofonte. First BOOM! Kids issue! One of the longest-lived, most-successful comic book series in the industry's history comes to BOOM! and brings a little magic - presenting Wizards of Mickey! Student of the great wizard Grandalf, Mickey Mouse hails from the humble village of Miceland. Allying himself with Donald Duck and his pet dragon named Fafnir, and team mate Goofy, Mickey's come to the great tournament to get his revenge on Peg Leg Pete, who has stolen the Rain Crystal from Miceland! Join Mickey Mouse and his friends on an epic tale of magic and wonder! Cover price $2.99.

Written by Stefano Ambrosio. Art by Marco Gervasio. Translation by Saida Temofonte. Cover A by Magic Eye Studios Production. The epic 'Wizards of Mickey' tale continues! Student of the great wizard Grandalf, Mickey Mouse hails from the humble village of Miceland. Allying himself with Donald Duck (who has a pet dragon named Fafnir) and teammate Goofy, Mickey quests to find a magical crown that will give him mastery over all spells! Join BOOM! Kids for a whole new era in Disney publishing! Cover price $2.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover. Written by Stefano Ambrosio. Art by Marco Gervasio. Translation by Saida Temofonte. Cover C by Magic Eye Studios Production. The epic 'Wizards of Mickey' tale continues! Student of the great wizard Grandalf, Mickey Mouse hails from the humble village of Miceland. Allying himself with Donald Duck (who has a pet dragon named Fafnir) and teammate Goofy, Mickey quests to find a magical crown that will give him mastery over all spells! Join BOOM! Kids for a whole new era in Disney publishing! Cover price $2.99.

Written by Stefano Ambrosio. Cover by Magic Eye Studios Production. Art by Marco Palazzi. Translation by Saida Temofonte. The epic 'Wizards of Mickey' tale continues! Student of the great wizard Grandalf, Mickey Mouse, along with friends Donald Duck and Goofy, must face off against the Phantom Blot and his nefarious Team Black Phantom! Join BOOM! Kids for a whole new epoch in Disney publishing! Cover price $2.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Magic Eye Studios Production. Written by Stefano Ambrosio. Art by Marco Palazzi. Translation by Saida Temofonte. The epic 'Wizards of Mickey' tale continues! Student of the great wizard Grandalf, Mickey Mouse, along with friends Donald Duck and Goofy, must face off against the Phantom Blot and his nefarious Team Black Phantom! Join BOOM! Kids for a whole new epoch in Disney publishing! Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Magic Eye Studios. Written by Stefano Ambrosio. Art by Alessandro Perina. Translation by Saida Temofonte. The epic 'Wizards of Mickey' tale continues! Apprentice Wizard Mickey Mouse continues to struggle under the tutelage of the great Grandalf, as the sinister plans of the Phantom Blot begin to take shape. Can even the help of Goofy and Donald assist Mickey in his quest to uncover the Phantom Blot's dark machinations? Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Magic Eye Studios. Written by Stefano Ambrosio. Art by Alessandro Perina. Translation by Saida Temofonte. The epic 'Wizards of Mickey' tale continues! Apprentice Wizard Mickey Mouse continues to struggle under the tutelage of the great Grandalf, as the sinister plans of the Phantom Blot begin to take shape. Can even the help of Goofy and Donald assist Mickey in his quest to uncover the Phantom Blot's dark machinations? Cover price $2.99.

A Dynabrite Comic. Full color, 7-in. x 10-1/4-in., stiff covers, inside covers blank, with higher quality paper and printing than that found in the standard comic from this period. Cover price $0.69.

Mickey Mouse & The Disappearing Island Mini Comic. Wheaties 1950-51 32-page promotional comic, 6-7/8 x 3-1/8, Issue #A-1. An original set of 8 mini comics cost 15c plus one Wheaties box top. Four sets of 8 were made, Series A, B, C and D.

Disney Channel book featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald Duck, and the rest of the gang in an air balloon adventure. Text with illustrations. 8-in. x 8-in.; full color; 24 pages with cardstock covers. Cover price $3.99.