Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox comics creator Paul Murry (November 25, 1911 – August 4, 1989) was an American cartoonist and comics artist. He is best known for his Disney comics, which appeared in Dell Comics and Gold Key Comics from 1946 to 1984, particularly the Mickey Mouse and Goofy three-part adventure stories in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories.
Biography
Like many Disney comic book artists, Murry started his career working at the Walt Disney Studios. During his time there he was an assistant to legendary animator Fred Moore.
Starting in 1943, Murry worked on Disney newspaper strips, beginning with several installments of the Sunday-only José Carioca strip. This was followed by a number of episodes in the 1944–1945 Panchito strip, which replaced José Carioca's, as well as some Mickey Mouse strips in 1945. Murry then provided pencil art for the Uncle Remus and His Tales of Br'er Rabbit strip from the first installment on October 14, 1945 through July 14, 1946.[1]
After leaving the studio in 1946, he began to work for Western Publishing doing stories featuring the Disney characters. Dell Four Color No. 129 (1946) featuring three Uncle Remus stories penciled by Murry was the first comic book containing his artwork.[2]
Murry drew many Disney characters, including Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Brer Rabbit, The Sleuth, and others. The Phantom Blot and Super Goof comic books contained many Murry stories. Besides Disney, Murry also drew Woody Woodpecker comics, the 1951–1953 Buck O'Rue comic strip (written by Dick Huemer), and gag cartoons.
He is best known for his rendition of Mickey Mouse, especially the Mickey/Goofy adventure stories, mostly in Mickey Mouse, and three-part serials in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories. Murry's first published Mickey Mouse story was "Mickey Mouse and the Monster Whale," in Vacation Parade #1 (July 1950). Murry next wrote a couple of Mickey Mouse stories for Dell's One-Shots: "The Mystery of the Double-Cross Ranch" in issue #313 (February 1951) and "The Ruby Eye of Homar-Guy-Am" in #343 (August 1951).[3]
Murry and writer Carl Fallberg began their run of Mickey Mouse and Goofy serials in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories with "The Last Resort", in issues #152–154 (May–July 1953).[2] Murry and Fallberg continued to produce 3-part Mickey/Goofy adventures consistently from 1953 to 1962, and then occasionally from 1963 to 1972.[3] When Fallberg moved on, Murry continued to draw single-part Mickey/Goofy adventures for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories and Mickey Mouse until 1984, retiring after more than 30 years of producing these stories.[3] Murry died five years later, in 1989.
Reprints
In 2018 Fantagraphics Books began publishing a hardcover series titled Disney Masters, in which Paul Murry has some of his Disney work (mainly on Mickey Mouse) reprinted.[4][5]
- Mickey Mouse: The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (2018) ISBN Template:ISBNT
- Mickey Mouse: The Pirates of Tabasco Bay (2019) ISBN Template:ISBNT
- Mickey Mouse: The Sunken City (2020) ISBN Template:ISBNT
- Mickey Mouse: New Adventures of the Phantom Blot (2021) ISBN Template:ISBNT
- Mickey Mouse: The Monster of Sawtooth Mountain (2022) ISBN Template:ISBNT
In 2019 The Library of American Comics released the fourth volume of Silly Symphonies: The Complete Disney Classics, ISBN Template:ISBNT, in which the complete Silly Symphony comic strips José Carioca and Panchito, both pencilled by Murry, were included.
