Italy: Volumi Esclusivi Anafi # 3

Country: Italy
Publication: Volumi Esclusivi Anafi
Publisher: Anafi
Language: Italian (unless noted otherwise)

Title: Mickey Mouse Weekly - L'arte di Harold Whitaker 1950-1953
Date: October 2020
Pages: 124 (120 numbered + 4 cover)

uscita esclusiva per i Soci Anafi

a cura di Alberto Becattini

A new book detailing the identification of Harold Whitaker as main artist in some of the painted story of UK' MMW (with Ronald Nielsen as color assistant only); correct spelling of the name "Nielsen" instead of wrong "Neilson"; new and improved creator identifications.

Index delivered by: MSz
Indexed: April 6, 2021
Index edited by: MSz (April 4, 2021; April 6, 2021; April 7, 2021)

Index

story cover-illustration gag Non-Disney and/or non-comics

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Story code

Title

Number of pages

Creators

Publications

Characters, comments

IC PIFI 3

1 p.

cover

Idea: Casty
Art: Casty

Appearances

Eega Beeva, Mickey Mouse

Description

Language code	Description
en	Walking next to Big Ben in London, greeting a bobby

Pg. 3

Qit/PIFI 3A

Mickey Mouse al servizio di sua maestà

9 p.

article

Text: Alberto Becattini

Description

Language code	Description
en	Short summary of Disney editorial history in UK, with special attention to Mickey Mouse Weekly. New creator identifications and corrections of old credits

Refers to

I TL 66-AP (article), U MM 264K (article), U MMA 4B03 (article), U MMA 6B12 (article), U MMW 45 (article), U MMW 530 (article), U MMW 549 (article), U MMW 566 (article), U MMW 584 (article), U MMW 607 (article), U MMW 610 (article), U MMW 629 (article), U MMW 642 (article), U MMW 669 (article), U MMW 693B (article), U MMW 708A (article), U MMW 886 (article), U MMW 891 (article), U MMW 899 (article), U MMW 904 (article), U MMW 916 (article), W MM 28-02 (article,remake), W MM 45-02 (article,remake), W MM 49-01 (article,remake), W MMIFR 1-01 (article,remake)

Pg. 3a

U MMA 4B58

'Ho Tell' Me!

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Wilfred Haughton
Colours: b/w

Appearances

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Mr. Slicker

Description

Language code	Description
en	waiter and waitress MM and MI have a laugh on Mr. Slicker

Language used in this print

English

Included in the above

Pg. 3b

U ?

The wedding of Mister Mickey Mouse

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Wilfred Haughton
Colours: b/w

Appearances

Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse

Description

Language code	Description
en	Cover of music score booklet for "The wedding of Mr. Mickey Mouse" foxtrot

Language used in this print

English

Included in the above

Pg. 4a

U MMW 45

The Disappearing Kids

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Wilfred Haughton

Reprinted in: AOA 38018, PIFI 1*

Appearances

Captain from Skit, Skat from Skit, Skit from Skit, Dirty Bill, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Morty and Ferdie (3), Peg-Leg Pete, Pluto, Sammy Skunk, Tanglefoot, Toby Tortoise

Description

Language code	Description
en	Mickey's nephews have disappeared

Language used in this print

English

Subseries

The Deftective Agency

Comment

complete page from story U MMW 45 as illustration

Changes

only 1 page

Included in the above

Pg. 4b

UC MMW 100

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Wilfred Haughton

Appearances: Clarabelle Cow, Donald Duck, Goofy, Horace Horsecollar, Huey Dewey and Louie, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Morty and Ferdie (3), Sammy Skunk, Toby Tortoise

Included in the above

Pg. 5a

Quk/MMW 122

Shuffled Symphonies "Time machine"

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Basil Reynolds

Appearances

Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse

Description

Language code	Description
en	MM and DD meet a mammoth

Language used in this print

English

Comment

One page with a text novel and three illustrations, of the series "Shuffled Symphonies" by Basil Reynolds. This one is on page 8 of uk/MMW 122

Included in the above

Pg. 5b

UC MMW 269

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Victor Ibbetson

Appearances

Donald Duck, Goofy, Huey Dewey and Louie, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Morty and Ferdie (1), Pluto

Description

Language code	Description
en	"Carousel" and "hammer and bell strength test"

Included in the above

Pg. 6a

U MMW 539A

Through the Mill

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Charles Richardson?

