The 8th volume of Gladstone's comic album series reprints a prime 1935 Floyd Gottfredson comic strip story, Hoppy the Kangaroo. While the coloring is not good and some of the artwork looks extended to fit the format, it's Gottfredson's genius at physical comedy that sells the story, one so early in the series that it's Horace Horsecollar who functions as the sidekick instead of Goofy. For those who just want a fun Mickey story about a pet kangaroo fighting a ferocious gorilla in the ring, this'll fit the bill. The volume is rounded out with an earlier (lesser) serialized story and also gag-a-day dailies from different time periods of the Mickey Mouse strip. An informative background essay by Geoffrey Blum is also included.
