(This is really a test since there may have been some technical
problems with the list, but as long as I'm writing I might mention
that:)
There was a Don Rosa story that we totally forgot in the index, namely
the DuckTales story "Back in Time for a Dime!" in DuckTales Magazine
(Sep., 1990) which was only written by Don Rosa and drawn by Jaime
Diaz. (I haven't seen it though.)
I have some additional info on the as yet unpublished stories as well.
Maybe it's time to repost the Rosa index? Is "Super Snooper Strikes
Again" published in the USA yet? August Paul Yang said that it would
be printed soon.
-- "
Per Starback, Uppsala, Sweden. email: Per.Starback at student.docs.uu.se
"Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!"
Author
Topic: 199212
(36 messages)
Per Starbäck
Still more Rosa
Message 1 -
1992-12-01 at 16:03:26
Harry Fluks
Beagle Boys
Message 2 -
1992-12-01 at 20:46:05
Torsten writes:
> Recent Disney Comics story
> Cover: Uncle Scrooge sitting in an empty (!) money bin.
(about "House of Haunts", one of the last Barks Scrooge stories)
> My question is this: How many Beagle Boys are there? If they all have
> the same three numbers at the beginning, then mathematically there can
> only be six unique numbers:
> 167, 176, 617, 671, 716, 761 (I think these are right.)
>
> However, in some of the panels, eight Beagels are seen! And this is a
> Barks story!
>
> Torsten at Omaha
There was a mail discussion in the Gladstone comics, a few years ago, about
this. Several fans sent in Barks stories with more and more Beagle Boys.
I think Don Rosa was involved in the discussion. The last letter of Rosa
speaks about "The Paul Bunyan Machine", where at least 12 (or 16? can't
remember exactly) BB's are seen. Rosa thought that was the Barks story with
the most BB's in it. Of course, the BB's were too small to read their
numbers..
--Harry at Leidschendam
> Recent Disney Comics story
> Cover: Uncle Scrooge sitting in an empty (!) money bin.
(about "House of Haunts", one of the last Barks Scrooge stories)
> My question is this: How many Beagle Boys are there? If they all have
> the same three numbers at the beginning, then mathematically there can
> only be six unique numbers:
> 167, 176, 617, 671, 716, 761 (I think these are right.)
>
> However, in some of the panels, eight Beagels are seen! And this is a
> Barks story!
>
> Torsten at Omaha
There was a mail discussion in the Gladstone comics, a few years ago, about
this. Several fans sent in Barks stories with more and more Beagle Boys.
I think Don Rosa was involved in the discussion. The last letter of Rosa
speaks about "The Paul Bunyan Machine", where at least 12 (or 16? can't
remember exactly) BB's are seen. Rosa thought that was the Barks story with
the most BB's in it. Of course, the BB's were too small to read their
numbers..
--Harry at Leidschendam
Harry Fluks
Rich's character list, Gladstone (and other) Indexes
Message 3 -
1992-12-01 at 20:47:00
On Fri, 27 Nov 1992, I got 4 messages from Torsten Wesley Adair. I think
I'll just respond to the last one.
> On 24 Nov 1992, I, Harry Fluks wrote:
> > 2. Gladstone Index
> > There has been some interest in compiling a Gladstone index, or even a
> > Complete Disney Comics Index (CDCI, Per's dream)...
> > Maybe some information of this index could be used in making a Gladstone
> > Index, or a CDCI (my dream too).
> > Anyway, when my BDI is finished, I think I could help making a Gladstone
> > index. But we still have to agree on the form of such an index (e.g. how
> > to indicate the artists).
> > Per, Hannes, other volunteers: how do we do this?
> > --Harry.
>
> If you are going to make an index of Disney stories, I suggest that a
> paragraph be written for each story.
I was thinking of a _line_ for each story, to start with. We already have some
Gladstone comics lists:
- a Digest list, by Per Starback,
- a Dutch (H-coded) list, by Per Starback,
- a Rosa list, by Tore Urnes, me and Per Starback,
- a Barks list, by Hannes Faestermann, me and Per Starback.
I was thinking of a layout, similar to those lists.
And I was thinking of a Gladstone list, so some of the entries mentioned
in your letter are not applicable (yet).
> The paragraph should include:
> Control number (same for each language version?)
Is this the story code? If so, it should be the same for each language
version.
> Title (enter the version you have, and transcribe it into English.
> Remember to put the title in [brackets] if you have to
> create one, and put the language identifier in (parenthesis).
> As other people contribute foreign titles, they can be added.
I prefer a title or description flagged with:
T: exact title (heroes abbreviated like DD, MM, US etc.)
D: description from the comic's contents page
O: own description
Using () or [] or {} is confusing, especially if you want to list titles
with () in them.
I think some stories have a T:/D: and an O: as well, when the T:/D: is not
clear enough to recognize the story.
> Writer
> Artist(s)
> If not known, put in parenthesis who the contributor is
> thought to be. Add notes if necessary.
I think a question mark after the artist will do.
> Issue(s) the story has appeared in.
> List the title of the magazine in the original language,
> with the issue number and the date after it. List the number
> of pages,
> and put in parenthesis the country (not the
> language) where the issue was published. Add a note if the
> country publishes in more than one language (like Canada).
