Time machine stories
Time machine stories ( Italian Macchina del tempo ) is an Italian comic series with Mickey Mouse that has appeared in various Disney publications since 1985 . The first episode, entitled Topolino e il segreto della Gioconda , appeared on September 15, 1985 in Topolino 1555. It was written by Bruno Concina and drawn by Massimo De Vita . It first appeared in German in January 1987 as The Secret of the Mona Lisa in Panzerknacker & Co. 9.
To date, over 100 time machine stories have been created, which are implemented by changing Italian authors and illustrators. Most stories are between 30 and 40 pages long, but there are also some special stories that are over 100 pages long.
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Professors Zapotek and Marlin have built a time machine in a secret cellar of the Entenhausen Museum that they want to use to uncover the secrets of history. The only ones who are privy to the existence of the time machine are Mickey Mouse and his friend Goofy. In the stories about time travel, the two break into different epochs, while the professors stay in the present to oversee the technology.
A peculiarity of the time machine is that it automatically returns to the present after 24 hours. To do this, however, you have to be exactly at the starting point of the journey, which for Micky and Goofy often turns into a race against time.
In some stories, other characters such as the cat Karlo or Mickey's nephews Mack and Muck learn about the time machine. For such cases, Zapotek and Marlin have a forgetting potion ready that erases memories of the time machine.
Publication in Germany
The first time machine story appeared in Germany on January 8, 1987 in Panzerknacker & Co. 9. As a result, further episodes were published in various Disney publications, mainly in the funny paperback .
Some of the more recent stories have not yet been reprinted in Germany.
List of German publications
| year | Title (D) | Title (I) | Initial release | Reprints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The secret of the Mona Lisa | Topolino e il segreto della Gioconda | Panzerknacker & Co. 9 | LTB Special 19, History 4 |
| 1985 | Napoleon's secret | Topolino e il segreto di Napoleone | Panzerknacker & Co. 12 | LTB special 4 |
| 1985 | Priam's treasure | Topolino e la guerra di Troia | LTB 121 | Enthologies 3 |
| 1986 | Flying visit to the Vikings | Topolino e gli enigmi del tempo | Donald duck 377 | Donald Comics & more 10, LTB Special 19, Donald Duck & Co. 9 |
| 1986 | Alien development workers | Topolino e gli invasori preistorici | Donald duck 386 | LTB Special 19, Enthologies 13 |
| 1986 | The secret of Easter Island | Topolino e l'enigma dell'isola di Pasqua | Uncle Dagobert 36 | LTB special 58 |
| 1986 | The fatal cup final | Topolino e il mistero del mundial | LTB 128 (shortened) | LTB special 5 |
| 1986 | The secret of the dolmens | Topolino e il mistero dei dolmen | LTB 131 | Special edition 2018-4 |
| 1986 | The secret of the amazons | Topolino e la leggenda delle Amazzoni | Panzerknacker & Co. 13 | LTB Special 32, Enthologies 17 |
| 1986 | The secret of the dinosaur | Topolino e il mistero dei dinosaurs | Uncle Dagobert 22 | LTB Special 26, Enthologies 13 |
| 1986 | The battle of Lepanto | Topolino e la battaglia di Lepanto | Donald duck 378 | LTB special 19 |
