Funny paperback

Funny paperback (since 1987) ; Funny paperback (1967–1987)
description	Comic book publication
language	German
publishing company	Egmont Ehapa Media
First edition	October 1, 1967
Frequency of publication	4 weekly
Sold edition	144,297 copies
	( IVW 2/2020)
Range	0.275 million readers
	(2017)
Editor-in-chief	Marco Andric
executive Director	Klaus Thyge Hoeg-Hagensen
Web link	www.lustiges-taschenbuch.de

Funny paperback (until 1987 Walt Disney's Funny paperback ), LTB for short or rarely LT , is a German-language comic book that has been published by Egmont Ehapa Media since 1967 . The volume of paperbacks is usually 256 pages (250 pages comics). The 500th volume was published on November 7, 2017. There are also numerous side series and new editions. 536 volumes had been published by August 18, 2020.

Comics from the universe around Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse appear in the funny paperback . The vast majority of comics come from Italy, and comics from Scandinavia are also represented in significant numbers. Comics from other countries are rare. See, for example, No. 53, which contains several American stories by Carl Barks .

history

Price development of the LTB
tape	Price (DE)
No. 1 (1967)	2.50 DM
No. 5 (1968)	2.80 DM
No. 12 (1970)	3.00 DM
No. 19 (1972)	3.50 DM
No. 28 (1974)	3.80 DM
No. 35 (1975)	4.00 DM
No. 48 (1977)	4.50 DM
No. 70 (1980)	4.80 DM
No. 81 (1982)	5.00 DM
No. 90 (1983)	5.30 DM
No. 100 (1984)	5.90 DM
No. 107 (1985)	6.20 DM
No. 143 (1990)	6.50 DM
No. 204 (1995)	6.80 DM
No. 294 (2002)	€ 3.95
No. 333 (2005)	€ 4.20
No. 372 (2008)	€ 4.70
No. 398 (2010)	4.99 €
No. 424 (2012)	€ 5.50
No. 468 (2015)	€ 5.99
No. 494 (2017)	€ 6.50
No. 528 (2020)	€ 6.99

When The Columbus Butterfly and Other Adventures appeared as the first funny paperback in German magazine stores on October 1, 1967 , there was already Mickey Mouse , which had been distributing the stories of Donald Duck and Co. in booklet form since 1951, as well as other Disney comic books. In Italy there were already similar publications with Topolino and I Classici di Walt Disney ; serialized stories with Mickey Mouse appeared in the Sunday supplements of American newspapers from the 1930s to the 1950s.

The "Ehapa" publishing house at that time attempted to tap into the Italian market with the publication of the first funny paperback, where paperback Disney comics had long had good sales figures. At that time, the length of the stories was always tied to the size of the booklet; the funny paperback now offered the opportunity to tell longer stories. An enormous production developed in Italy, where at one point half of all comics written and drawn in Europe were created.

With the arrival of longer stories, the tradition of old adventure stories of cartoonist Floyd Gottfredson , who had shaped this genre in the 1930s, was continued. Typical of the first books (up to volume 79) is a prehistory that precedes the longer stories. In these first publications, the main stories are usually linked by interim episodes. With a few exceptions, each of these books can either be completely assigned to the Mickey Mouse universe or the Donald Duck universe. Since volume 80, the stories stand side by side and are sometimes no longer tied to one universe within a volume.

The format of the comics is written in so-called three-row rows - there are three strips on each page, unless larger or smaller images are used, which is more often the case in the younger volumes than before. Since 1987 (issue 119) the volumes have been completely colored, whereas previously only every second double page was printed in color.

Up to issue 166 the funny paperbacks were printed in Italy by Mondadori-Verlag. Since issue 167 (1992) they have been produced by GGP-Media in Pößneck , Thuringia .

The prices for the Funny Paperback have increased over the years. The first edition of the funny paperback, Der Columbusfalter , cost 2.50 DM in 1967, in 2011 the price was 5.50 €, in Austria 5.70 €.

