--- title: Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Are Returning to Disney Comic Books description: Classic Disney icons will reappear in comic stores around the U.S. starting this April. canonical: https://time.com/3677745/new-mickey-mouse-donald-duck-comics/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-22T05:15:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:56:38.065Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Mickey and Donald Are Back og:description: The Disney favorites are returning to comic books. og:url: https://time.com/3677745/new-mickey-mouse-donald-duck-comics/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte98aa4d6ceea0f73/69877b3c524fc06205dec0e9/ap197027754588.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Mickey Mouse congratulates coming-of-age ceremony attendants og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mickey and Donald Are Back twitter:description: The Disney favorites are returning to comic books. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte98aa4d6ceea0f73/69877b3c524fc06205dec0e9/ap197027754588.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # You're Going to Be Able to Buy Mickey and Donald Comic Books Once Again by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jan 22, 2015 5:15 AM UTC  Mickey Mouse congratulates those who attended a coming-of-age ceremony at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, near Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 12, 2015 Mickey Mouse congratulates those who attended a coming-of-age ceremony at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, near Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 12, 2015Kyodo/AP by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jan 22, 2015 5:15 AM UTC Timeless Disney icons are to [reappear](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/idw-publish-comics-based-classic-765759) in comic stores around the U.S. starting this April. IDW Publishing, one of the largest publishers of comics in the U.S., will use its license to the perennial Disney favorites to reprint translated versions of classic Disney comics that were originally published in foreign languages overseas, according to _The Hollywood Reporter_. First will be _Uncle Scrooge_ No. 1, followed by reprints of erstwhile titles _Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck,_ and _Walt Disney Comics and Stories_ before July. All of the comics will be adorned with new covers themed after Walt Disney resorts like Fantasyland, Tomorrowland and Adventureland. San Diego-based IDW also holds licenses to publish comics and print spinoffs from franchises such as _Star Trek_ and _Doctor Who_. Although Marvel Entertainment, owned by Disney, boasts exclusive rights to Disney theme park-related characters, IDW has the right to classic Disney icons. \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/idw-publish-comics-based-classic-765759)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3677745/new-mickey-mouse-donald-duck-comics/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3677745/new-mickey-mouse-donald-duck-comics/"},"headline":"You're Going to Be Able to Buy Mickey and Donald Comic Books Once Again","datePublished":"2015-01-22T05:15:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:38.065Z","description":"First up: Uncle Scrooge No. 1","url":"https://time.com/3677745/new-mickey-mouse-donald-duck-comics/","keywords":["Comics","Living","Pop Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte98aa4d6ceea0f73/69877b3c524fc06205dec0e9/ap197027754588.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte98aa4d6ceea0f73/69877b3c524fc06205dec0e9/ap197027754588.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Mickey Mouse congratulates coming-of-age ceremony attendants","caption":"Mickey Mouse congratulates coming-of-age ceremony attendants","creditText":"Kyodo/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/comics/","name":"Comics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3677745/new-mickey-mouse-donald-duck-comics/","name":"You're Going to Be Able to Buy Mickey and Donald Comic Books Once Again"}}]}] ```