| 1986 | Cleopatra's nose | Topolino e il naso di Cleopatra | Donald duck 381 | LTB Special 12, Enthologies 1, History 1 |
| 1986 | The legend of the panettone | Topolino e la leggenda del panettone | LTB 131 | LTB Spezial 2, LTB Spezial 4, The large printing house 2 |
| 1987 | The secret of the pyramids | Topolino e il mistero delle piramidi | Donald duck 394 | LTB Special 12, Enthologies 1 |
| 1987 | Attila the Hun King | Topolino e l'intruso spazio-temporale | LTB 133 | LTB Special 4, History 3 |
| 1987 | Knowledge is power | Topolino e il ritorno al passato | LTB 134 | LTB special 52 |
| 1988 | King Arthur's tablet | Topolino ei cavalieri della Tavola Rotonda | Donald duck 407 | LTB Special 4, Donald Duck & Co. 23 |
| 1988 | The chess machine | Topolino e l'automa scacchista | Uncle Dagobert 28 | Special edition 2018-4 |
| 1988 | "In the name of mimosa" | Topolino in "Il nome della mimosa" | LTB 142 | - |
| 1988 | The lost will | Topolino e l'incredibile avventura | LTB 143 | Anthology 3 |
| 1989 | The Festos disc | Topolino e il disco di Festòs | Uncle Dagobert 29 | LTB Special 12, Enthologies 3 |
| 1989 | Chicken à la Marengo | Topolino e il pollo alla Marengo | Uncle Scrooge 34 | - |
| 1989 | A romantic adventure | Minni e la romantica avventura | LTB 147 | LTB Special 48, Enthologies 24 |
| 1989 | In the kingdom of Richard the Lionheart | Topolino e l'equivoco temporale | LTB 150 | Enthologies 14, History 3 |
| 1989 | In the footsteps of Dick and Doof | Topolino e il mistero di Stanlio & Ollio | Uncle Dagobert 39 | LTB Special 16, History 6 |
| 1989 | The crazy mausoleum | Topolino e la leggenda di re Porsenna | LTB 149 | LTB Special 52, Enthologies 30 |
| 1989 | The Eiffel case | Topolino e il caso Eiffel | Donald duck 431 | Special edition 2018-4 |
| 1989 | The mute army of Mio Mao Khan | Topolino e l'affare dei guerrieri d'argilla | Donald duck 420 | LTB Special 17, Donald Duck & Co. 19 |
| 1990 | The zodiac stone | Alla ricerca della pietra zodiacale | LTB 156-157 | LTB special 14 |
| 1990 | The secret of Margherita | Topolino e il mistero della Margherita | Uncle Dagobert 49 | LTB Special 43, Enthologies 23 |
| 1990 | A song for Emperor Nero | Topolino e la canzone di Nerone | LTB 162 | LTB Special 40, Enthologies 19 |
| 1991 | Visiting ancient Rome | Pippo e l'introvabile Ambvrgvs | LTB 166 | - |
| 1991 | The Pharaoh's secret weapon | Topolino e il garage del faraone | LTB 166 | Enthologies 1 |
| 1991 | The story is upside down | Topolino all'inseguimento dell'anacronismo multiuso | LTB 180 | - |
| 1991 | The eerie temple | Topolino e il libro degli arcani | LTB 170 | LTB Special 37, Enthologies 15 |
| 1991 | The enigmatic pyramid | Topolino e la piramide impossibile | LTB 171 | LTB special edition 2008, Enthologies 2 |
| 1991 | Mozart's sweet secret | Topolino e l'eredità di Mozart | Donald duck 447 | LTB special 33 |
| 1992 | The secret of the Nautilus | Topolino e il mistero del Nautilus | LTB 175 | - |
| 1992 | Dick Goof riddle | Dick Pipp | LTB 177 | - |
| 1992 | The secret of the Etruscans | Topolino e il segreto degli Etruschi | LTB 180 | - |
| 1992 | The enigmatic picture of the turkey | Topolino e il disegno enigmatico | LTB 181 | LTB Special 37, Enthologies 15 |
| 1992 | Lost in the future | Topolino e il futuro sbagliato | LTB 184 | - |
| 1992 | The five hundredth anniversary | Topolino e il salvataggio del cinquecentenario | Uncle Dagobert 75 | LTB Special 32, Enthologies 17 |