The mode of publication changed several times. The editions up to 1974 appeared four to five times a year, 1975 and 1976 six times each, from 1980 to 1983 seven times and from 1984 to 1989 eight times a year, with the numbers 119 and 120 appearing on the same day in 1987. From 1990 to 1995, 13 and 12 volumes were alternately published annually. The Funny Paperback has been published 13 times a year since 1996, always on a Tuesday every four weeks.

Unlike the comic books of the publishing house The Merry paperback books are not in remission and later found even months in appropriate stands in magazine shelves.

The 500th volume was published on November 7, 2017. The anniversary edition has a special feature: it can be read from the front and back.

Content

Basics

The comics contain stories of the residents of Duckburg - especially Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse - which are made by a wide variety of artists. Due to the Italian model, they mostly came from Italy at first , later stories from Scandinavia were also added. It is noticeable that there were almost no deaths at all, at most earlier events of this kind are mentioned. Only in a few issues, such as the first volume ("The Columbus Butterfly"), in which Donald takes a journey through time, is the death of Uncle Scrooge a theme. Among other things, deaths caused by inheritance or the like become the focus of the action.

Also noteworthy is the extensive lack of first-degree family relationships. Rather, the protagonists are almost exclusively cousins and uncles and nephews or aunts and nieces. Occasionally there are siblings (especially Tick, Trick and Track) and grandparents (Grandma Duck), but practically no parent-child relationships.

Parodies

Many of the stories in the Funny Pocket Books allude to templates from literature, film, music and history. In Volume 16, Donald Baba satirized the story Ali Baba from the Arabian Nights and The Journey Around the World in 8 Days Jules Verne Around the World in 80 Days , in Volume 17, Micky and Minni , Minni Micky told the novel Der Kurier des on the phone Tsars of Jules Verne, in the first story of volume 58 Donald finds himself as William Shakespeare's Hamlet , whereas in the second story he parodies the heroic poem Cantar de Mio Cid as El Cid Pampeador . In volume 117, Die Ducks parodies … Gone with the Wind, the southern romance Gone with the Wind . Volume 506 contains a crime scene story.

Literary allusions are also found for example Tarzan ( Tarzonald , Volume 141), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ( The Adventures of Mick Sawyer , Volume 153), Les Misérables ( The Secret of the Silver Candlesticks , Volume 143), The Foucault Pendulum ( The Pendulum of Ekol , Volume 166), The Odyssey of Odysseus ( Controversy about Odysseus , Volume 224), Moby Dick ( Moby Duck , Volume 467), Die Schatzinsel ( Die Schatzinsel Volume 491), Frankenstein (Duckenstein Volume 512), The Neverending Story ( Adventure in Comic Land , Volume 186), The Ring of the Nibelung ( Reingold , Volume 66, The Magic Ring , Volume 148), Campaigns and Adventures of Baron von Münchhausen ( Baron Donald von Münchhausen , Volume 66), War and Peace ( War and Peace , Volume 122 ), Dracula ( Graf Phantula , Volume 434) or the works of Italian literature of the Renaissance and the late Middle Ages ( Das Güldene Fass , Volume 137), of which the epic Der Rasende Roland by Ludovico Ariosto is a separate B. was worked on in the Drachenland trilogy ( Drachengold , Volume 197, Der Ritter ohne Furcht und Adel , Volume 203, and Der Geist aus der Kanne , Volume 226).

There are film parodies, for example, on Star Wars ( The All Master Saves the World in Volume 164, Clash of the Galaxies in Volume 168 and Die Weltraumritter in Volume 338) and Indiana Jones (Phantomias in Volume 121 and Indiana Goof in all of his appearances). Famous scenes from Hitchcock classics are also parodied: Vertigo , Psycho , The Window to the Courtyard , The Birds and Above the Roofs of Nice (Die Schreckens-Kur, Volume 234). Carmen ( Carmen olé ) and Aida ( Holde Aida , both in volume 88) have already been parodied from the music . The Star Top series, which is a parody of the cult series Star Trek and also celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017, was printed in LTB Galaxy. In LTB 513 a treatise of the silent film classic and first film, the world document heritage was printed by Fritz Lang, Metropolis.

