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Exhibition Geppi Gems

Walt Disney. Mickey Mouse’s Secret Room, Z4, 1947. Stephen A. Geppi Collection of Comics and Graphic Arts, Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (004.00.00) ©Walt Disney Productions
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Walt Disney. The Seven Dwarfs and the Enchanted Garden, Z3, 1947. Stephen A. Geppi Collection of Comics and Graphic Arts, Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (005.00.00) ©Walt Disney Productions
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Walt Disney. Donald Duck and the Pirates, W1, 1947. Stephen A. Geppi Collection of Comics and Graphic Arts, Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (6.00.00.00) ©Walt Disney Productions
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Walt Disney. Goofy Lost in the Desert, X2, 1947. Stephen A. Geppi Collection of Comics and Graphic Arts, Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (007.00.00) ©Walt Disney Productions
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Characters in Residence at Disney

These pocket-sized color Disney comics, printed as giveaways, or premiums, for mail-in purchase when redeemed with a Cheerios cereal box top, featured different Disney characters and stories in small newsprint mini-comics. Originally released as a four lettered series (W, X, Y, Z) with four titles each, the Geppi Collection includes comics from three of the series (W, X, and Z), and highlight two of Mr. Geppi’s particular areas of interest—Disney comics and comic ephemera.