How much work do you think a complete list would cost this way?
> Characters
> List any significant characters (use abbreviations for
> popular characters... MdS, US, DD, GyG, HDL, BB, GlG).
> Use American names, and include an appendix that crosslists
> foreign names. If a new character appears in a foreign
> (non-U.S.) edition, list the name and make a note of his/her/its
> apperance and character.
I think only a note about characters is necessary when the character is not
a usual character in stories of the main character, e.g. Dumbo appearing in
a Grandma Duck story.
> Synopsis
> Tell, in two or three sentences, what happens in the story.
Do you know how much rubbish Disney stories there are? It would be absolutely
no fun to re-tell those stories in 3 sentences. And you can't just describe
the 'good' stories, because an index should not be subjective (exp?)...
> (...)
> These are suggestions.
Thank you. They can be useful when we decide to realize Per's Dream (the
Complete Disney Comics Index), but I think we don't need all this for a
Gladstone index.
I try to start the Gladstone list this week. I'll make my own lay-out, and
you (all) can see if you like it. After all, changing the lay-out is not a
big deal on a computer.
> I look forward to your index!
>
> Torsten at Omaha
> Torsten at Omaha
Harry at Leidschendam
Harry at Leidschendam
8-)
I'll just respond to the last one.
> On 24 Nov 1992, I, Harry Fluks wrote:
> > 2. Gladstone Index
> > There has been some interest in compiling a Gladstone index, or even a
> > Complete Disney Comics Index (CDCI, Per's dream)...
> > Maybe some information of this index could be used in making a Gladstone
> > Index, or a CDCI (my dream too).
> > Anyway, when my BDI is finished, I think I could help making a Gladstone
> > index. But we still have to agree on the form of such an index (e.g. how
> > to indicate the artists).
> > Per, Hannes, other volunteers: how do we do this?
> > --Harry.
>
> If you are going to make an index of Disney stories, I suggest that a
> paragraph be written for each story.
I was thinking of a _line_ for each story, to start with. We already have some
Gladstone comics lists:
- a Digest list, by Per Starback,
- a Dutch (H-coded) list, by Per Starback,
- a Rosa list, by Tore Urnes, me and Per Starback,
- a Barks list, by Hannes Faestermann, me and Per Starback.
I was thinking of a layout, similar to those lists.
And I was thinking of a Gladstone list, so some of the entries mentioned
in your letter are not applicable (yet).
> The paragraph should include:
> Control number (same for each language version?)
Is this the story code? If so, it should be the same for each language
version.
> Title (enter the version you have, and transcribe it into English.
> Remember to put the title in [brackets] if you have to
> create one, and put the language identifier in (parenthesis).
> As other people contribute foreign titles, they can be added.
I prefer a title or description flagged with:
T: exact title (heroes abbreviated like DD, MM, US etc.)
D: description from the comic's contents page
O: own description
Using () or [] or {} is confusing, especially if you want to list titles
with () in them.
I think some stories have a T:/D: and an O: as well, when the T:/D: is not
clear enough to recognize the story.
> Writer
> Artist(s)
> If not known, put in parenthesis who the contributor is
> thought to be. Add notes if necessary.
I think a question mark after the artist will do.
> Issue(s) the story has appeared in.
> List the title of the magazine in the original language,
> with the issue number and the date after it. List the number
> of pages,
> and put in parenthesis the country (not the
> language) where the issue was published. Add a note if the
> country publishes in more than one language (like Canada).
How much work do you think a complete list would cost this way?
> Characters
> List any significant characters (use abbreviations for
> popular characters... MdS, US, DD, GyG, HDL, BB, GlG).
> Use American names, and include an appendix that crosslists
> foreign names. If a new character appears in a foreign
> (non-U.S.) edition, list the name and make a note of his/her/its
> apperance and character.
I think only a note about characters is necessary when the character is not
a usual character in stories of the main character, e.g. Dumbo appearing in
a Grandma Duck story.
> Synopsis
> Tell, in two or three sentences, what happens in the story.
Do you know how much rubbish Disney stories there are? It would be absolutely
no fun to re-tell those stories in 3 sentences. And you can't just describe
the 'good' stories, because an index should not be subjective (exp?)...
> (...)
> These are suggestions.
Thank you. They can be useful when we decide to realize Per's Dream (the
Complete Disney Comics Index), but I think we don't need all this for a
Gladstone index.
I try to start the Gladstone list this week. I'll make my own lay-out, and
you (all) can see if you like it. After all, changing the lay-out is not a
big deal on a computer.
> I look forward to your index!
>
> Torsten at Omaha
> Torsten at Omaha
Harry at Leidschendam
Harry at Leidschendam
8-)
Harry Fluks
Still more Rosa
Message 4 -
1992-12-02 at 18:49:24
"
Per Starback writes:
> I have some additional info on the as yet unpublished stories as well.
> Maybe it's time to repost the Rosa index? Is "Super Snooper Strikes
> Again" published in the USA yet? August Paul Yang said that it would
> be printed soon.
I think they scheduled it for the christmas issue of DDA.
BTW: The story _and_ cover "His Majesty, McDuck" will be published in
Holland in X92-13 (Donald Duck Extra 1992, #13. This is extra-extra, because
DD Extra is a monthly comic...)
