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'''Walt Disney's ''Treasury of Classic Tales''''' is a series of hardcover books that collects the Sunday [[comic strips]] of [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales|Treasury of Classic Tales]]'', an umbrella title for comic strips which were drawn by several different Disney artists during the period of the early 1950s to the mid-1980s. The ''Treasury of Classic Tales'' comic strips were used by [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] to introduce current movie characters into comic adaptations for the public. The books are being published by [[IDW Publishing]]'s imprint, ''[[The Library of American Comics]]''. The first book of the series was released in November 2016.<ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2016/1219/Gift-needed-for-comics-fan-Try-Walt-Disney-s-Treasury-of-Classic-Tales |title=Gift needed for comics fan? Try 'Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales' |journal=Christian Science Monitor |date=19 December 2016 |access-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327092026/https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2016/1219/Gift-needed-for-comics-fan-Try-Walt-Disney-s-Treasury-of-Classic-Tales |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In April 2018, it was announced that, due to the sales goal of the series not being met, the third volume may be the last one to be published.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://loac.idwpublishing.com/episode-006/ |title=Episode 006 with special guest Michael Barrier |website=loac.idwpublishing.com |access-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410202051/http://loac.idwpublishing.com/episode-006/ |archive-date=April 10, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>"[http://loac.idwpublishing.com/episode-006/ Episode 006 with special guest Michael Barrier] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410202051/http://loac.idwpublishing.com/episode-006/ |date=2018-04-10 }}." The Library of American Comics. April 6, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-10</ref>

==Format==

The hardcover books have a sewn binding, a sewn linen ribbon bookmark, and a dust jacket. They measure 12 × 8.5 inches or 305 × 216&nbsp;mm.

They are printed in full colour, as were the original comic strip publications. Each volume of the series has approximately 230 pages, some of which contain supplementary materials. Every book has an introduction written by the [[animation historian]] [[Michael Barrier (historian)|Michael Barrier]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cinemasentries.com/review/book-review-walt-disneys-treasury-of-classic-tales-volume-two/ |title=Book Review: Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales, Volume Two: The artwork is the real stand out. |website=cinemasentires.com |access-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101233213/http://cinemasentries.com/review/book-review-walt-disneys-treasury-of-classic-tales-volume-two/ |archive-date=January 1, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forcesofgeek.com/2018/07/walt-disneys-treasury-of-classic-tales-vol-3-review.html |title='Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales Vol. 3' (Review) |website=www.forcesofgeek.com |date= 9 July 2018|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.michaelbarrier.com/WhatsNewArchives/2016/WhatsNewArchivesNov16.html |title=Barrier Book Alert |website=michaelbarrier.com |access-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322054653/http://michaelbarrier.com/WhatsNewArchives/2016/WhatsNewArchivesNov16.html |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Background information on each featured comic story is consistently presented before each comic strip. All are prefaced with an introduction which includes comparisons between the movie and comic strip adaptation, trivia about the movie, and Walt Disney's motivation and biographical touchstones.<ref>{{Cite web  |url=https://www.comiccrusaders.com/review-walt-disney-treasury-classics-volume-3/  |title=Review: Walt Disney Treasury Classics Volume 3  |website=comiccrusaders.com  |access-date=March 29, 2019  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515185828/https://www.comiccrusaders.com/review-walt-disney-treasury-classics-volume-3/  |archive-date=May 15, 2018  |url-status=live  |df=mdy-all  }}</ref>

Volumes in the series are sold separately. The release schedule for the series is one volume per year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thechicocomicspage.com/2017/09/05/comic-review-walt-disneys-treasury-of-classic-tales-volume-two/ |title=Comic Review: Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales: Volume Two |website=thechicocomcspage.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219002359/https://thechicocomicspage.com/2017/09/05/comic-review-walt-disneys-treasury-of-classic-tales-volume-two/ |archive-date=February 19, 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref>