Bibliography
The following table is a list of Murry's Mickey/Goofy adventure stories, from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, Mickey Mouse and various specials:[3]
Title | Issues | Dates | Writer | INDUCKS link |
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Mickey Mouse and the Monster Whale | Vacation Parade #1 | July 1950 | unknown | [1] |
The Mystery of the Double-Cross Ranch | Four-Color #313 | Feb 1951 | unknown | [2] |
The Ruby Eye of Homar-Guy-Am | Four-Color #343 | Aug 1951 | Don Christensen | [3] |
The Last Resort | WDC #152-154 | May–July 1953 | Carl Fallberg | [4] |
The Lens Hunters | WDC #158-160 | Nov 1954-Jan 1954 | Carl Fallberg | [5] |
The Case of the Vanishing Bandit | WDC #161-163 | Feb-April 1954 | Carl Fallberg | [6] |
The Mysterious Crystal Ball | WDC #164-166 | May–July 1954 | unknown | [7] |
The Lost Legion | WDC #167-169 | Aug-Oct 1954 | Carl Fallberg | [8] |
The Magic Rope | WDC #170-172 | Nov 1954-Jan 1955 | unknown | [9] |
Ridin' the Rails | WDC #173-175 | Feb-April 1955 | Carl Fallberg | [10] |
The Lost City | WDC #176-178 | May–July 1955 | Carl Fallberg | [11] |
Yesterday Ranch | WDC #179-181 | Aug-Oct 1955 | Carl Fallberg | [12] |
The Sign of the Squid | Mickey Mouse #44 | Oct 1955 | unknown | [13] |
The Big Christmas Tree Mystery | Christmas Parade #7 | Nov 1955 | Carl Fallberg | [14] |
The Marvelous Magnet | WDC #182-184 | Nov 1955-Jan 1956 | Carl Fallberg | [15] |
The Vanishing Railroad | WDC #185-187 | Feb-April 1956 | Carl Fallberg | [16] |
The Mystery of Diamond Mountain | Mickey Mouse #47 | April 1956 | Charles Beaumont & William F. Nolan |
[17] |
The Case of the Hungry Ghost | WDC #188-190 | May–July 1956 | Carl Fallberg | [18] |
The Case of the Vanishing Bandit | Mickey Mouse #48 | June 1956 | Charles Beaumont & William F. Nolan |
[19] |
The Pirates of Tabasco Bay | WDC #191-193 | Aug-Oct 1956 | Carl Fallberg | [20] |
The Giant Pearls of Aago Island | Mickey Mouse #49 | August 1956 | Carl Fallberg | [21] |
Double Trouble | Mickey Mouse #49 | August 1956 | Carl Fallberg | [22] |
The Great Stamp Hunt | WDC #194-196 | Nov 1956-Jan 1957 | Carl Fallberg | [23] |
The Legend of Loon Lake | WDC #197-199 | Feb-April 1957 | Carl Fallberg | [24] |
The Unlighted Lighthouse | Mickey Mouse #52 | Feb 1957 | unknown | [25] |
The Phantom Fires | WDC #200-202 | May–July 1957 | Carl Fallberg | [26] |
The Crystal Ball Quest | WDC #203-204 | Aug-Sept 1957 | Carl Fallberg | [27] |
The Sunken City | WDC #205-207 | Oct-Dec 1957 | Carl Fallberg | [28] |
The Mystery of Lonely Valley | WDC #208-210 | Jan-March 1958 | Carl Fallberg | [29] |
The Timber Treasure Trail | Mickey Mouse #58 | Feb 1958 | Carl Fallberg | [30] |
The Missing Money Mystery | Mickey Mouse #58 | Feb 1958 | Carl Fallberg | [31] |
The Bush Pilot's Peril | Mickey Mouse #59 | April 1958 | Carl Fallberg | [32] |
The Big Brain Baffler | Mickey Mouse #59 | April 1958 | Carl Fallberg | [33] |
The Castaways of Whale Bay | WDC #211-213 | Apr-June 1958 | Carl Fallberg | [34] |
The Idol of Moaning Island | WDC #214-216 | July-Sept 1958 | Carl Fallberg | [35] |
The Threat of the Stone-Eaters | WDC #217-219 | Oct-Dec 1958 | Carl Fallberg | [36] |