These parodies are of various kinds. An example using three different adaptations of the Lord of the Rings :

The Glass Sword (Volume 124) is a very free, thoroughly serious retelling with Micky and Goofy in the leading roles; the three sequels of the story (part 2 and 3 also LTB 124, part 4 LTB Christmas stories 1; all four parts in the anthology LTB Fantasy 2) are no longer based on the novel. It is an adaptation of the template.
In The Lord of the blade (Band 319) is about the eponymous television series that a clear parody of the film is the book. A humorous character prevails; However, it is less the film series itself than the way it is used that is parodied. The template is the history involved .
The great journey (Volume 448) and the sequel March through Middle World (Volume 461) are, however, real parodies of the original. The story is very parodic and retold with many allusions and comments, with Donald and Micky playing the main roles.

layout

First editions

The concept of the Funny Paperback has changed occasionally over time. Up to volume 76, the LTB was held together by a framework that consisted of a previous and several transitional stories. After a brief revival in LTB 79, the prehistory disappeared, and from volume 83 onwards, the interim history as well (see above). The previous and intermediate stories, which were almost always implemented by Giuseppe Perego , were often of below-average drawing and narrative quality. The framework story was then only used sporadically, e.g. B. Volume 97 Olympisches Allerlei or Volume 167 The Seven Wonders of the World . Volume 352 and Volume 353 also contained a framework story that even extended across both volumes. In Volume 390 and Volume 455, which celebrate Donald Duck's 75th and 80th birthday, the individual stories (internal plot) are linked by a framework plot in which Donald Duck talks about those stories.

Up to volume 106, the volumes were sorted by figure; it contained either only Duck or only Mouse stories. Exceptions are the volumes 8, 13, 18, 66 and 97 ( Donald does not give up , Mickey in danger , Donald is unbeatable , Donald goes crazy and all sorts of Olympics ), which not only contains both mouse and duck stories, but even the framework plot is contested by members of both clans. The separation was probably due to the fact that the Ducks live in a different city than Mickey Mouse and Goofy in most languages, unlike in German-speaking countries. " Duckburg " includes (Paperopoli or Italian and Topolinia) as in the original English Duckburg and Mouseton, like many other cities in films like Darkwing Duck were used, etc.. From volume 106, the distribution between mouse and duck stories was about the same. In the course of time, particularly between issues 200 and 250, this changed and a dominance of the Duck stories became apparent; there was only one mouse story in a row, rarely two.

Up to volume 118, for reasons of cost (apart from two test editions in Berlin and Munich ) , the books had alternately two pages in full color and two pages in black and white, and relatively coarse-grained paper was used (see above). There were no specially designed anniversary volumes. Since volume 119, the LTB have been produced completely in color and with a book spine motif that extends over the volumes for at least one year. Occasionally editions with glossy covers were published, for the first time with volume 150 and since then at least for every 50th volume, but also with round "birthdays" of the main characters or the funny paperback itself. For a long time the glossy cover remained the only form of special design. It is only since numbers over 300 that you can find particularly elaborate bindings, even in issues that were not published for a specific anniversary. For example, volumes 321 and 343 have embossed reliefs on the upper cover of the book, the upper side of volume 336 is sprinkled with glittering "sand", and volume 351 is covered with velvet paper designed to look like a soccer field on the occasion of the 2006 World Cup ; the watch on the cover of volume 360 glows in the dark and the LTBs 372, 398 and 424 were delivered with a 3D cover. There was also a hologram on the cover of LTB 385 and a broken design on LTB 388.