--Harry Fluks.
Per Starback writes:
> I have some additional info on the as yet unpublished stories as well.
> Maybe it's time to repost the Rosa index? Is "Super Snooper Strikes
> Again" published in the USA yet? August Paul Yang said that it would
> be printed soon.
I think they scheduled it for the christmas issue of DDA.
BTW: The story _and_ cover "His Majesty, McDuck" will be published in
Holland in X92-13 (Donald Duck Extra 1992, #13. This is extra-extra, because
DD Extra is a monthly comic...)
--Harry Fluks.
Harry Fluks
Complete Disney Comics Index (Torsten)
Message 5 -
1992-12-02 at 19:26:02
Torsten (TWA) writes:
TWA> The paragraph should include:
TWA> Control number (same for each language version?)
me> Is this the story code? If so, it should be the same for each language
me> version.
TWA> Whatever that number is on the first page of the story. Uncle
TWA> Scrooge #273 (WD's US in House of Haunts) has :
TWA> KJU080-1/U.S.#129.
This is a double code, but neither of the codes is the 'original' code. They
both indicate reprints. So: the 'actual' code could be different for each
publication; but we should define a 'normalised' code that is unique to
the story. (I posted a message about story codes, once. I think I'll update
the message and re-post it.)
me> I prefer a title or description flagged with:
me> T: exact title (heroes abbreviated like DD, MM, US etc.)
me> D: description from the comic's contents page
me> O: own description
me> Using () or [] or {} is confusing, especially if you want to list titles
me> with () in them.
TWA> Perhaps the title should be noted by quotation marks?
Why? Isn't the flag T: enough? (example:
T:DD finds Pirate gold
)
me> I think some stories have a T:/D: and an O: as well, when the T:/D: is not
me> clear enough to recognize the story.
TWA> T:/D ?
#define T:/D: ( T: or D: )
me> How much work do you think a complete list would cost this way?
TWA> What do you mean by cost?
Effort. Hours of volunteer-work to put the list together. If we are starting
such a list, I would like it to be finished this century.
me> I think only a note about characters is necessary when the character is not
me> a usual character in stories of the main character, e.g. Dumbo appearing in
me> a Grandma Duck story.
TWA> How would a first-time user know who the main characters are? Does
TWA> DD appear in all US stories?
No, but in most of them (non-Ducktales), so a note could be: 'without Donald'.
I think a first-time user finds the main character in the title.
TWA> Torsten at Omaha
TWA> Torsten at Omaha
me> Harry at Leidschendam
me> Harry at Leidschendam
TWA> Torsten at Omaha to Infininty (nyah!) |)
void harry_at(char *where)
{
harry_at(where);
}
void main(void)
{
harry_at("Leidschendam");
}
TWA> The paragraph should include:
TWA> Control number (same for each language version?)
me> Is this the story code? If so, it should be the same for each language
me> version.
TWA> Whatever that number is on the first page of the story. Uncle
TWA> Scrooge #273 (WD's US in House of Haunts) has :
TWA> KJU080-1/U.S.#129.
This is a double code, but neither of the codes is the 'original' code. They
both indicate reprints. So: the 'actual' code could be different for each
publication; but we should define a 'normalised' code that is unique to
the story. (I posted a message about story codes, once. I think I'll update
the message and re-post it.)
me> I prefer a title or description flagged with:
me> T: exact title (heroes abbreviated like DD, MM, US etc.)
me> D: description from the comic's contents page
me> O: own description
me> Using () or [] or {} is confusing, especially if you want to list titles
me> with () in them.
TWA> Perhaps the title should be noted by quotation marks?
Why? Isn't the flag T: enough? (example:
T:DD finds Pirate gold
)
me> I think some stories have a T:/D: and an O: as well, when the T:/D: is not
me> clear enough to recognize the story.
TWA> T:/D ?
#define T:/D: ( T: or D: )
me> How much work do you think a complete list would cost this way?
TWA> What do you mean by cost?
Effort. Hours of volunteer-work to put the list together. If we are starting
such a list, I would like it to be finished this century.
me> I think only a note about characters is necessary when the character is not
me> a usual character in stories of the main character, e.g. Dumbo appearing in
me> a Grandma Duck story.
TWA> How would a first-time user know who the main characters are? Does
TWA> DD appear in all US stories?
No, but in most of them (non-Ducktales), so a note could be: 'without Donald'.
I think a first-time user finds the main character in the title.
TWA> Torsten at Omaha
TWA> Torsten at Omaha
me> Harry at Leidschendam
me> Harry at Leidschendam
TWA> Torsten at Omaha to Infininty (nyah!) |)
void harry_at(char *where)
{
harry_at(where);
}
void main(void)
{
harry_at("Leidschendam");
}
Torsten Wesley Adair
Still more Rosa
Message 6 -
1992-12-02 at 22:06:13
On 2 Dec 1992, Harry Fluks wrote:
> "
> Per Starback writes:
> > I have some additional info on the as yet unpublished stories as well.
> > Maybe it's time to repost the Rosa index? Is "Super Snooper Strikes
> > Again" published in the USA yet? August Paul Yang said that it would
> > be printed soon.
> I think they scheduled it for the christmas issue of DDA.
