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Gemstone Publishing
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Gemstone Publishing is a U.S. company that is the current publisher of licensed Disney comic books, starting in June 2003.
The core of the experienced editorial staff (John Clark, Gary Leach and Susan Daigle-Leach) previously worked at Gladstone Publishing. Archival editor David Gerstein previously worked at Egmont and is author of Nine Lives To Live - A Classic Felix Celebration, a collection of 1920s Felix the Cat comic strips published by Fantagraphics Books.
| Name | Number of pages | Status | Stories featuring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney's Comics and Stories | 64(68 w/covers) | Active | Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Jr. Woodchucks, Goofy, Big Bad Wolf, Bucky Bug, Grandma Duck, Scamp |
| Uncle Scrooge | 64(68 w/covers) | Active | Scrooge McDuck, Gyro Gearloose, Beagle Boys, Launchpad McQuack, Fethry Duck, Donald Duck |
| Donald Duck Adventures | 128(132 w/covers) | Ended | Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Mickey Mouse, Duck Avenger |
| Mickey Mouse Adventures | 128(132 w/covers) | Ended | Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Minnie Mouse |
| Donald Duck and Friends | 32(36 w/covers) | Ended | Donald, Mickey |
| Mickey Mouse and Friends | 32(36 w/covers) | Ended | Mickey, Donald |
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories and Uncle Scrooge are in prestige format; Donald Duck and Friends and Mickey Mouse and Friends were standard titles; Donald Duck Adventures and Mickey Mouse Adventures were digest sized. It also issues annual editions of Christmas Parade, Vacation Parade and a giveaway for Free Comic Book Day plus occasional special editions. Its first book Mickey And The Gang: Classic Stories In Verse, a lavish compilation edited by David Gerstein of Disney cartoon story pages published from 1934 to 1944 in Good Housekeeping Magazine, was issued Nov. 2005