Some volumes show brown stains on exposed page ends but Kidron covers and face boards and edges are all perfect and gilding is bright except on several volume spines as mentioned above.

Since his early years, Mickey Mouse has been licensed by Disney to appear on many different kinds of merchandise. As he had developed into a role model for children, they were limited in the types of gags they could present. Superb opportunity to own this magnificent complete set of Charles Dickens Works published by Heron Books in 1970 to celebrate 100 years after the death of Dickens.In 1938, animator Fred Moore redesigned Mickey's body away from its circular design to a pear-shaped design. Mickey's dog Pluto first appeared as Mickey's pet in The Moose Hunt (1931) after previously appearing as Minnie's dog "Rover" in The Picnic (1930).

Also during this era, Mickey would star in Brave Little Tailor (1938), an adaptation of The Valiant Little Tailor, which was nominated for an Academy Award. Hedenkamp in the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal analyzed Vanpelt's arguments, and concluded that she is likely correct.

These adversaries were decidedly portrayed as overbearing figures of authority, thusly painting Mickey as a rebellious hero. Chronology of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse (1932–1934) Archived April 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Ken Polsson personal page. This also referenced the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, an NHL team that was then owned by Disney, as well as the Disney-made The Mighty Ducks movie franchise. Despite this, the character continued to appear regularly in animated shorts until 1943 (winning his only competitive Academy Award—with canine companion Pluto—for a short subject, Lend a Paw) and again from 1946 to 1952.