Carl Barks (1901–2000) was an American illustrator and comic book creator. The quality of his scripts and drawings earned him the nicknames The Duck Man and The Good Duck Artist.
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He is mainly known for his work with Disney characters. But during his time with Western Publishing he also wrote and/or drew 36 stories with characters, that didn't belong to Disney.
List of stories
editOnly the Porky Pig story had a title in the original publication. Stories 1–7 & 9–33 have been reprinted in Barks Bear Book with the shown titles. All titles can be found on Barksbase.de. Different titles can be found on Grand Comics Database. The numbers in the reprint column are from the reprint list.
# | Original publication | Main character(s) | Other key character(s) | Title | Pages | Writer(s) / Artist(s) | Reprints |
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1 | NF #76, Jun 1943 | Andy Panda | The Widow's Doughnuts | 10 | E. Packer / CB & J. Pabian | 4, 8, 10, 11, 12 | |
2 | OGC #8, Nov–Dec 1943 | Benny Burro | With a Little Help to my Friends | 8 | CB | 4, 10, 12 | |
3 | OGC #9, Jan–Feb 1944 | Happy Hound | 3B909664780 | A Hard Day's Day Off | 8 | CB | 4, 10, 12 |
4 | OGC #9, Jan–Feb 1944 | Benny Burro | Lightning | The Playful Mountain Goat | 8 | CB | 4, 10, 12 |
5 | OGC #10, Mar–Apr 1944 | Benny Burro | El Macaw; Pablo | A Bird of Beauty is a Pest Forever | 8 | CB | 4, 10, 12 |
6 | OGC #11, May–Jun 1944 | Barney Bear & Benny Burro |
William Tell | The Sound of his Horn | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
7 | OGC #11, May–Jun 1944 | Happy Hound | Butch; Cholmondeley; Fotheringham; Montmorency |
Mother is a Wolf's Best Friend | 6 | CB | 4, 7, 10, 12 |
8 | FCC #48, Jul 1944 | Porky Pig | Petunia Pig; Bugs Bunny; Lulu Belle Bunny; Dauntless; Ham; Kidd; Pierre; van Pooch |
Porky of the Mounties | 24 | C. Craig / CB & Unknown | 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
9 | OGC #12, Jul–Aug 1944 | B. Bear & B. Burro | The Merry Moose Hunters | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 | |
10 | OGC #13, Sep–Oct 1944 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Satan; Sawbuck; Shears | Barney Rides Again | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
11 | OGC #14, Nov–Dec 1944 | B. Bear & B. Burro | The Intrepid Wolf Trappers | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 | |
12 | OGC #15, Jan–Feb 1945 | B. Bear & B. Burro | How to Be a Matador | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 | |
13 | OGC #16, Mar–Apr 1945 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Christopher Columbia | Cougar, Cougar Shining Bright | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
14 | OGC #17, May–Jun 1945 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Cactus Bruin; Figsniggle; Flogworthy; J.P. Foxysnozz |
Cool, Clear Water | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
15 | OGC #18, Jul–Aug 1945 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Serenade for a Senorita | 6 | CB | 4, 6, 10, 12 | |
16 | OGC #19, Sep–Oct 1945 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Weasel | Snap, Goes the Turtle | 6 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
17 | OGC #20, Nov–Dec 1945 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Bones; Cinnamon Bruin | The Doctor and his Patient | 6 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
18 | OGC #21, Jan–Feb 1946 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Rip van Winkle | To Ski or not to Ski | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 |
19 | OGC #22, Mar–Apr 1946 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Brownie Bear; Caesar; Kodiak | Cousin Kodiak | 6 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
20 | OGC #23, May–Jun 1946 | B. Bear & B. Burro | The Sounds of Silence | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 | |
21 | OGC #24, Jul 1946 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Daniel Boone | Mother Nature's Children | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
22 | OGC #25, Aug 1946 | B. Bear & B. Burro | William Tell | The Master of Archery | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