The back cover of the Comics Buyer's Guide noted this. From the
panel shown, it looks like a wonderful parody of superhero comics.
> BTW: The story _and_ cover "His Majesty, McDuck" will be published in
> Holland in X92-13 (Donald Duck Extra 1992, #13. This is extra-extra, because
> DD Extra is a monthly comic...)
>
> --Harry Fluks.
Torsten at Omaha
> "
> Per Starback writes:
> > I have some additional info on the as yet unpublished stories as well.
> > Maybe it's time to repost the Rosa index? Is "Super Snooper Strikes
> > Again" published in the USA yet? August Paul Yang said that it would
> > be printed soon.
> I think they scheduled it for the christmas issue of DDA.
The back cover of the Comics Buyer's Guide noted this. From the
panel shown, it looks like a wonderful parody of superhero comics.
> BTW: The story _and_ cover "His Majesty, McDuck" will be published in
> Holland in X92-13 (Donald Duck Extra 1992, #13. This is extra-extra, because
> DD Extra is a monthly comic...)
>
> --Harry Fluks.
Torsten at Omaha
Torsten Wesley Adair
Complete Disney Comics Index (Torsten)
Message 7 -
1992-12-02 at 22:10:49
On 2 Dec 1992, Harry Fluks wrote:
> Torsten (TWA) writes:
> TWA> The paragraph should include:
> TWA> Control number (same for each language version?)
> me> Is this the story code? If so, it should be the same for each language
> me> version.
> TWA> Whatever that number is on the first page of the story. Uncle
> TWA> Scrooge #273 (WD's US in House of Haunts) has :
> TWA> KJU080-1/U.S.#129.
> This is a double code, but neither of the codes is the 'original' code. They
> both indicate reprints. So: the 'actual' code could be different for each
> publication; but we should define a 'normalised' code that is unique to
> the story. (I posted a message about story codes, once. I think I'll update
> the message and re-post it.)
TWA> most indices create an entry number to make searching easier.
>
> me> I prefer a title or description flagged with:
> me> T: exact title (heroes abbreviated like DD, MM, US etc.)
> me> D: description from the comic's contents page
> me> O: own description
> me> Using () or [] or {} is confusing, especially if you want to list titles
> me> with () in them.
> TWA> Perhaps the title should be noted by quotation marks?
> Why? Isn't the flag T: enough? (example:
> T:DD finds Pirate gold
TWA> If parenthesis, brackets, etc. are used, then there should be some
way of telling if they are part of the title, or added by the indexer.
> me> I think some stories have a T:/D: and an O: as well, when the T:/D: is not
> me> clear enough to recognize the story.
> TWA> T:/D ?
> #define T:/D: ( T: or D: )
> me> How much work do you think a complete list would cost this way?
> TWA> What do you mean by cost?
> Effort. Hours of volunteer-work to put the list together. If we are starting
> such a list, I would like it to be finished this century.
TWA> How many people subscribe to this group? How many Disney fans have
access to this group, but don't know about it? What if each person did a
few titles, maybe one or two a month?
Does it have to be complete by January 1, 2001? Perhaps just the
title, creators, and maybe a brief synopsis, with a more complete index to
follow later.
> me> I think only a note about characters is necessary when the character is not
> me> a usual character in stories of the main character, e.g. Dumbo appearing in
> me> a Grandma Duck story.
> TWA> How would a first-time user know who the main characters are? Does
> TWA> DD appear in all US stories?
> No, but in most of them (non-Ducktales), so a note could be: 'without Donald'.
> I think a first-time user finds the main character in the title.
TWA> True.
> TWA> Torsten at Omaha
> TWA> Torsten at Omaha
> me> Harry at Leidschendam
> me> Harry at Leidschendam
> TWA> Torsten at Omaha to Infininty (nyah!) |)
> harry_at("Leidschendam");
TWA> Torsten at Omaha
> Torsten (TWA) writes:
> TWA> The paragraph should include:
> TWA> Control number (same for each language version?)
> me> Is this the story code? If so, it should be the same for each language
> me> version.
> TWA> Whatever that number is on the first page of the story. Uncle
> TWA> Scrooge #273 (WD's US in House of Haunts) has :
> TWA> KJU080-1/U.S.#129.
> This is a double code, but neither of the codes is the 'original' code. They
> both indicate reprints. So: the 'actual' code could be different for each
> publication; but we should define a 'normalised' code that is unique to
> the story. (I posted a message about story codes, once. I think I'll update
> the message and re-post it.)
TWA> most indices create an entry number to make searching easier.
>
> me> I prefer a title or description flagged with:
> me> T: exact title (heroes abbreviated like DD, MM, US etc.)
> me> D: description from the comic's contents page
> me> O: own description
> me> Using () or [] or {} is confusing, especially if you want to list titles
> me> with () in them.
> TWA> Perhaps the title should be noted by quotation marks?
> Why? Isn't the flag T: enough? (example:
> T:DD finds Pirate gold
TWA> If parenthesis, brackets, etc. are used, then there should be some
way of telling if they are part of the title, or added by the indexer.
> me> I think some stories have a T:/D: and an O: as well, when the T:/D: is not
> me> clear enough to recognize the story.
> TWA> T:/D ?
> #define T:/D: ( T: or D: )
> me> How much work do you think a complete list would cost this way?