The Monster of Sawtooth Mountain | WDC #220-222 | Jan-March 1959 | Carl Fallberg | [37] |
The Secret of Earthquake Island | Mickey Mouse #65 | April 1959 | Carl Fallberg | [38] |
Alaskan Adventure | WDC #223-225 | April–June 1959 | Carl Fallberg | [39] |
The Secret of the Swamp | Mickey Mouse #66 | June 1959 | Carl Fallberg | [40] |
The Fantastic Fog | WDC #226-228 | July-Sept 1959 | Carl Fallberg | [41] |
The Golden Sea Shell | Donald Duck's Beach Party #6 | Aug 1959 | Carl Fallberg | [42] |
The Secret of Drake's Island | Mickey Mouse #67 | Aug 1959 | Carl Fallberg | [43] |
The Bar None Ranch | WDC #229-233 | Oct 1959-Feb 1960 | Floyd Gottfredson & Merrill De Maris |
[44] |
Backwoods Boo-Boo | Mickey Mouse #68 | Oct 1959 | Carl Fallberg | [45] |
The Moose Head Mystery | Christmas Parade (Dell Giant #26) | Dec 1959 | Nick George | [46] |
Pineapple Poachers | WDC #234-236 | March–May 1960 | Carl Fallberg | [47] |
An Education for Thursday | WDC #237-241 | June-Oct 1960 | Floyd Gottfredson & Merrill De Maris |
[48] |
The Guest Ghost-Getters | Mickey Mouse #73 | Aug 1960 | Carl Fallberg | [49] |
The Trail to Treasure | WDC #242 | Nov 1960 | unknown | [50] |
Mickey's Strange Mission | WDC #243-245 | Dec 1960-Feb 1961 | Carl Fallberg | [51] |
The Floating Fortune | Mickey Mouse #76 | Feb 1961 | Carl Fallberg | [52] |
The Moon-Blot Plot | WDC #246-248 | March–May 1961 | Carl Fallberg | [53] |
Clipper Ship Caper | Mickey Mouse #77 | April 1961 | unknown | [54] |
The Golden Touch | WDC #249-251 | June-Aug 1961 | Carl Fallberg | [55] |
Backwoods Bugaboo | Mickey Mouse #78 | June 1961 | Carl Fallberg | [56] |
Crocodile Caper | Mickey Mouse #78 | June 1961 | unknown | [57] |
Blanket Bonanza | Mickey Mouse #79 | Aug 1961 | unknown | [58] |
The Potted Plant Plot | Mickey Mouse #79 | Aug 1961 | unknown | [59] |
The Great Giveaway Mystery | WDC #252-254 | Sept-Nov 1961 | Carl Fallberg | [60] |
All Steamed Up | Dell Giant #55 | Sept 1961 | Carl Fallberg | [61] |
The Catering Caper | Mickey Mouse #80 | Oct 1961 | unknown | [62] |
The Party Panic | Dell Giant #53 | Dec 1961 | unknown | [63] |
The Mystery of Misery Mesa | WDC #255-257 | Dec 1961-Feb 1962 | Carl Fallberg | [64] |
Arctic Roundup | Mickey Mouse #81 | Dec 1961 | unknown | [65] |
The Trail of the Phoenix | Mickey Mouse #82 | Feb 1962 | unknown | [66] |
The Unhelpful Helper | Mickey Mouse #82 | Feb 1962 | Carl Fallberg | [67] |
The Missing Merchantman | WDC #258-260 | March–May 1962 | Carl Fallberg | [68] |
Frontier Fiesta | Mickey Mouse #83 | April 1962 | unknown | [69] |
The Incredible Box Top Plot | WDC #261-263 | June-Aug 1962 | Carl Fallberg | [70] |
Lost Treasure Trackers | Mickey Mouse #84 | July 1962 | unknown | [71] |
The Jetboat Job | Mickey Mouse Album (One-Shot #518) | Aug 1962 | Don Christensen | [72] |
The Treasure of El Dorado | WDC #264-266 | Sept-Nov 1962 | Carl Fallberg | [73] |
The Mysterious Mist | Christmas Parade (Gold Key) #1 | Oct 1962 | unknown | [74] |
A Whale of a Tale | WDC #267 | Dec 1962 | unknown | [75] |
Twenty Fathoms to Treasure | Mickey Mouse #86 | Feb 1963 | unknown | [76] |
The Priceless Dodo Bird | WDC #271 | April 1963 | unknown | [77] |
The Idol of Mystery Island | Mickey Mouse #87 | May 1963 | unknown | [78] |
Cliff Hangers | Mickey Mouse #87 | May 1963 | unknown | [79] |