| 1992 | Excursion to the far north | Topolino e la scappata nordica | LTB 185 | - |
| 1992 | Tender bonds of love | Topolino e il naufragio nel tempo | LTB 188 | LTB special edition 2007-3, special edition 2013-4 |
| 1993 | Not like that, cat Karlo! | Gambadilegno e il progetto mai visto | LTB 190 | - |
| 1993 | The primeval man from the ice | Topolino e la parentesi preistorica | Donald duck 463 | LTB Special 26, Enthologies 13 |
| 1993 | Einstein's secret | Pippo e il mistero di Einstein | LTB 206 | History 6 |
| 1993 | Cosmic leaps in time | Topolino e lo strappo cronospaziale | LTB 191 | LTB special edition 2010 |
| 1993 | The secret of the stone crown | Topolino e l'enigma della corona di pietra | LTB 198 | LTB Fantasy 3 |
| 1994 | Attack from prehistoric times | Topolino e la minaccia preistorica | LTB 216 | Enthologies 13, Special 80 |
| 1994 | Disturbance from the future | Topolino e il guasto temporale | Donald duck 478 | Donald Duck & Co 53 |
| 1994 | A bad suspicion | Topolino e la schedina fatale | Donald duck 525 | LTB Mini Pocket 7 |
| 1994 | Palenque riddle | Topolino e la pietra di Palenque | LTB 237 | - |
| 1994 | The strange case of Mickey Jekyll and Mister Mike | Lo strano caso di Topo Jekyll e Mister Mike | LTB 212 | - |
| 1995 | Back from the future | Topolino e l'evoluzione fatale | Donald duck 490 | Donald Duck & Co 38 |
| 1995 | Dispute over Odysseus | Topolino e il vero Ulisse | LTB 224 | - |
| 1995 | The secret of the rock paintings | Topolino ei disegni di Nazca | Donald duck 513 | LTB Special 37, Enthologies 15 |
| 1996 | The key experience | Gambadilegno e il momento-chiave | Donald duck 508 | LTB Mini Pocket 5 |
| 1996 | A small decision aid | Topolino e il pasticcio nel passato | LTB 233 | LTB Special 48, Enthologies 24 |
| 1996 | The memories of tomorrow | Topolino e la memoria futura | Adventure team 39 | LTB special 67 |
| 1997 | The confusion of time | Topolino e il nonsenso temporale | LTB 244 | - |
| 1997 | A case of nostalgia | Zio Paperone e l'attacco nostalgico | Adventure team 37 | LTB special 19, duck edition 40 |
| 1997 | Lost at the South Pole | Topolino e la spedizione antartica | Adventure team 36 | LTB special 23 |
| 1998 | A world without football | Il mondiale scomparso | LTB special 5 | |
| 2000 | The secret of the black moon | Topolino e il mistero della luna nera | LTB special 39 | LTB Enthologies 34 |
| 2000 | The shining ring of Atlantis | Topolino e l'anello d'oro di Atlantide | LTB special 40 | Enthologies 19 |
| 2001 | The eighth wonder of the world | Topolino e l'ottava meraviglia | Enthologies 3 | LTB History 2 |
| 2001 | Wind of oblivion | Topolino e il vento dell'Azalai | LTB 297 | LTB special 30 |
| 2002 | The last secret of the Incas | Topolino e l'ultima via degli Incas | LTB 328 | LTB Special 37, Enthologies 15, History 5 |
| 2006 | Da Vinci riddle | Topolino e il segreto Da Vinci | LTB 357 | - |
| 2007 | The mysterious torch | Topolino e il sigillo di Vladimir Zeta | LTB 393 | - |
| 2008 | The treasure of Mauso Polo | Topolino ei milioni di Marco Topo | LTB 387 | - |
| 2009 | The last dinosaur | Topolino e il criptomistero zoologico | LTB 426 | - |
| 2012 | The tartan from the cloud forest | Topolino e il mostruoso tartan delle nebbie | LTB 435 | - |
Web links
- Time Machine on Inducks, the Disney comic database