> TWA> What do you mean by cost?
> Effort. Hours of volunteer-work to put the list together. If we are starting
> such a list, I would like it to be finished this century.
TWA> How many people subscribe to this group? How many Disney fans have
access to this group, but don't know about it? What if each person did a
few titles, maybe one or two a month?
Does it have to be complete by January 1, 2001? Perhaps just the
title, creators, and maybe a brief synopsis, with a more complete index to
follow later.
> me> I think only a note about characters is necessary when the character is not
> me> a usual character in stories of the main character, e.g. Dumbo appearing in
> me> a Grandma Duck story.
> TWA> How would a first-time user know who the main characters are? Does
> TWA> DD appear in all US stories?
> No, but in most of them (non-Ducktales), so a note could be: 'without Donald'.
> I think a first-time user finds the main character in the title.
TWA> True.
> TWA> Torsten at Omaha
> TWA> Torsten at Omaha
> me> Harry at Leidschendam
> me> Harry at Leidschendam
> TWA> Torsten at Omaha to Infininty (nyah!) |)
> harry_at("Leidschendam");
TWA> Torsten at Omaha
Per Starbäck
Who are we?
Message 8 -
1992-12-03 at 15:55:48
In the discussion on index format Torsten wrote:
> How many people subscribe to this group?
In that context I think a more appropriate question would be how many
would be interested to participate. Not that many it seems. This is
not a posting on index format though (I wrote one more, but decided
not to send it) but I thought I might answer that question anyway, as
it might be interesting (?).
There are currently forty-two subscribers (Did you accidentally ask
*the* question? :-), disbributed like this:
Sweden 18
The Netherlands 2
Germany 1
Norway 1
USA 18 (11 .edu, 5 .com, 2 .gov)
Canada 1
New Zealand 1
-- "
Per Starback, Uppsala, Sweden. email: Per.Starback at student.docs.uu.se
"Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!"
> How many people subscribe to this group?
In that context I think a more appropriate question would be how many
would be interested to participate. Not that many it seems. This is
not a posting on index format though (I wrote one more, but decided
not to send it) but I thought I might answer that question anyway, as
it might be interesting (?).
There are currently forty-two subscribers (Did you accidentally ask
*the* question? :-), disbributed like this:
Sweden 18
The Netherlands 2
Germany 1
Norway 1
USA 18 (11 .edu, 5 .com, 2 .gov)
Canada 1
New Zealand 1
-- "
Per Starback, Uppsala, Sweden. email: Per.Starback at student.docs.uu.se
"Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!"
Torsten Wesley Adair
Who are we?
Message 9 -
1992-12-03 at 23:57:18
On Thu, 3 Dec 1992, Per Starb{ck wrote:
> In the discussion on index format Torsten wrote:
> > How many people subscribe to this group?
> In that context I think a more appropriate question would be how many
> would be interested to participate. Not that many it seems. This is
> not a posting on index format though (I wrote one more, but decided
> not to send it) but I thought I might answer that question anyway, as
> it might be interesting (?).
> There are currently forty-two subscribers (Did you accidentally ask
> *the* question? :-), disbributed like this:
> Sweden 18
> The Netherlands 2
> Germany 1
> Norway 1
> USA 18 (11 .edu, 5 .com, 2 .gov)
> Canada 1
> New Zealand 1
> Per Starback, Uppsala, Sweden. email: Per.Starback at student.docs.uu.se
> "Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!"
Perhaps we should wait. (sheepish grin)
May I publicize this list? (rec.arts. disney, comic book magazines)
Torsten at Omaha
> In the discussion on index format Torsten wrote:
> > How many people subscribe to this group?
> In that context I think a more appropriate question would be how many
> would be interested to participate. Not that many it seems. This is
> not a posting on index format though (I wrote one more, but decided
> not to send it) but I thought I might answer that question anyway, as
> it might be interesting (?).
> There are currently forty-two subscribers (Did you accidentally ask
> *the* question? :-), disbributed like this:
> Sweden 18
> The Netherlands 2
> Germany 1
> Norway 1
> USA 18 (11 .edu, 5 .com, 2 .gov)
> Canada 1
> New Zealand 1
> Per Starback, Uppsala, Sweden. email: Per.Starback at student.docs.uu.se
> "Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!"
Perhaps we should wait. (sheepish grin)
May I publicize this list? (rec.arts. disney, comic book magazines)
Torsten at Omaha
Harry Fluks
THE Gladstone Index
Message 10 -
1992-12-04 at 10:29:46
Well, here is my Gladstone list: all the issues I have (except for the
Digests, because Per already listed them). It took me 4 hours to make this
list. I tried to follow the layout of Per's Digests list as much as possible,
with some differences. E.g. I repeated the Gladstone issue on every
line, so the information is still there when the file is re-sorted.
I copied the legends for the list from Per Starback's Digests list, and I
changed and added some texts (but I didn't remove any artists, so the
legend can be used for both lists).
I am willing to merge this list with the other Gladstone lists we already
have. So, any comments on the lay-out are still welcome.
Who's next?
--Harry.