New editions

The Egmont Ehapa Verlag published reprints of the first edition very early on. These later editions correspond to the original in terms of content and differ only in the fact that the price imprinted on the front is adapted to the current price of the LTB and the fact that the list of the LTB published so far was updated at the end of the book until the first edition was valid.

The new editions from the late 1980s onwards differed from the previous editions in that all pages were now printed in color (the originals and reprints of the second edition up to LTB 118 were alternately black / white and color). Here, too, at the end of the book, the list of previously published LTBs was updated up to the current edition of the first edition and the price was adjusted.

With the new edition of the funny paperbacks in 1997, Egmont Ehapa Verlag also brought out the older LTBs in a new look. The individual volumes received new titles, cover pictures and a book spine motif, as was customary from LTB 119 of the first edition. In some cases, parts of the text were rewritten or stories were renamed. The revision mainly affects those passages that from today's point of view could appear to be harmful to young people, such as the “wanting to trim” tick, trick and track by an angry Donald or the shooting at a competing apple stall with artillery guns. Furthermore, individual words that were perceived as out of date have been replaced by more recent ones. There were few problems with the tobacco consumption of certain characters in the early LTB stories. Almost all people with negative connotations (e.g. Karlo the hangover, mostly a big cigar) and strongly bizarre characters smoked, so that smoking could not be glorified.

The first ten volumes were reissued in 2017 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of LTB in the so-called LTB Nostalgia Edition , which was limited to 5000 pieces and provided with a certificate. These came in a collection drawer and, like the originals, were printed in color with the old cover, the old prices and only every second double page. There was also books 1–10 in the retro edition, which had the original cover image but the new logo with the note "50 years", like books 489–501, which were published in 2017. These were very similar to the new editions at the end of the 80s. They were available individually in stores and in the Egmont shop.

Collectors Edition

Since 2015, special “ Collectors Edition ” editions have been published occasionally for the Funny Pocket Books . These are limited to 1,500 items (issues 1–3) and 1,000 items (issues 4–7) and are significantly more expensive than a regular LTB. In addition to a unique storage box that has different color embossing, the buyer also receives a certificate with the signature of a draftsman. Seven Collectors Editions have been published so far: LTB No. 464 “The Hunt for the Falcon” in gray by Kari Korhonen, LTB No. 475 “Dangerous Galaxies” in yellow by Giorgio Cavazzano, LTB No. 478 “Worldwide in action” in blue by Andrea Freccero, LTB No. 487 “Finally rich?” In red by Alessio Coppola and LTB No. 491 “The Treasure Island” in brown by Stefano Turconi. LTB 499 "The Columbus Butterfly Returns!" By Andrea Freccero in blue as well as LTB 1 "The Columbus Butterfly" and most recently from November 7, 2017 LTB 500. From April 24, 2018 with crime scene Duckburg (volume 506). From November 6, 2018, issue no. 8 will appear in red with the signature of Andrea Castellan, who is also known under the artist name "Casty". Edition 9 will be published on June 18, 2019 and contains versions of volumes 520 and 521 with Andrea Freccero as an illustrator. Collectors Edition 10 was released on November 5, 2019 with Flemming Andersen as artist. For the anniversary there was a book for the 500th edition of the Funny Paperback, which was only available in the pop-up store in Berlin. This made it an object of speculation.

List of expenses

Side rows

The side series of the Lustige Taschenbuch contain both stories that have already appeared in regular LTB volumes or in other Disney publications, as well as comics that have not been published in the German-speaking world.

LTB Duck Edition : This was published three times a year until 2011, four times since 2012 and only contains duck comics. Each volume is dedicated to a special person. In addition to stories that have already been published, the duck edition also contains first German publications. So far 66 volumes have been published.