Appearances: Mickey Mouse, Morty and Ferdie
Language used in this print: English
Comment: complete page from uk/MMW 539 as illustration

Included in the above

Pg. 6b

U MMW 530

Cinderella

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

part 13

Writing: Arthur Groom?
Art: Harold Whitaker, Ronald Nielsen

Appearances: (incomplete) Cinderella's prince, Anastasia and Drizella, Cinderella, Fairy godmother, Gus, Jaq, Lady Tremaine, Lucifer
Language used in this print: English
Comment: complete page from uk/MMW 542 as illustration

Included in the above

Pg. 7a

U MMW 566

Once upon a time!

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

part 3

Art: Harold Whitaker, Ronald Nielsen

Reprinted in: TL 41+, TLN2 41+

Appearances: Eega Beeva
Language used in this print: English
Comment: complete page from uk/MMW 568 as illustration; whole story's art:Harold Whitaker,Ronald Nielsen?(assistant)

Included in the above

Pg. 7b

U MMW 607

Clown Island

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

part 11

Art: Ernest Richardson?

Appearances: Goofy, Mickey Mouse
Language used in this print: English
Refers to: W OS 261-02 (painted remake)
Comment: complete page from uk/MMW 616 as illustration

Included in the above

Pg. 8a

U MMW 642

The Reluctant Pirate

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

part 1

Art: Harold Whitaker, Ronald Nielsen

Reprinted in: PIFI 3

Appearances

(incomplete) Eega Beeva, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Morty and Ferdie

Description

Language code	Description
en	thanks to the magic powers of Eega Beeva, Mickey goes back to the past, living the numerous adventures of his pirate ancestor.

Language used in this print

English

Comment

complete page from uk/MMW 642 as illustration

whole story's art:Harold Whitaker,Ronald Nielsen?(assistant)

Included in the above

Pg. 8b

I TL 66-AP

Topolino e il terrore dei mari

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

part 1

Writing: ?
Art: Harold Whitaker*, Luciano Nustrini?, Ronald Nielsen* (* re-used art)

Reprinted in: TL 66+, CWD 2, CD 9*, TLN2 66+, GCD 284

Appearances: Eega Beeva, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Morty and Ferdie
Refers to: U MMW 642 (traced)
Comment: complete page from it/TL 66 as illustration
Changes: first page only

Included in the above

Pg. 9a

U MMW 891

'Rat-Tat' the 'tec

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

part 3

Appearances: (incomplete) Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Peg-Leg Pete
Language used in this print: English
Refers to: W OS 352-02 (remake)
Comment: complete page from uk/MMW 893 as illustration

Included in the above

Pg. 9b

U WDMM 32A

Morty and Ferdie in Twin Trouble

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: James Malcolm

Appearances

Mickey Mouse, Morty and Ferdie

Description

Language code	Description
en	Disaster with a floating pier

Language used in this print

English

Comment

complete page from uk/WDMM 32 as illustration

Included in the above

Pg. 10a

U MMA ?

Tear-away Pluto

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Appearances: Mickey Mouse, Pluto
Language used in this print: English
Comment: From uk/MMA 1963 (printed 1962); Complete page with 3 panels only as illustration; related to story ZM 59-05-31(remake)

Included in the above

Pg. 10b

UC MMAI1977

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Colin Wyatt?

Appearances: Chip, Daisy Duck, Dale, Donald Duck, Goofy, Grandma Duck, Gus Goose, Gyro Gearloose, Huey Dewey and Louie, Li'l Bad Wolf, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Morty and Ferdie, Pluto, Scamp, The Big Bad Wolf, Uncle Scrooge

Included in the above

Pg. 11a

U MM 267K

Mickey's Magic

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Rex Archer?