====start====
Legend for the Gladstone lists
Gladstone issue:
CP Christmas Parade
DBP Disneyland Birthday Party
DD Donald Duck
DDA Donald Duck Adventures
GCA Gladstone Album
GG Gladstone Giant
MD Mickey and Donald
US Uncle Scrooge
USA Uncle Scrooge Adventures
USGD Uncle Scrooge Goes to Disneyland
WDC Walt Disney's Comics and Stories
For every entry we list:
o Number of pages (FC = front cover, CF = center fold, PI = full page
illustration, IL = illustration "the Gladstone that never was").
A "+" indicates half a page more, so "6+" is six and a half pages.
Number of pages is rounded to halves of pages.
o Code, this is the _exact_ code as seen in the story. If a story or cover
has no code, I sometimes added a code.
Newspaper strips are taken together, and coded 'KFS' + year.
o Creators in three columns: writer, penciller, and inker. If writer
not mentioned: writer = penciler or writer unknown. If inker not mentioned:
inker = penciler. (If the comic redits say "writer unknown", I put a '?'
in the writer column.)
My sources for that are the tables of contents for the books, later info
from Gladstone in letter pages etc., other indexes, and own observation of
the stories.
o Title or description. The title character is abbreviated, see the
legend below.
T: exact title (even a cover can have a title!)
D: description from the contents page, if the story has no title
O: own description, if T: and D: not available.
I did not use any uppercase character, nor quotes, in the
titles/descriptions.
Texts between [] are comments.
Not listed are the back cover gags (mostly by Bob Foster and Frank Smith).
Legend of title characters:
BB The Beagle Boys HtW Hazel the Witch
BR Brer Rabbit JW Junior Woodchucks
C&D Chip 'n' Dale LBW Li'l Bad Wolf
CC Clara Cluck MM Mickey Mouse
DA Daisy MM SSA Mickey Mouse Super Secret Agent
DD Donald Duck MMM The Marvelous Mad Madam Mim
GD Grandma Duck PB The Phantom Blot
GG Gyro Gearloose PL Pluto
GO Goofy SC Scamp
HDL Huey, Dewey and Louie US Uncle Scrooge / Scrooge McDuck
WtP Winnie the Pooh
Wuz The Wuzzles
Legend of creators:
(the 'holes' have no meaning: I just added names to Per's legend)
AH Al Hubbard JU John Ushler
AT Al Taliaferro KC Ken Champin
BK Bob Karp
BMo Bob Moore KH Ken Hultgren
BV Ben Verhagen
BW Bill Wright KW Kay Wright
BWa Bill Walsh LG Luciano Gatto
CB Carl Barks LH Lee Hooper
CF Carl Fallberg
DB Daniel Branca
DC Don Christensen LM Larry Mayer
DF Don Ferguson MN Michel Nadorp
DM Dick Moores MO Morris Gollub
DR Don Rosa
EL Edwin Loftus
FG Floyd Gottfredson PA Pete Alvarado
FS Frank McSavage PL Phil de Lara
GL Gary Leach PM Paul Murry
GR George Roussos RG Robert Gregory
GT Gil Turner RM Richard Moore
HB Homer Brightman RMi Russ Miller
HE Harvey Eisenberg RSc Romano Scarpa
RSh Russell Schroeder
RSt Ruud Straatman
RT Riley Thompson
JB Jack Bradbury SS Steve Steere
JC John Carey TO Ted Osborne
JCF Jose Colomer Fonts TS Tony Strobl
JK Jan Kruse TY Tom Yakutis
JL John Liggera VB Carl von Buettner
JLu John Justig VR Victor Rios (Vicar)
VRi Vivie Risto
WH William Van Horn
JM Jack Manning WK Walt Kelly
Collaborations:
B+R CB + DR
C+R R. Cimino + RSc
M+S PM (Mickey and Goofy) + Dan Spiegle (the rest)
F+S Eric Freiwald + Robert Schaefer
M+B Merrill de Maris + CB
M+J Freddy Milton + DJ
N+B William F. Nolan + Charles Beaumont
Gl.issue pg Code W: P: I: T:/D:/O:
DD 265 FC CB O:DD, hose in lawn mower
DD 265 10 D 8098 DB D:DD in that's the ticket
DD 265 2 KFS '38 HB AT O:DD, 3 daily gags
DD 265 5 D 4128 DB T:DD, trail of the lonesome pine
DD 265 1 AR 120 WH D:DD in backyard bet
DD 265 10 WDC&S 190 CB D:DD in the swimming race
DD 278 FC DDOS 263 CB T:DD in land of the totem poles
DD 278 24 DDOS 263 CB T:DD in land of the totem poles
DD 278 3 H 87112 JK DR D:DaD in forget me not
DD 278 1 DDOS 263 CB D:DD, quiet, please
DD 278 PI DR T:DD, mystery of the loch
DD 278 1 DDOS 147 CB D:DD in hat's right
DD 278 10 WDC&S 237 CB T:DD, mystery of the loch
DD 278 16 D 8360 DB? T:DD, peril at red rock ranch
DD 279 FC DR O:DD, maharajah donald
DD 279 28 MOC 4 CB T:DD in maharajah donald
DD 279 IL DJ O:DD day by day
DD 279 IL RSh O:DD, ants at picknick
DD 279 IL RSh O:DD, bees at painting
DD 279 IL RSh O:DD, elephant steps on tocket
DD 279 33 Topolino 135 RSc D:DD, amundsen's talisman.