LTB Maus-Edition appeared for the first time on April 14, 2011 as a test edition and was continued once a year from the second edition until 2018. Since volume 10 (2019) the frequency of publication has changed to twice a year. Similar to the duck edition, it only contains stories from one “universe”, in this case only the mouse universe. So far, 12 volumes have been published.

LTB Special : With 508 comic pages, it contains twice as many as a normal LTB and has a specific theme that all stories follow, for example “Adventure in the Far East” (Volume 17) or “In the Sign of Love” (Volume 22). For the most part, it consists of old stories from previously published editions of the LTB and their discontinued sub-series (e.g. Donald Duck, Uncle Dagobert, Disney's Adventure Team, A Case for Mickey etc.). However, there are also frequent first German publications within this series. The LTB Special was published four times a year until 2010, and every two months since 2011. Issue no. 73 (“Is that art or can it go?”) Was the first special with only 22 German first publications. Issue 74 contained 18 first publications with 20 stories. 95 volumes have been published by July 2020.

LTB Winter : A series of winter stories has been announced for January 2019 in an annual publication cycle. Volume 1 was published on January 4, 2019, and volume 2 was published on January 3, 2020.

LTB Easter : In March 2009, a special volume with Easter stories was published for the first time. Since then, the volume has been published annually at Easter . So far, 12 volumes have been published.

LTB Balkonien : Volume 1 of the series Funny paperback balcony was published on June 9, 2020. *

LTB Summer : This series has been published annually in June since 2011. The stories printed here have a lot about the summer as a topic.

LTB Halloween : This LTB has been published since October 2015 and contains new publications on the topic of Halloween . So far 5 volumes have been published.

LTB Advent : This LTB has been published since October 2015 and contains 24 Christmas and pre-Christmas stories that can be carefully torn open with a knife or pencil. It therefore fulfills the function of an advent calendar . So far 5 volumes have been published.

LTB Christmas : These special volumes have been published annually since 1994 at the end of October or beginning of November and only contain Christmas stories . The books ran from volume 1 to 3 under the title "Christmas Stories", from volume 4 to 11 as "Christmas in Duckburg" and since volume 12 as "Frohes Fest in Duckburg". 25 volumes have been published by 2019.

LTB Mini Pocket : The LTB Mini Pockets have a smaller format than the regular LTB volumes and are always dedicated to a specific person from the mouse or duck universe. From 2004 to 2010 the ten volumes were always published in June, July or August. They have not appeared since 2011.

LTB Summer Games : Published for the 2016 Summer Olympics and comprised 3 volumes (gold, silver, bronze) with older stories on the subject of the “Olympic Games”. A continuation is not planned.

LTB Extra : So far, five editions of the LTB-Extra have been published for the Soccer World Cup 2006 , Soccer World Cup 2010 , Soccer World Cup 2014 , Soccer European Championship 2016 and Soccer World Cup 2018 . The first volume is an (almost) round book that only contains stories about football. The second, third, fourth and fifth volumes also contain football stories, ten of which are first publications. The volume planned for 2020 (May 14, 2020) has been relocated to 2021 due to the corona pandemic and the postponement of the EM.

LTB Exclusive : The four previously published volumes of the LTB Exclusive can only be ordered by LTB subscribers and only contain unpublished stories. Volume 3 focuses on the topic of "Christmas". The 4th edition was published in 2018.

LTB Collection : The fantasy series “Kampf der Zauberer” is published in the LTB Collection . The LTB Collection was published so far in 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2018.

LTB Royal : In June 2013 a book of this kind was published for the first time, which only contains the stories of a “royal family”. 6 volumes have appeared so far.

LTB Gift : Is a series with three volumes that was published once in 2014 (all the best, thank you very much and love).

Special edition : It was possible to order personalized LTBs via the official website . Here it was possible to insert names and add a picture to the cover. So far 3 books have been published (untitled, Alles Gute, Alles Liebe).

