''Mickey Mouse Adventures'' is a

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first published by

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from 1990 to 1991. It featured

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as the main character along with other characters from the Mickey Mouse universe. Somewhat similar in style to the

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'', it was based on the continuity of earlier print material starring Mickey, mainly

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's stories in the ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip. These stories usually featured Mickey, with the help of longtime friends

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, and

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, having adventures in or out of

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against adversaries such as The Phantom Blot, Big Bad Pete, Emil Eagle, and even newcomer villains like Wiley Wildbeest, Ms. Vixen, and Prince Penguin. The main feature was written by contemporary writers such as Michael T. Gilbert,

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, and others. The back-up features were reprints of classic Mickey Mouse comic stories. The comic ran for 18 issues from April 1990 to September 1991. From August 2004 to October 2006,

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published a smaller,

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series of ''Mickey Mouse Adventures'', alongside ''

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''. The bi-monthly book was 128 pages and usually contained three or more longer stories that featured Mickey and various other

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characters. The issue numbering of the original Disney Comics series was ignored, the digests being numbered issue 1 through 12 (issues 13 and 14 were announced, but cancelled). ''Mickey Mouse Adventures'' was the only comic book that was originally published by Disney Comics that was published again by Gemstone but was never published by

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on Disney Comics Worldwide (DCW) Comics magazines published in the United States Gemstone Publishing titles Mickey Mouse comics Disney Comics titles Disney comics titles 1990 comics debuts 1991 comics endings 2004 comics debuts 2006 comics endings {{Disney-comics-stub

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