DDA 2 FC CBL CB T:DD, dangerous disguise [based on cover FC 308]
DDA 2 28 DDOS 308 CB T:DD in dangerous disguise
DDA 5 FC DJ O:DD, planet is target for rocket
DDA 5 16 H 8356 EL BV T:DD in voyage to moonbase one
DDA 5 2 AR 116 GL DR D:DD in rocket reverie
DDA 5 10 WDC&S 93 CB D:DD in rocket race to the moon
DDA 8 FC DDOS 348 CB T:DD the crocodile collector
DDA 8 18 AR 125 DR T:DD the crocodile collector
DDA 8 10 WDC&S 81 CB D:DD in on target
DDA 12 FC DR O:DD, return to plain awful
DDA 12 28 AR 130 DR T:DD in return to plain awful
DDA 12 3 KFS BK AT O:DD, 4 gags
DDA 12 2 AR 137 JLu WH T:DD in seafood blues
DDA 12 1 DDOS 408 CB O:DD grocery window
DDA 12 10 WDC&S 176 CB D:DD in the hiccuping ghost sheriff of last gasp
DDA 12 CF CB O:DD return to plain awful [painting]
DDA 12 0+ CB O:DD demon tooth, original panel [also in other issues]
DDA 14 FC CBL CB O:DD, the mummy's ring
DDA 14 3 US&DD 1 CB O:DD, the mummy's ring, redrawn pages 1, 16 and 17
DDA 14 28 DDOS 29 CB T:DD and the mummy's ring
DDA 17 FC WH T:DD, curse of the lost empress
DDA 17 20 H 86231 ? BV D:DD in curse of the lost empress
DDA 17 10 WDC&S 58 CB D:DD in the canyon conqueror
DDA 19 FC MN T:DD in the footsteps of jules verne
DDA 19 39 H 8706 JK BV T:DD in the footsteps of jules verne
DDA 19 1 DDOS 199 CB D:DD baseball gag
DDA 19 6 DD 45 CB D:DD in dogcatcher duck
DDA 19 10 WDC&S 244 CB T:DD, missile fizzle
DDA 20 FC DDOS 189 CB T:DD, the old castle's secret
DDA 20 32 DDOS 189 CB T:DD in the old castle's secret
DDA 20 24 AR 154 JLu WH D:DD, the amazon queen
MD 13 FC WK O:MM and DD, fish in lemonade
MD 13 10+ 3/1-4/5/48 BWa FG T:MM, the santa claus bandit
MD 13 1 DD 42 PM D:DD canoe gag
MD 13 2 KFS '38 BK AT O:DD, 3 gags
MD 13 4 MM 72 JB T:MM, pet competition
MD 13 10 WDC&S 80 CB D:DD in getting the bees-nees [page 3, last panel restored]
MD 15 FC RSh O:MM and DD, blowing up balloons
MD 15 20 MMOS 261 BW T:MM and the phantom thief
MD 15 10 WDC&S 42A CB D:DD in kite weather [restored to original lay-out]
MD 17 FC RSh O:MM and DD, 1 deluxe santa suit
MD 17 14 CID 1 CF PM D:MM in the disappearing boulder bandits
MD 17 18 CID 1 CB D:DD in the black pearls of tabu yama
MD 17 2 KFS 12/12/37TO FG AT O:MM, byte in ice
MD 17 1 DD 43 PM O:DD opens window for ball
MD 17 IL RSh O:MM and DD, horse suit for halloween
MD 17 IL DJ O:MM, pluto's bones in garden
MD 17 IL DJ O:MM and minnie dance
MD 17 2 AR 150 JLu WH T:DD in call off the wild
MD 17 11 MMOS 79 CB T:MM and the riddle of the red hat
MD 17 7 H 87178 JK DR D:DD in give unto others
US 215 FC DJ O:US, a cold bargain
US 215 27 US 17 CB T:US a cold bargain
US 215 1 US 17 CB D:US, quarter gag
US 215 1 US 17 CB D:US, teepee gag
US 220 FC DJ O:US, penny seed
US 220 10 AR 103 DR D:US in nobody's business
US 220 1 US 7 CB D:US, telephone gag
US 220 1 US 23 CB D:US, electric lights gag
US 220 6 D 7126 T:BB in an honest mistake
US 220 10 WDC&S 202 CB D:US in kakimaw country
US 228 FC CBL CB O:US, six cups
US 228 10 US 34 CB T:US, chugwagon derby
US 228 8 D 5938 D:BB in the pigeon plot
US 228 10 H 8323 ? BV T:US the generosity ray
US 235 FC RSh D:US it works O:US talks nephews to sleep
US 235 10 AR 143 DR T:US and the curse of nostrildamus
US 235 5 D 7144 DB D:US, irreplaceable you
US 235 1 AR 144 WH D:US in shooting to the top
US 235 12 D 7846 VR D:US in itching to know
US 239 FC RSh D:US, all that glitters O:golden eggs
US 239 16 D 4601 VR T:US, the aberdeen flash
US 239 1 D 3972 VR O:US, painting matches wall crack
US 239 10 WDC&S 226 CB D:US in the floating island
US 241 FC RSc O:US, the mcduck foundation
US 241 25 Alm.Top.9/58 RSc T:US in the mcduck foundation
