Carl Barks
(1901 - 2000)
Carl Barks (was an American cartoonist, best known for his comics about Donald Duck and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked anonymously until late in his career; fans dubbed him The Duck Man and The Good Duck Artist. In 1987, Barks was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Barks worked for the Disney Studio and Western Publishing where he created Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as:
- Scrooge McDuck (1947)
- Gladstone Gander (1948)
- The Beagle Boys (1951)
- The Junior Woodchucks (1951)
- Gyro Gearloose (1952)
- Cornelius Coot (1952)
- Flintheart Glomgold (1956)
- John D. Rockerduck (1961)
- Magica De Spell (1961)
Cartoonist Will Eisner called him “the Hans Christian Andersen of comic books.”
Bibliography
Donald Duck Family Giveaways and Junior Woodchucks (1990)
This volume brings together Barks stories from a variety of miscellaneous Disney publications.
Donald Duck Family Gyro, Daisy and Grandma (1990)
This volume brings together Barks stories from a variety of miscellaneous Disney publications.
Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold! (1984)
This volume includes Barks stories from Donald Duck Four Color Comics nine through twenty-nine.
Donald Duck in A Christmas for Shacktown (1986)
This volume includes Barks stories from Donald Duck Four Color Comics numbers three hundred eight through four hundred twenty-two.
Donald Duck in Lost in the Andes (1984)
This volume includes Barks stories from Donald Duck Four Color Comics one hundred seventy-eight through two hundred twenty-three.
Donald Duck in The Ghost in the Grotto (1984)
This volume includes Barks stories from Donald Duck Four Color Comics sixty-two through one hundred fifty-nine.
Donald Duck in The Pixilated Parrot (1986)
This volume includes Barks stories from Donald Duck Four Color Comics numbers two hundred thirty-eight through three hundred.
Donald Duck in Trick or Treat (1986)
This volume includes Barks stories from Donald Duck issues twenty-six through one hundred thirty-eight.
The Ghost Sheriff of Last Gasp Volume 15 (2016)
This full color volume of Barks stories starts with Donald and the nephews exploring an old western ghost town.
The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan Volume 16 (2017)
In the first story in this full color volume of Barks stories, Scrooge is off to the Himalayas in search of the hidden tomb of the Mongol king.
Lost in the Andes Volume 7 (2011)
The first story in this full color collection by Barks takes the intrepid adventurers to the land of square eggs. For a preview go to Fantagraphics.
The Lost Peg Leg Mine Volume 18 (2018)
This full color volume of Barks stories starts with Uncle Scrooge, Donald and the nephews on the trail of a pair of old saddlebags filled with gold nuggets.
The Mines of King Solomon Volume 20 (2019)
This full color volume of Barks stories starts with Uncle Scrooge takes Donald and the nephews on a world tour of inspection and stumbles on the fabled mines of King Solomon.
The Old Castle’s Secret Volume 6 (2013)
This volume of Carl Barks full-color adventures of the Disney ducks opens with the second appearance of Uncle Scrooge. For a preview go to Fantagraphics.
Only a Poor Old Man Volume 12 (2012)
In the lead story Uncle Scrooge engages in a battle to the last cent with the Beagle Boys and first reveals why he really needs all that money -- so he can “dive into it like a porpoise, burrow through it like a gopher and throw it up and let it hit him on the head.” For a preview go to Fantagraphics.
The Pixilated Parrot Volume 9 (2015)
This volume of Carl Barks in full color starts off with a love-sick parrot who steals the combination to Uncle Scrooge’s safe. For a preview go to issuu.
The Secret of Hondorica Volume 17 (2017)
In the first story in this full color volume of Barks masterpieces, Donald and the nephews are off to rescue some missing papers for Uncle Scrooge.
The Seven Cities of Gold Volume 14 (2014)
Scrooge leads Donald and the nephews on a search for the lost cities of Cibola to start off this collection of Barks stories in full color.
Terror of the Beagle Boys Volume 10 (2016)
This full color volume of Barks stories includes epic battles between the terrible, terrible Beagle Boys and Uncle Scrooge backed by Donald and the nephews, and assorted cannon, mines and bluderbusses. For a preview go to issuu.
Trail of the Unicorn Volume 8 (2014)
In the opening adventure of this full color volume of Carl Barks stories Donald and the nephews are off to Shangri-Lala to capture a unicorn. For a preview go to Fantagraphics.