June 20, 2003
Shortly Gemstone will start publishing stories by Don Rosa, previously unpublished in their original language. When it comes to the covers Don Rosa says: "...all the covers are reprints. So far I have done nothing new for Gemstone." The first stories to see print in the US will be:
June 18th:
Uncle Scrooge #319 with D 98202 - "US: The Dutchman’s Secret" (24 pages) + cover by Don Rosa.
http://previews.diamondcomics.com/products/comics/apr_03/09_unclescrooge.html
July:
Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #635 with part 1 of D
2000-002 - "DD: The Three Caballeros Ride Again" (9
pages) + cover by Don Rosa. Part 2 (10 pages) and part
3 (9 pages) will follow in WDC&S #366 (August) and
WDC&S #367 (September).
August:
Uncle Scrooge #321 with F PM 00201 - "US:
Attaaaaaack!" (12 pages) + cover by Don Rosa.
These are monthly prestige titles, with $6.95 cover prices - basically continuing on from Gladstone's last books, however the G logo now means Gemstone instead of Gladstone.
After this the following stories will remain
unpublished in the US:
----- D 98346 24 pages, US "Escape from Forbidden Valley" F PM 99001 12 pages, US "The Coin" D 99078 33 pages, US "The Quest for Kalevala" D 2000-191 17 pages, BB "The Beagle Boys vs The Money Bin" F PM 01201 26 pages, US "The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut" D 2001-024 28 pages, US "The Crown of the Crusader Kings" D 2001-095 13 pages, US "Forget It!" D 2001-143 20 pages, GY "Gyro's First Invention" D 2002-033 25 pages, US "The Dream of a Lifetime" -----