The Secret of the Ancient Incas | WDC #274-276 | July-Sept 1963 | Carl Fallberg | [80] |
The Monstrous Air Serpent | Mickey Mouse #88 | July 1963 | unknown | [81] |
Undercover Mountie | WDC #277-279 | Oct-Dec 1963 | Carl Fallberg | [82] |
Strange Cargo to Pingoola | Mickey Mouse #91 | Dec 1963 | unknown | [83] |
One Foggy Knight | Mickey Mouse #92 | Feb 1964 | unknown | [84] |
The Whale Chasers | Mickey Mouse #93 | April 1964 | unknown | [85] |
The Missing Glink | WDC #283 | April 1964 | unknown | [86] |
The Return of the Phantom Blot | WDC #284-287 | May-Aug 1964 | unknown | [87] |
The Outlaw Trail | Mickey Mouse #94 | June 1964 | unknown | [88] |
The Phantom Blot Meets the Mysterious Mr. X | The Phantom Blot #1 | July 1964 | unknown | [89] |
The Amazing Hanjibug Jug | Mickey Mouse #96 | Aug 1964 | unknown | [90] |
The Bird Sitter | WDC #289 | Oct 1964 | unknown | [91] |
The Case of the Cankong Ruby | Mickey Mouse #97 | Oct 1964 | unknown | [92] |
The Phantom Ship | WDC #290-292 | Nov 1964-Jan 1965 | Carl Fallberg | [93] |
The Flight to Danger | Mickey Mouse #98 | Dec 1964 | unknown | [94] |
Using the Old Bean | Mickey Mouse #98 | Dec 1964 | unknown | [95] |
Robin Mickey and the Sheriff of Blottingham | Mickey Mouse #99 | Feb 1965 | unknown | [96] |
Medicine Man Mystery | WDC #295 | April 1965 | unknown | [97] |
The Phantom Blot Meets Super Goof | The Phantom Blot #2 | April 1965 | Del Connell | [98] |
Trapped on Wreckers Reef | WDC #296-298 | May–July 1965 | unknown | [99] |
The Red Wasp Mystery | WDC #317-319 | Feb-April 1967 | Cecil Beard | [100] |
Lair of the Zoomby | WDC #320-322 | May–July 1967 | unknown | [101] |
The Underwater Pirates | Mickey Mouse #112 | April 1967 | unknown | [102] |
Mickey Mouse Meets Blackbeard the Pirate | Mickey Mouse #114 | Aug 1967 | Carl Fallberg | [103] |
Trapped in Time | WDC #323-326 | Aug–Nov 1967 | unknown | [104] |
Lost in Atlantis | Mickey Mouse #115 | Nov 1967 | unknown | [105] |
Mickey Mouse and the Viking Raiders | Mickey Mouse #116 | Feb 1968 | Carl Fallberg | [106] |
The Case of the Dazzling Hoo-Doo | WDC #330-332 | March–May 1968 | Carl Fallberg | [107] |
Peril at Panther Pass | WDC #333-335 | June-Aug 1968 | unknown | [108] |
Twister Island | Mickey Mouse #118 | Aug 1968 | unknown | [109] |
The River Pirates | WDC #336-338 | Sept-Nov 1968 | Carl Fallberg | [110] |
The Strange Case of Professor Zero | WDC #339-341 | Dec 1968-Feb 1969 | unknown | [111] |
The Ski-Ghost | Mickey Mouse #120 | Feb 1969 | unknown | [112] |
The Secret of Shipnappers' Cove | WDC #342-344 | March–May 1969 | unknown | [113] |
The Mystery of the Mumbling Mountain | Mickey Mouse #121 | May 1969 | unknown | [114] |
The Sinking City | WDC #345-347 | June-Aug 1969 | unknown | [115] |
The Moose Monster Mystery | Mickey Mouse #122 | Aug 1969 | unknown | [116] |
Invaders from Hootowl Hollow | Mickey Mouse #123 | Nov 1969 | unknown | [117] |
The Sorcerer of Donnybrook Castle | WDC #351-353 | Dec 1969-Feb 1970 | unknown | [118] |
The Golden Moonlet | Mickey Mouse #124 | Feb 1970 | unknown | [119] |
Chief Bigfoot and the Ghost Warriors | WDC #354-356 | March–May 1970 | unknown | [120] |
The Case of the Talking Bone | Mickey Mouse #125 | May 1970 | unknown | [121] |
