Kid News/Comic Strips

Changes
Due to attitudes of what's appropriate for children changing since 1930, several changes were made for the film series' 70th anniversary reprint.


 * Terrible Tom in the November 18, 1998 version of the strip was named "Pegleg Pete"
 * Minnie's description in the November 18, 1998 version of the strip was different than the original 1930 version
 * Sylvester Shyster was renamed Sylvester The Lawyer in order to avoid Jewish connotations
 * Shyster's Law Office was renamed simply "The Law Office"
 * The word "Phonograph needle" in the November 20, 1998 version of the strip is now simply "Needle"
 * All references to "Beer" were changed to "Milk"
 * A series of strips had been skipped over due to dark humor.
 * Rover has been renamed Pluto.
 * "Look Out For Tramps" on the Railroad Crossing sign was changed to "Look Out For Fools"
 * The word "Lynching" has been replaced with "Stick-Up"
 * Some strips were skipped due to Native American stereotypes
 * "Perhaps We Shall Know Monday" has been replaced with "Perhaps We Shall Know..."
 * "Uncle Mortimer" has been renamed "Uncle Mort" to not be confused with Mortimer Mouse

Mr. Slicker and The Egg Robbers/Mortimer Mouse and The Egg Robbers (CANCELLED, Planned for April 4, 1999-August 17, 1999) [KID NEWS GOLD - September 22, 2000-January 17, 2001]
This rerun was cancelled due to it's lighthearted depiction of suicide, which was fine when the comic strip was released, but now is controversial. The edited version was later present on the subscriber-only newspaper, Kid News Gold (Albeit, with a warning about the consequences). The Picnic sub-plot, however, did get a run in the main strip in it's edited form in 2003.


 * Mr. Slicker has been renamed Mortimer Mouse
 * All gun-related and other non-cartoony attempts have been removed
 * The October 18, 1930 strip has it's final panel be replaced due to having a gun with a stock image of a pie eyed mickey crying that originated on the news article about Walt Disney's death
 * "Cold as the Dickens" has been changed to "Cold as Antarctica"
 * All tobacco references have been edited out, and cigars have been replaced with lollypops
 * The symbol swearing has been replaced with "Stinking"
 * The jar of tobacco has been replaced with a jar of saltwater
 * The barrel of tar has been replaced with a barrel of goo
 * The dog "Tiny" has been replaced with "Pluto"