23 | OGC #26, Sep 1946 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Esther Williams | The Compleat Anglers | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
24 | OGC #27, Oct 1946 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Smittle | The Dauntless Dogcatchers | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
25 | OGC #28, Nov 1946 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Modern Art, and all That | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 | |
26 | OGC #29, Dec 1946 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Oso | Somewhere under the Rainbow | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
27 | OGC #30, Jan 1947 | B. Bear & B. Burro | McDuff; Scrooge | A Hole in None | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
28 | OGC #31, Feb 1947 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Mooseface McElk; King Bango | Ol' McElk He Had a Farm | 8 | G. Turner & CB / CB | 4, 6, 12 |
29 | OGC #32, Mar 1947 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Jones; Klepto Klippo | Klipto Kleppo Strikes Again | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
30 | OGC #33, Apr 1947 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Grizzly; Spike | Uncle Grizzly | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
31 | OGC #34, May 1947 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Mooseface McElk; I. Buildem | Home, Sweet Home no More | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
32 | OGC #35, Jun 1947 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Mooseface McElk; Old Man Cougar | Riches, Riches in the Wall | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
33 | OGC #36, Jul 1947 | B. Bear & B. Burro | Mooseface McElk | The Thieving Magpie | 8 | CB | 4, 6, 12 |
34 | T&JWC #1, Dec 1952 | Droopy | Vandergilt | King of the Hounds | 8 | CB / H. Eisenberg | 3, 10, 12 |
35 | T&JWC #2, Dec 1953 | Droopy | Valorous Derring-Do | The Hero Hound | 8 | CB / H. Eisenberg | 2, 10, 11, 12 |
36 | T&JSF #1, Jul 1954 | Droopy | Bluebeard | The Bone | 8 | CB / H. Eisenberg | 1, 10, 12 |
Sources
editOriginal publication
edit- NF: New Funnies #76, June 1943
- OGC: Our Gang Comics #8, Nov.-Dec. 1943 — #36, July 1947
- FCC: Four Color Comics #48, July 1944
- T&JWC: Tom & Jerry Winter carnival #1, Dec. 1952 — #2, Dec. 1953
- T&JSF: Tom & Jerry Summer Fun #1, July 1954
Reprints in English
editReprints in chronological order:
- Tom & Jerry Summer Fun, 1967: Gold Key
- Golden Comics Digest #22, Mar 1972: Gold Key
- Golden Comics Digest #41, Jan 1975: Gold Key
- Barks Bear Book, 1979: Editions Enfin
- Bugs Bunny and friends – A comic celebration, 1998: DC Comics, ISBN 978 1 56389 458 9
- The Carl Barks' Big Book of Barney Bear. 2011: IDW Publishing, ISBN 978 1 60010 929 4
- The Carl Barks Fan Club Pictorial Volume Four, 2014: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 5024 3790 7
- The Carl Barks Fan Club Pictorial Volume Five, 2015: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 5078 9599 3
- The Carl Barks Fan Club Pictorial Volume Six, 2015: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 5123 3674 0
- The Unavailable Carl Barks (in color), 2016: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 5347 1814 2
- Restoring Carl Barks, 2018: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 7171 3605 3
- The Carl Barks Library of Burros, Hounds, Bears, Pigs, and Bunnies, 2019: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 7273 0761 0
Other sources
edit- Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Books, 1982: M Lilien, ISBN 0-9607652-0-4
- Four Color Comics #48 on Grand Comics Database
- New Funnies #76 on Grand Comics Database
- New Funnies #76 on Barksbase.de
- Our Gang Comics #8–36 on Barksbase.de
- Tom and Jerry Winter Carnival #1–2 on Barksbase.de
- Tom and Jerry Summer Fun #1 on Barksbase.de
Further information
edit- Barks' non-Disney stories on Cbarks.dk
- Barks Bear Book on Seriesam.com
- Our Gang Comics on Grand Comics Database
- Tom & Jerry Winter Carnival on Grand Comics Database
- Tom & Jerry Summer Fun on Grand Comics Database
- Tom & Jerry Summer Fun (1967 reprint) on Grand Comics Database
- Golden Comics Digest (1971 & 1975 reprint) on Grand Comics Database