Journey to No-No Land | WDC #357-359 | June-Aug 1970 | unknown | [122] |
The Sign of the Scorpion | WDC #360-362 | Sept-Nov 1970 | unknown | [123] |
The Mystery of the Counterfeit Masters | WDC #363-365 | Dec 1970-Feb 1971 | unknown | [124] |
Kingdom in the Clouds | WDC #366-368 | March–May 1971 | unknown | [125] |
Haunted Hanadoom | WDC #373 | Oct 1971 | unknown | [126] |
The Pirates of Port Placid | WDC #374-376 | Nov 1971-Jan 1972 | Carl Fallberg | [127] |
The Golden Helmet | WDC #377-379 | Feb-April 1972 | unknown | [128] |
Message in a Nutshell | WDC #380-382 | May–July 1972 | unknown | [129] |
The Mystery Monster from Smoggy Bog | WDC #383-385 | Aug-Oct 1972 | unknown | [130] |
The Old Pirate's Mansion | WDC #386-388 | Nov 1972-Jan 1973 | unknown | [131] |
The Case of the Talking Tooth | WDC #389-391 | Feb-April 1973 | unknown | [132] |
Flight of the Dragon | WDC #392-394 | May–July 1973 | unknown | [133] |
Trail of the Golden Bell | Mickey Mouse #144 | Sept 1973 | unknown | [134] |
Monster Island | Mickey Mouse #149 | June 1974 | unknown | [135] |
A Whistle in the Dark | Mickey Mouse #150 | Aug 1974 | unknown | [136] |
A Helping Hand | Mickey Mouse #150 | Aug 1974 | unknown | [137] |
The Pelican of Smugglers' Island | Mickey Mouse #151 | Sept 1974 | unknown | [138] |
The Bee Bee-Havers | Mickey Mouse #151 | Sept 1974 | unknown | [139] |
Last of the Fire-Breathing Dragons | Mickey Mouse #152 | Oct 1974 | unknown | [140] |
Wrong Warpath | WDC #410 | Nov 1974 | unknown | [141] |
The Strange Gob O'Goop | WDC #411 | Dec 1974 | unknown | [142] |
Moose Call | WDC #413 | Feb 1975 | unknown | [143] |
Take a Giant Leap | Mickey Mouse #155 | April 1975 | unknown | [144] |
The Finger Genius | WDC #416 | May 1975 | unknown | [145] |
Rip Van Goofy | WDC #417 | June 1975 | unknown | [146] |
Finders Keepers | WDC #418 | July 1975 | unknown | [147] |
High-Sea Piracy | WDC #419 | Aug 1975 | unknown | [148] |
Space Treasure | Mickey Mouse #157 | Aug 1975 | unknown | [149] |
Secret of the Castle Tower | WDC #420 | Sept 1975 | unknown | [150] |
The Sea Rustlers | Mickey Mouse #160 | Nov 1975 | unknown | [151] |
The Sleep Creeps | WDC #422 | Nov 1975 | unknown | [152] |
The Snoozer | WDC #424 | Jan 1976 | unknown | [153] |
The Snow Queen | WDC #425 | Feb 1976 | unknown | [154] |
To Catch a Phantom | WDC #426 | March 1976 | unknown | [155] |
The Feathers of P'towwa | WDC #427 | April 1976 | unknown | [156] |
The Super-Duper Diamond | WDC #428 | May 1976 | unknown | [157] |
Turtle Triumph | WDC #429 | June 1976 | unknown | [158] |
The Case of the Secret Saucer | WDC #430 | July 1976 | unknown | [159] |
The Undercover Caper | WDC #431 | Aug 1976 | unknown | [160] |
Out to Launch | WDC #432 | Sept 1976 | unknown | [161] |
Showdown in Tumbleweed | WDC #433 | Oct 1976 | unknown | [162] |
The Crooked Clown Case | WDC #434 | Nov 1976 | Don Christensen | [163] |
The Man in the Hat | WDC #435 | Dec 1976 | unknown | [164] |
Gum Fight at O.K. Corral | WDC #436 | Jan 1977 | unknown | [165] |
Power Pin Pickle | WDC #437 | Feb 1977 | unknown | [166] |
The Clarabelle Caper | WDC #438 | March 1977 | unknown | [167] |
A Hit and Misses | WDC #439 | April 1977 | unknown | [168] |
