{"product_id":"silly-symphonies-collectors-box-set-9798875001468","title":"Silly Symphonies Collector's Box Set","description":"The 1930s were the heyday of Disney's second-ever newspaper comics feature: the full-color weekly \u003cem\u003eSilly Symphonies\u003c\/em\u003e! And with it came Donald Duck's first starring roles... from his debut as a barnyard brat to his battles with Mickey's naughty nephews--and the unforgettable debut of Donald's own riotous relatives, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, first created for this strip by artist Al Taliaferro! \u003cp\u003eAlso included in this two-volume set: Zeke the Big Bad Wolf, always in pursuit of the Three Little Pigs--and Bucky Bug, the daring, mischievous beetle whose escapades took him from brutal birds of prey to the trenches of the Great Flyburg War! Plus more golden-age \u003cem\u003eSilly Symphony\u003c\/em\u003e cartoon stars: feisty Max Hare, slow-but-sure Toby Tortoise, that awful bandit Dirty Bill (who \"never took a bath, and he never will!\")... and timid Elmer Elephant, one of his adventures plotted by comics maestros Carl Barks and Walt Kelly!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOsborne, Ted:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eTed Osborne\u003c\/strong\u003e (1900-1968), born in Oklahoma, moved to California for work as an in-house writer with Los Angeles radio station KHJ. When, in late 1931, the station collaborated with Disney on a Mickey Mouse radio special, Osborne made the jump to Disney employ, where he became a celebrated comic strip writer, writing the \u003cem\u003eSilly Symphonies\u003c\/em\u003e strip for artist Al Taliaferro and scripting \u003cem\u003eMickey Mouse\u003c\/em\u003e for plotter\/artist Floyd Gottfredson. In later years, Osborne left Disney and managed a photographic studio.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaliaferro, Al:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAl Taliaferro\u003c\/strong\u003e (1905-1969), born in Montrose, Colorado, \"knew [he] was going to be a cartoonist\" from childhood. Hired at the Walt Disney Company in January 1931, Taliaferro inked the \u003cem\u003eMickey Mouse\u003c\/em\u003e daily comic strip before graduating to full art duty on the \u003cem\u003eSilly Symphony\u003c\/em\u003e Sunday feature. There Taliaferro would unite with Donald Duck, the star with whom he would forever be associated--and for whom Taliaferro personally created the inimitable Huey, Dewey, and Louie.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuvall, Earl:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEarl Duvall\u003c\/strong\u003e (1898-1969) was an animator and story man who worked with Disney in the early sound era. As the original writer and artist of the \u003cem\u003eSilly Symphonies\u003c\/em\u003e Sunday comic strip, Duvall created Bucky Bug, the first Disney star character to make his debut in comics rather than animation. In later years, Duvall also worked for the Leon Schlesinger animation studio (\u003cem\u003eLooney Tunes\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51864342659346,"sku":"9798875001468","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c35bfcf5-ed76-41e2-b743-c5d50552bf1a.jpg?v=1767786058","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/silly-symphonies-collectors-box-set-9798875001468","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}