LTB Premium : This series includes series that move far away from the "classic" duck house. The first volume was published in February 2011. From the second volume (March 2012) the series was published twice a year, and since 2015 there have been three volumes per year. 25 volumes have been published by February 2020.

LTB Premium Plus : This new series has been published since 2019. So far, three books have been published and another has been announced.

LTB reading fun : This series appears twice a year: Volume 1 & Volume 2 are to appear on July 7, 2020.

LTB Fantasy : Published every two months from January to November 2013, so that there are a total of six volumes. The book contains some reprints from old LTBs and various first publications on the subject of "Fantasy".

LTB History : The six volumes of this LTB appeared in 2014 with the same rhythm as the LTB Fantasy and contain stories on historical topics.

LTB Ultimate Phantomias : This series has been published every two months since January 2015 and contains old stories with the character Phantomias , with one German first publication per volume. The special series has been published since 2015 and will be continued in 2020.

LTB Galaxy : A series of science fiction stories was targeted in 2015, but not approved by Disney / Lucas . The LTB Ultimate was published as a replacement. The LTB Galaxy was published every two months in 2018.

LTB Crime : This series around crime stories has been published since 2019 and will be continued in 2020.

LTB presents ... : Is a series, first published in 2015, in which special stories are published collectively. The first two volumes were dedicated to the adventures from Uncle Scrooge's treasure chest . A hardcover version was also published in the Egmont Comic Collection parallel to the paperback . Once upon a time in America , both versions were released in 2016. In 2017 two books about the comic series Goofy were published - a strange story . 2018 and 2019, the number of pauses in favor of the One Shots LTB DuckTales , the parallel to the new DuckTales (2017) - series will appear.

LTB DuckTales : In 2018 the new series LTB DuckTales was published. In addition to the German first publication "Die Gold-Odyssey" and "Die Jagd nach der Nummer Eins", there are stories from other Disney magazines (such as Mickyvison or Micky Maus Magazin), all of which are based on stories from the DuckTales series . Volumes 3 and 4 appeared in 2019.

LTB Dialect : A series of comics in which a dialect is spoken, published from 2016. So far, 3 volumes have been published ("Münchnerisch": 2016, "Berlinerisch": 2018, "Wienerisch": February 20, 2020).

LTB cookbook : A series on the subject of "cooking" to be published from 2019.

Mickey Mouse Paperback : This series has been published since 2016 and so far comprises 18 books. It mainly contains 4 stories and has the same format as the LTB dialect .

LTB anniversary edition : The series was published in 2007 and had the topic of 40 years of LTB , there are four volumes, which are divided into decades (1967–1977, 1977–1987, 1987–1997, 1997–2007) and a "representative cross-section" of the LTB stories from this period as well as a previously unpublished story. All four volumes could also be ordered directly from Egmont Ehapa together with a collection box.

LTB special edition : This series, which is so similar to the anniversary edition in terms of design and conception that it can almost be seen as part of the special edition, was first published in 2008. Four volumes appear annually on a specific topic (mostly round birthdays of characters; a volume dedicated to a figure or group of figures only contains stories in which this occurs), each 300 pages long and containing two German first publications per volume. The titles are inconsistent: sometimes there is a single title for a special edition, sometimes each volume has its own, and sometimes there is no title at all. The following series have been published so far (own topics of individual volumes are given in the order):
- 2008: For Mickey Mouse's 80th birthday, published from October to November
- 2009: “From the life of a superstar”, on Donald Duck's 75th birthday, was published from May to June
- 2010: For the 400th LTB, published in March. In addition to the first publications, each volume contains stories from 100 LTBs each (Volume 1 from LTB 1–100, Volume 2 from LTB 101–200 etc.)
- 2011: For the 60th birthday of the Panzerknacker, appeared in November
- 2012: "From the life of a billionaire", on Scrooge McDuck's 65th birthday, was published in November
- 2013: For Mickey Mouse's 85th birthday, published from October to November. The series was published in cooperation with the newspaper BILD and is officially not called “Special Edition”, but “Birthday Edition”. The volumes here do not only contain comics with Mickey Mouse, because each volume is dedicated to a different main character (Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Tick, Trick and Track Duck , Mickey Mouse).
- 2014: "80 Years of Donald Duck", on Donald Duck's 80th birthday, was published in April
- 2015: “Entenstarke Frauen”, published from April to June, each volume is dedicated to a female figure ( Gundel Gaukeley , Gitta Gans , Minnie Mouse , Daisy Duck ).
- 2016: “Entenhausen's Underworld”, published from February to March, each volume is dedicated to a criminal figure or group of figures from the cosmos ( Black Phantom , Gundel Gaukeley, Kater Karlo , Panzerknacker ).
- 2017: Special edition for the 50th anniversary in 5 volumes. The stories were voted online at ltb50.de. It appears under the name LTB Fan Edition . In addition, another special edition will appear from November 2017 with the Nostalgie Edition (reprint of volumes 1–10).
- 2018: "Mickey's Memoirs", for Mickey's 90th birthday, was published in 2018.
- 2020: "Literature", this special edition will mainly contain literary persiflage.