Sword of Sunbeard | WDC #440 | May 1977 | unknown | [169] |
A Square Deal | WDC #441 | June 1977 | unknown | [170] |
The Ghost Noises | WDC #442 | July 1977 | unknown | [171] |
The Small Heist | WDC #444 | Sept 1977 | unknown | [172] |
Dilemma at Deep Cove | WDC #445 | Oct 1977 | unknown | [173] |
Mystery Mountain | WDC #446 | Nov 1977 | unknown | [174] |
Case of the Talented Ears | WDC #447 | Dec 1977 | unknown | [175] |
The Secret Key Mystery | WDC #449 | Feb 1978 | unknown | [176] |
A Ticklish Situation | WDC #450 | March 1978 | unknown | [177] |
Cave Kuhdoom | WDC #452 | May 1978 | unknown | [178] |
The Whirlpool Monster | WDC #453 | June 1978 | unknown | [179] |
Musclemania | WDC #454 | July 1978 | unknown | [180] |
Grocery Grabbers | WDC #455 | Aug 1978 | unknown | [181] |
Dude Ranch | WDC #458 | Nov 1978 | unknown | [182] |
No Deposit, No Return | WDC #459 | Dec 1978 | unknown | [183] |
Wax Museum Mystery | WDC #460 | Jan 1979 | unknown | [184] |
The Ghost Zoo | WDC #461 | Feb 1979 | unknown | [185] |
Mystery in 3-D | WDC #462 | March 1979 | unknown | [186] |
Desert Dilemma | WDC #464 | May 1979 | unknown | [187] |
Fly Guys | WDC #465 | June 1979 | unknown | [188] |
Smuggler's Cove Caper | WDC #466 | July 1979 | unknown | [189] |
Case of the Vanishing Buttons | WDC #468 | Sept 1979 | unknown | [190] |
Mission to Junglavia | WDC #470 | Nov 1979 | unknown | [191] |
The Time-Travel Trek | WDC #471 | Dec 1979 | unknown | [192] |
Detective Pluto | WDC #472 | Jan 1980 | unknown | [193] |
The Cat's Meow | WDC #474 | March 1980 | unknown | [194] |
The Mystery on the Mesa | WDC #475 | April 1980 | unknown | [195] |
The Riverboat Mystery | WDC #477 | June 1980 | unknown | [196] |
The Midnight Delivery | WDC #479 | Aug 1980 | unknown | [197] |
The Haunting Hand | WDC #482 | Nov 1980 | unknown | [198] |
Mission to Planet Zoa | Mickey Mouse #209 | Dec 1980 | unknown | [199] |
The Magic Mystery | Mickey Mouse #209 | Dec 1980 | unknown | [200] |
Trail of the Tumbleweed | WDC #484 | Jan 1981 | unknown | [201] |
Whale of a Mystery | Mickey Mouse #210 | Feb 1981 | unknown | [202] |
The Case of the Stone Statues | WDC #488 | July 1981 | unknown | [203] |
The Return of the Bat Bandit | WDC #490 | Sept 1981 | unknown | [204] |
The Geyser Mystery | WDC #492 | Nov 1981 | unknown | [205] |
The Time Trip Gyp | WDC #493 | Dec 1981 | unknown | [206] |
Ghost Stage | WDC #495 | Feb 1982 | unknown | [207] |
The Time Trek | WDC #509 | 1984 | unknown | [208] |
The Remote Control Caper | WDC #510 | 1984 | unknown | [209] |
References
Further reading
- Profili Album Paul Murry: Mice, Ducks and Cheesecake (Glamour International, 2002). Includes a generous selection of Murry's girlie cartoons done in the 1950s along with a sequence from the Buck O'Rue western comic strip Murry did with writer Dick Huemer from 1951–53. The book has text in Italian and English.
External links
- Template:Inducks author
- Paul Murry at the Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Template:IMDb name
- More information on Paul Murry
- Buck O'Rue page on Huemer family website
- 1951 publicity article on Buck O'Rue
- The Topsy-Turvy Moons of Paul Murry
- Disney's B'rer Rabbit Hops Into the Funny Pages
- Paul Murry: The Wayne DeWald Letter