- of - note ▁and ▁his ▁appearances ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁to ▁follow ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁film ▁project ▁were ▁met ▁with ▁not ices ▁in ▁Hed da ▁Ho pper ' s ▁columns . ▁ ▁F acing ▁copy right ▁problems ▁and ▁real ising ▁that ▁the ▁Air ▁Ministry ' s ▁" Cla use ▁ 1 2 " ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁film ▁contract ▁would ▁restrict ▁the ▁studio , ▁W alt ▁Disney , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁personal ▁interest ▁in ▁The ▁Gre ml ins , ▁rel uct antly ▁began ▁to ▁" wind ▁down " ▁the ▁project . ▁By ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Disney ▁had ▁even ▁re cons ider ed ▁an ▁animated ▁" short " ▁based ▁on ▁The ▁Gre ml ins ▁and ▁indicated ▁to ▁D ahl ▁by ▁correspond ence ▁that ▁further ▁work ▁would ▁not ▁continue . ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁story ▁con ferences ▁and ▁related ▁research , ▁D ahl ▁real ised ▁that ▁his ▁book ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁tang ible ▁product ▁em an ating ▁from ▁the ▁ab orted ▁film . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁use ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁gre ml ins ▁appeared ▁in ▁Iss ues ▁# 3 3 - # 4 1 ▁of ▁W alt ▁Disney ' s ▁Comics ▁and ▁St ories ▁published ▁by ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Produ ctions ▁between ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁it ▁contained ▁a ▁nine - ep is ode ▁series ▁of ▁short , ▁silent ▁stories ▁featuring ▁a ▁Gre ml in ▁G us ▁as ▁their ▁star . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁drawn ▁by ▁Viv ie ▁R isto ▁and