LTB Classic Edition : Contains the classic comic stories by Carl Barks . Published every two months since June 2019.

Mickey Mouse anniversary volume and LTB special volume : The issue "70 years of fun with Mickey" was published in 1998 on the occasion of Mickey Mouse's 70th birthday. Volume 2 with the title "75 Years of Superstar" in 2003. In addition, the LTB special volume "90 Years Micky" was published in 2018 and in 2019 "85 Years Donald" was published.

LTB English Edition : In July and September 2009 the first two volumes of the LTB English Edition were published . Within this series, stories that have already been published are printed in English. The text is not the original English text of the respective stories. Rather, the respective text has been adapted for a German-speaking readership for educational reasons. The series is designed for a younger readership; The aim is to combine learning with fun. In an editorial section at the end of the book, the characters are presented with their original English names, as well as a short translation of the most important vocabulary. What is striking about this series is that only stories with D-Code (comics from Egmont Verlag) are printed and Italian comics are completely dispensed with. From 2009 to 2012 this book was published once in July and September. There have been no new releases in this series since 2015. This was followed by the Mickey Mouse English Edition , which was discontinued in 2016.

LTB UNI / LTB FIT / LTB BUTLERS / LTB NEW : The five volumes published so far are free reading samples that are distributed in order to attract readers of more than legal age. The story The lost amulet from LTB 376 is in reading samples. In November 2011, another reading sample entitled UNI was distributed free of charge. It contains the story The Return of the Duckster . Then the LTB Butlers appeared with the stories A clear case ... of jealousy and instinct runs in the family and finally the LTB NEW with genius and madness from the LTB 424.

LTB REWE Collector's Edition : For the 50th anniversary of LTB, the REWE Collector's Edition was published from November to December 2017 . With a purchase of € 30 or more you received a free copy in the shop. There are a total of six books in different colors, each with 96 comic pages. Each volume contains a story previously unpublished in Germany. Since the Rewe Group cooperates with the HIT retail group , the REWE edition was also distributed in the HIT supermarkets.

LTB notebook : With the imprint LTB 999 and the title Ganzkret! and Phantomias' secret notebook , two notebooks have appeared. Also with the imprint LTB 353 - Donald dives off - another one.

LTB postcard book : In 2016 a postcard book was published for the first time, which contains postcards with the motifs of the 13 LTB issues of 2016 as well as 2 special cards. The postcards can be taken out of the book.

LTB Briefmarken Collection: Published once in 2017 including four LTB postage stamps.

LTB coloring book : The LTB coloring book No. 1 - Duckburg MAL differently appeared for the first time in 2016 . Here the publisher follows the trend of the year and publishes a coloring book that contains mostly Donald motifs on 96 pages. Figures from the mouse universe or other popular Disney characters are rarely reproduced.

