Micky Maus 14  – March 30, 1988 – Germany
“Im Reich der Illusionen” Part 1 – Originally titled, “The Great Illusionist”

Plot: Paul Halas, Script: Tom Anderson
Pencils: Santiago Scalabroni Ceballos
Inks: Santiago Scalabroni Ceballos
Colors: Summer Hamilton
Letters: Bill Spicer in US

“Im Reich der Illusionen” was produced on January 15, 1987 and was originally titled, “The Great Illusionist.” The 17-page story was first published in 2 parts within the German book, Micky Maus in the Spring of 1988. 

Synopsis: Assisted by sorcerer Wan Fu, Magica De Spell tries to steal Uncle Scrooge’s number one dime.

Part 1 of “The Great Illusionist” consisted of the first 9 pages, and was first published in Micky Maus 14 on March 30, 1988. Below are images from Micky Maus 14. The book collects the first installment of “Im Reich der Illusionen”

“The Great Illusionist” was first published in the US in May of 1990 within, Uncle Scrooge 221. The story was retitled, “The talons of Wan Fu” and the US release featured “The Great Illusionist” in it’s entirety. Below are images from the first US release of “The Great Illusionist” from Uncle Scrooge Adventures 21 (May 1990). The book collects both installments of “Im Reich der Illusionen”