Disney Masters Collector's Box Set #8: Vols. 15 & 16

This season's Disney Masters slipcased gift box set collects Volume 15 and Volume 16 in our popular series: In Vol. 15, Mickey Mouse: New Adventures of the Phantom Blot, Duckburg and Mouseton are rocked by a Phantom Blot crime spree ― and Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Uncle Scrooge must assemble to stop him! It’s the first-ever complete anthology of the Blot’s 1960s miniseries, and this supervillain will stop at nothing to wreak havoc, from usurping “The Crown of Tasbah” to traveling through time! In Vol. 16: Donald Duck: Jumping' Jupiter, Donald and Scrooge are in for sci-fi scares when raging King Rebo of Saturn attacks Duckburg―and Rebo’s enemies from Jupiter try to save the day! But what happens when the Jovians also want to eat Uncle Scrooge’s money… or when the battle ropes in Dr. Zantaf, Scrooge’s mad scientist foe from Earth?

Fantagraphics’ Disney Masters series unearths a treasure trove of previously unavailable comics epics in the grand Walt Disney tradition: expanding the lore of Mickey, Donald, and Scrooge, anthologizing the work of fan-favorite North American talents, and bringing you the best of the acclaimed international artists who have popularized Disney around the world.

Paul Murry (1911–1989) was a Disney comic book artist who most notably worked on the Mickey Mouse serials of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s for Dell Publishing and Gold Key Comics. Previously, he worked as an assistant at Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he contributed to projects such as Pinocchio and Dumbo, among others. He also made a name for himself as a gag cartoonist and illustrated a number of Woody Woodpecker comic books.

Del Connell (1918-2011) was a Disney animator/prolific licensed property comics artist for the publisher Dell/Western/Gold Key. He won the Bill Finger Award for Achievement in Comic Writing in 2011.

Bob Ogle (1926-1984) was an animator, voice actor and comics writer. Starting his cartoon career at Disney in 1950, he moved on to UPA, MGM, Terrytoons, and Hanna-Barbera, working on such classic characters as Tom and Jerry and Popeye while scripting several of the first Super Goof comics for Disney licensee Western Publishing.

Luciano Bottaro (1931–2006) was an Italian comic book artist whose style was appreciated across Europe.