LTB special products : In 2016, the Funny Pocket Book with the tank crackers on the cover and five already published stories with the tank crackers appeared as a supplement to a bath towel. The LTB XX - Book Safe - Secret Order for Phantomias appeared in Micky Maus 8/2009.

LTB ABO + : The magazine LTB ABO + has been published every quarter since 2014 and is only available with a subscription. The magazine contains previews and excerpts from publications, interviews, drawing courses and one-pagers.

LTB - A retrospective : a one-off special volume published in 2017 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the LTB. Published in the oversized coffee table format (40 × 28 cm). Collector's edition limited to 1500 pieces with certificate, contains a review of 50 years of LTB with information on all published LTBs, cover drawings and two comics. Not available in newsagents and train station ski tokens, but only online in the Egmont shop and at Amazon and Weltbild, and sometimes in bookstores. Packed in a stylish protective case. Published in the Egmont Comic Collection .

Disney's best comics from FUNNY POCKET BOOKS : In 1988 and 1989 a total of 12 volumes were published with reprints of stories from the early LTBs. Mouse and duck stories were mixed in the volumes so that the series was based on the structure of the LTBs current at the time. The format and scope also corresponded to the main series. The first two volumes were entitled "The Best Comics"

Others

Parallel to the LTB, a 100-page comic series was published from 1974 to 1998 with the Donald Duck paperback . Since 2010, the tradition of the hundred pagers has been continued with the Donald Duck & Co. series . In addition, the 100-page Panzerknacker & Co. (1986–1987), Onkel Dagobert Taschenbuch (1987–1993), Ein Fall für Micky (1994–1995), Adventure Team (1996–1998) and Fähnlein Fieselschweif (1997–1998) were published ). In addition, from 1998 to 1999, Donald Comics & More, a follow-up series to the Donald Duck paperback , was published, which was slightly larger in format and number of pages and also contained an editorial section . A Mickey Mouse paperback has been published in parallel since 2016 .

Programming due to the corona pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated shutdown , many comic publishers and dealers were on the verge of existential threats. Egmont Ehapa Media GmbH was also forced to change its program. Since the 2020 European Football Championship is expected to be postponed to 2021, the publication of LTB Extras 6 has also been postponed from 2020 to expected to be 2021. The cover of LTB 533 was also changed from a football motif to a Phantomias cover at short notice, the story compilation was retained and so football stories are still in the edition. The hardcover association "NullNull Duck - No Time To Duck" was released on the occasion of the Bond film James Bond 007: No Time to Die , but the start was postponed to the end of 2020 and thus differs considerably from the book release.

To do this, the publisher has created a new series of “LTB Balconies” that only consists of reprints. In addition to the series already announced, the novel series “LTB Lesespaß” was also introduced.

Web links

www.lustiges-taschenbuch.de - Official Ehapa publishing house for the LTB
LTB Online - fansite with reviews, interviews and a highlight list
Entry on LTB at Duckipedia with list of expenses
LTB index on Inducks, the Disney comic database
Literature by and about Funny paperback in the catalog of the German National Library

Remarks

↑ Source: Cover price of first editions (only No. 107, 150, 204, 294, 333, 372, 398, 424 specific time of the price change, otherwise samples)

Individual evidence

↑ Kids Consumer Analysis 2010 ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 39 kB), accessed April 25, 2011

^ LTB 53 in the Disneycomic online database Inducks

↑ Induck's Funny Paperback

↑ List of time travel stories in Duckipedia

↑ Article on the funny paperback on Duckipedia, accessed on: January 24, 2018

↑ The LTB Nostalgie Edition in the Egmont Shop , accessed on: January 24, 2018

↑ LTB Extra No. 5 in the Egmont Shop , accessed on October 17, 2018

↑ 2018 annual plan

↑ Annual plan 2020

↑ Entry on the special edition on Inducks