Appearances

Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Morty and Ferdie (3)

Description

Language code	Description
en	Mickey is using magic to travel back in time to a castle

Language used in this print

English

Subseries

Mickey's Magic

Comment

complete page from uk/MM 267 as illustration

Changes

only 1 page

Included in the above

Pg. 11b

UC TDW 6

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Appearances

Donald Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse

Description

Language code	Description
en	scrambled spaghetti

Included in the above

Pg. 15

Qit/PIFI 3B

Harold Whitaker

7 p.

article

Text: Alberto Becattini
Refers to creator: Harold Whitaker

Description

Language code	Description
en	Biography, filmography, comic works and contributions

Comment

With some non-Disney photographs, painting, book cover, comic pages and drawings

Pg. 16a

U MMW 549

L'avventura di Mister Taddeo

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Harold Whitaker, Ronald Nielsen? (assistant)

Reprinted in: TL 45+, TLN2 45+, PIFI 3

Appearances: (incomplete) Cyril the horse, Mr. Toad, Ratty
Changes: only two pages from italian reprint in it/TL 46, as illustration

Included in the above

Pg. 21a

U MMW 584

Alice in Wonderland

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

part 20

Art: Harold Whitaker, Ronald Nielsen?

Appearances: Alice's sister, Doorknob from Alice in Wonderland, The Little Oysters, Walrus from Alice in Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland, Cheshire Cat, Dinah, Dodo, Queen of Hearts, Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, White rabbit
Language used in this print: English
Comment: complete page from uk/MMW 603 as illustration; whole story's art:Harold Whitaker,Ronald Nielsen?(assistant)

Included in the above

Pg. 22

Qit/PIFI 3C

Ronald Nielsen

5 p.

article

Text: Alberto Becattini
Refers to creator: Ronald Nielsen

Description

Language code	Description
en	Biography, filmography, comic works and contributions

Comment

With some non-Disney photographs and comic pages

Pg. 22b

U MMW 629

The Double X Mistery

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

part 5

Art: Ronald Nielsen

Appearances: Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Tanglefoot
Language used in this print: English
Refers to: W OS 313-02 (remake)
Comment: complete page from uk/MMW 633 as illustration

Included in the above

Pg. 23c

UC?

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Ronald Nielsen

Appearances: Donald Duck, Geppetto, Goofy, Jiminy Cricket, John Darling, Michael Darling, Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio, Pluto, Wendy Darling, Winnie the Pooh
Comment: cover of Disneyland #56 of 1972-03-18 (Fleetway/IPC)

Included in the above

Pg. 24a

U FF1961-12-09

How to be an athlete

less than 1 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Ronald Nielsen

Appearances: Goofy
Language used in this print: English
Comment: complete page from Film Fun and Thrills #2186 (1961-12-09) as illustration
Changes: first page only

Included in the above

Pg. 29

Qit/PIFI 3D

The Reluctant Pirate

1 p.

article

Text: Alberto Becattini

Refers to: U MMW 642 (article)

Pg. 31

U MMW 642

The Reluctant Pirate

27 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Harold Whitaker, Ronald Nielsen? (assistant)

Reprinted in: PIFI 3+

Appearances

(incomplete) Eega Beeva, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Morty and Ferdie

Description

Language code	Description
en	thanks to the magic powers of Eega Beeva, Mickey goes back to the past, living the numerous adventures of his pirate ancestor.

Comment

Reprint of the 27 complete pages from MMW issues

Pg. 59

Qit/PIFI 3E

The House of Magic

1 p.

article

Text: Alberto Becattini

Refers to: U MMW 669 (article)

Pg. 61

U MMW 669

The House of Magic

24 p.

4 rows per page

Art: Harold Whitaker (main artist on 669-672 and 683-692, some touch up on 673-682), Ronald Nielsen (main artist on 673-682, assistant on the rest)

Appearances: (incomplete) Eega Beeva, Mickey Mouse
Comment: Reprint of the 24 complete pages from MMW issues; According to introductory article, pages from MMW 673-682 (pages 5-14) are drawn by Nielsen, with Whitaker retouching some character faces only. In the other pages, Whitaker is the main artist, with Neilson supporting him as colorist