An enjoyable series of one page vignettes loosely linked by an overall story. The pretence that this is an old comic book series allows the writers to skip chapters (each one-page instalment is given a separate chapter number), so that Mickey and Donald can be in space on one page and suddenly underwater in the next. This keeps the emphasis on the humour rather than the adventure: it doesn't matter how they got out of the last scrape, just enjoy the fun of the new predicament.
Although purporting to be from the 1960s, the creative team behind "Mickey's Craziest Adventures" have included lots of clues to remind us that this is really something new and the 1960s angle is just a bit of fun. My favourite is the octopus shown in the header picture of chapter 63 - absolutely, unquestionably identical to the octopus in Nintendo's "Octopus" Game & Watch from 1981.
Although there is a longing that the writer had worked harder to complete the story, the only real down side is the faux colouring. In trying to make the book look like an old comic, they've covered all the colour sections with dots. As any one familiar with old comics will recall, dots of different colours were used to add colour to a strip. Adding the dots in an attempt to replicate a similar look makes the illustrations look dingy and murkier than they otherwise would. It's a great, oversized book and it's a pity the wonderful art has been diminished for the sake of a look that doesn't quite pay off.
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