Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #12 (348)
In "Some Heir Over the Rainbow," a frantic stranger hands Mickey Mouse a mysterious black box before vanishing, setting off a chain of chaos that lands the box in Mickey’s bank safety deposit. When two thugs steal it during Goofy’s first flying lesson, they’re stunned to find Goofy at the controls of a real plane—and Mickey, mid-air, ready to confront them. With Jack Manning handling art, inks, and lettering, and Cecil Beard scripting the zany adventure, this 1969 issue delivers a classic Disney caper full of unexpected twists. The cover by Larry Mayer captures the moment the plane takes off, a vibrant scene of flight and folly.
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A panicked man running for his life entrusts Mickey with a mysterious black box. Mickey stashes the black box in his bank safety deposit box. Two thugs rob the bank of the black box after Mickey leaves to join Goofy for the Goof's first flying lesson. The thugs beat Mickey to the airport, expecting a pilot to help them get away. Rather than climb into a flight simulator, Goofy takes the controls of a real plane - which the thugs climb aboard for their getaway. Mickey daringly joins them in mid-air and finds the box. Goofy opens it and receives a hypnotic message intended for the thugs' boss.
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