Walt Disney's Pluto the Detective – Wonderful World of Reading Grolier Book Club Hardcover | Random House 1980

The game is afoot — and Pluto is putting on his meanest look. Walt Disney's Pluto the Detective is the Grolier Book Club hardcover edition from Disney's Wonderful World of Reading series, published by Random House in 1980, © The Walt Disney Company. First American Edition; originally published in Denmark as Pluto som Detektiv by Gutenberghus Bladene, Copenhagen. Mickey Mouse dons the deerstalker hat and magnifying glass, Pluto provides the nose work, and Goofy is presumably somewhere nearby making things more complicated. Full-color illustrations throughout. Pre-owned; cover shows light shelf wear, interior pages clean and bright.

What's Included:

• 📖 Walt Disney's Pluto the Detective — Grolier Book Club hardcover
• 🎨 Full-color illustrations on every page

Book Details:

• 🏷️ Publisher: Random House, Inc., New York / Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto
• 📅 First American Edition — © 1980 The Walt Disney Company
• 📝 Originally published in Denmark as Pluto som Detektiv by Gutenberghus Bladene, Copenhagen
• 📚 ISBN: 0-394-94396-1 (library binding hardcover)
• 🐾 Characters: Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Goofy
• 🔵 Light blue hardcover with full-color illustrated interior throughout — Grolier Book Club Edition

Why Collectors Love It:

The Grolier Book Club stamp is the detail that separates this from a standard thrift store copy — distributed through school and home book clubs in the early '80s to kids who are now very much adults with nostalgia budgets. The Danish origin (Pluto som Detektiv) is a fun publishing footnote that only shows up on the copyright page, which is exactly the kind of detail that makes a listing stand out. Mickey in a full Sherlock Holmes deerstalker and cape is a look that should not work as well as it does, and Pluto's "meanest look" in the mirror spread is the kind of illustration that sticks with you.

Condition Notes:

Pre-owned — cover shows light shelf wear consistent with age. Bagged for protection. Interior pages clean and bright. Please review photos for specific condition details.

Perfect For:

• Disney Wonderful World of Reading series collectors
• Vintage Disney children's book enthusiasts
• Pluto and Mickey Mouse memorabilia collectors
• Fans of classic Disney mystery and adventure stories
• Anyone who has ever tried to look mean in a mirror and just ended up looking confused