==Volumes==
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|+ style="background-color:#B0C4DE" | Volumes
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! style="background-color:#D0E4FE" data-sort-type-"number" | Vol.
! style="background-color:#D0E4FE" | Release date
! style="background-color:#D0E4FE" | Title
! style="background-color:#D0E4FE" | Period 
! style="background-color:#D0E4FE" | Movie adaptations
! style="background-color:#D0E4FE" | Page count
! style="background-color:#D0E4FE" | ISBN
! style="background-color:#D0E4FE" | Inducks link
|-
|1||2016-11-15||''Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales Vol. 1''||1950-1955||[[Cinderella (1950 film)|''Cinderella'']], [[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|''Alice in Wonderland'']], [[The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men|''The Story of Robin Hood'']], [[Peter Pan (1953 film)|''Peter Pan'']], ''[[The Sword and the Rose]]'', ''[[Ben and Me]]'', ''[[Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue]]'', [[Peter and the Wolf (1946 film)|''Peter and the Wolf'']], [[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film)|''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'']], ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]''||228||{{ISBNT|978-1-63140-718-5}}||[https://inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/TCT++1 TCT 1]
|-
|2||2017-09-05||''Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales Vol. 2''||1955-1959||[[Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier|''The Legends of Davy Crockett'']], ''[[The Littlest Outlaw]]'', ''[[The Great Locomotive Chase]]'', ''[[Lambert the Sheepish Lion]]'', ''[[Westward Ho the Wagons!]]'', ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Gus and Jaq]]'', [[Johnny Tremain (film)|''Johnny Tremain'']], [[Perri (film)|''Perri'']], [[Old Yeller (film)|''Old Yeller'']], [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|''The Seven Dwarfs and The Witch-Queen'']], [[The Light in the Forest (film)|''The Light in the Forest'']], [[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|''Sleeping Beauty'']], [[The Shaggy Dog (1959 film)|''The Shaggy Dog'']]||238||{{ISBNT|978-1-63140-908-0}}||[https://inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/TCT++2 TCT 2]
|-
|3||2018-06-05||''Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales Vol. 3''||1959-1962||''[[Darby O'Gill and the Little People]]'', ''[[Third Man on the Mountain]]'', ''[[Toby Tyler]]'', [[Kidnapped (1960 film)|''Kidnapped'']], [[Pollyanna (1960 film)|''Pollyanna'']], [[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)|''Swiss Family Robinson'']], [[One Hundred and One Dalmatians|''101 Dalmatians'']], [[Nikki, Wild Dog of the North]], [[The Parent Trap (1961 film)|''The Parent Trap'']], [[Babes in Toyland (1961 film)|''Babes in Toyland'']], [[Moon Pilot]], [[Bon Voyage! (1962 film)|''Bon Voyage!'']], [[Big Red (film)|''Big Red'']], [[In Search of the Castaways (film)|''In Search of the Castaways'']]||220||{{ISBNT|978-1-68405-189-2}}||[https://inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/TCT++3 TCT 3]
|-
|4||Canceled||''Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales Vol. 4''||1963-1966||''[[Son of Flubber]]'', [[Savage Sam (film)|''Savage Sam'']], [[The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)|''The Sword in the Stone'']], ''[[A Tiger Walks]]'', ''[[The Three Lives of Thomasina]]'', ''[[The Moon-Spinners]]'', [[Mary Poppins (film)|''Mary Poppins'']], ''[[Those Calloways]]'', ''[[The Monkey's Uncle]]'', ''[[Dumbo]]'', ''[[That Darn Cat!]]'', ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'', [[Lt Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.|''Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.'']], ''[[The Fighting Prince of Donegal]]''||TBA||TBA||[https://inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/TCT++4 TCT 4]
|}

==See also==
*''[[Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales]]''

'''Other Walt Disney comic strip collections'''
*''[[Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse]]''
*''[[Silly Symphonies: The Complete Disney Classics]]''
*''[[Donald Duck: The Complete Daily Newspaper Comics]]''
*''[[Donald Duck: The Complete Sunday Comics]]''

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://inducks.org/publication.php?c=us/TCT Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales] at the ''[[INDUCKS]]''
* [http://loac.idwpublishing.com/product-category/walt-disneys-treasury-of-classic-tales/ Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales] Publisher's website - IDW Publishing - The Library of American Comics
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42tlsBe4ndE Inside look of ''Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic tales Vol. 1''] Library of American Comics' YouTube channel

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