It turns out that not only the first two panels, but also the horizontal fourth, and further most of the panels on the next three pages, have been swiped from Floyd Gottfredson’s Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot.
Hardcover (November 16th, 2013): $49.99 Floyd Gottfredson, Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot (Dell, 1941). Not in terms of theme or plot, but in the way that later creators keep going back to that well, trying to recapture its magic. 
Fantagraphics includes several behind-the-scenes art pieces and tons more extras and commentary in the back of both collections.įor superhero fans, imagine that 'The Phantom Blot' is to Mickey what The Dark Knight Returns is for Batman. With volumes five and six, we see Mickey go on adventures overseas with Goofy, go toe-to-toe with the Phantom Blot, and explore Cave-Man Island.
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he stories are great beautifully drawn and full of clever gags that hold up 75 years later, with thrilling adventure, engaging character and a use of the medium that, in a lot of ways, puts its contemporary superhero comics to shame. When the Phantom Blot made his debut in the rebooted universe of DuckTales 2017, the series' version of him was shown to possess glowing green eyes, a reference to the Epic Mickey blot.The swift-paced verve of Gottfredson’s storytelling and the period charm of his drawings make these vintage strips a delight…
The Phantom Blot had also made an appearance in the House of Mouse episode, "Where's Minnie?" as well as an episode of DuckTales, "All Ducks on Deck". However, the Phantom Blot being in Wasteland wouldn't make much sense, as he is actually still a recurring character in the Mickey Mouse comics and by no means forgotten. The idea of adding the Phantom Blot was probably scrapped because it would be hard for the player to keep track of which Blot the characters were talking about. He is not to be confused with the dark cloaked figure in a Behind the Scenes video, as that would be the Mad Doctor in his "raincoat" from his original short film appearance. The thief in Horace's quests until he was replaced by many other characters. A reformed villain working against the Shadow Blot. A cameo appearance in a jail cell in City Hall, supposedly complaining how he had been thrown in jail for being accused of working for the Blot. A boss, possibly in Mean Street to mark the completion of 50% of the game's story. The guy who would challenge Mickey to races around various levels in the game until he was replaced by Gilda. An enemy who would start out as a weird blob, & then later transform into a monster. Later, once the Shadow Blot became a character of its own, the original Phantom Blot was supposed to be used separately as either of the following: A levitating, scheming figure reminiscent of Queen Grimhilde's hag form in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. A hooded creep with 3 appearances, due to the idea of the existence of Scrapper Mickey, Wastelander Mickey, & Hero Mickey. A hooded guy with devil wings that resemble the wraiths from Lord of the Rings. Before they settled for the current, demon-like appearance of the Shadow Blot, this "Phantom Blot" went through many designs, of which three were reminescent of the original hooded Phantom Blot:
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