US 241 10 D 8476 DB D:US, all in vane
US 241 PI US 51 CB D:US, how green was my lettuce
US 241 17 US 51A CB T:US in how green was my lettuce [2 panels by DR]
US 241 1 USOS 495 CB O:US feeding the fleas
US 242 FC RSc C+R O:US, the last balaboo
US 242 35 Topolino 243RSc RSc LG T:US in the last balaboo
US 242 1 AR 153 RM D:US in duck of the irish
US 242 IL DJ O:US soaks feet in hot money
US 242 IL DJ O:US, vintage money
US 242 IL DJ O:US, christmas tree out of money [rough sketch]
US 242 17 US 49 CB T:US, the loony lunar gold rush
US 242 1 H 87173 ? DR D:US in leaky luck
USA 4 FC DJ O:US, the golden river
USA 4 27 US 22A CB T:US and the golden river
USA 5 FC DR O:US, last sled to dawson
USA 5 28 AR 113 DR T:US in last sled to dawson
USA 6 FC DJ O:US, oddball odyssey
USA 6 19 US 40A CB T:US in oddball odyssey
USA 6 9 AR 121 WH T:US in floating alone
USA 9 FC DJ T:US, ill met by moonlight
USA 9 16 D 9202 DB T:US, ill met by moonlight
USA 9 12 AR 128 DR T:US in fortune on the rocks
USA 14 FC DR T:US, his majesty, mcduck
USA 14 28 AR 145 DR T:US, his majesty, mcduck
USA 15 FC US 65 CB T:US, micro-ducks from outer space
USA 15 24 US 65 CB T:US, micro-ducks from outer space
USA 15 4 H 8463 RSt JCF D:GyG in back to nature
USA 16 FC US 54 CB T:US, the billion dollar safari
USA 16 20 US 54 CB T:US in the billion dollar safari
USA 16 8 D 3634 VR T:US, royal substitute
USA 17 FC CB CB DR O:US, lost in davy jones' locker
USA 17 22 US 46 CB T:US in lost beneath the sea
USA 17 5 D 3239 VR T:US in creeps of the deep
USA 20 FC DR T:US, the paul bunyan machine
USA 20 21 US 28 CB T:US and the paul bunyan machine
USA 20 1 USOS 456 CB D:US, checkers gag
USA 20 10 H 8968 DR T:US, on a silver platter
USA 20 15 D 5836 DB D:US, the custom of the country
USA 20 1 US 6 CB D:US oil strike gag
USA 20 8 US 14 CB D:US in faulty fortune O:the canny brannies giveaway
USA 21 FC US 56 CB T:US, ghost talk spooken here
USA 21 24 US 56 CB T:US, mystery of the ghost town railroad
USA 21 8 H 89174 B+R B+R DR T:GyG in the pied piper of duckburg
USA 21 17 D 9278 DB T:US in the talons of wan fu
USA 21 1 US 8 CB O:US, electric blanket
USA 21 6 US 26 CB D:US in return to pizen bluff
WDC 511 FC DJ O:DD, barbecue near swimming pool
WDC 511 10 H 7418 DJ DJ BV O:DD the do-gooder's league
WDC 511 4 S 85299 TY ? O:Wuz, not too much talking
WDC 511 8 GGOS 1095 CB T:GyG, the madball pitcher
WDC 511 1 US 14 CB O:US, gold nugget
WDC 511 8 WDC 185 CF PM T:MM in the vanishing railroad [part 1]
WDC 517 FC H DD 76-52 DJ O:DD, the great survival test [origin: Dutch DD 76-52]
WDC 517 10 H 7603 M+J M+J BV T:DD in the great survival test [page 7 inked by Jippes]
WDC 517 6 BROS 208 DM T:BR an' th' butter business
WDC 517 4 US 15 CB O:GyG, cat language translator
WDC 517 8 WDC&S 261 CF PM T:MM, the incredible box top plot, episode i
WDC 526 FC DJ O:DD, nephews dressed as detective look at piggy bank
WDC 526 10 AR 108 DR D:DD in fit to be pied
WDC 526 6 WDC&S 60 VB D:LBW in back to school
WDC 526 4 US 46 CB T:GyG a helper's helping hand
WDC 526 1 KFS... DF RM LM D:WtP gag
WDC 526 7 WDC&S 290 CF PM T:MM the phantom ship, episode i
WDC 531 FC WDC&S ... WK O:DD, nephews in parrot cage
WDC 531 10 AR 119 DR D:DD in metaphorically spanking
WDC 531 6 WDC&S 245 AH T:SC, the bone mix-up
WDC 531 4 US 29 CB T:GyG oodles of oomph
WDC 531 8 WDC&S 199 CF PM T:MM in the legend of loon lake [part 3]
WDC 540 FC CB O:DD, floating on soap [not used for WDC&S 96]
WDC 540 10 WDC&S 91 CB D:DD in the monkeys' uncle
WDC 540 4 MMA 1 JB T:C&D in april antics
WDC 540 1 KFS 4/1/84 DF RM LM O:WtP gag
WDC 540 1 GGOS 1095 CB T:GyG, his shining hour
WDC 540 4 D 6000 T:LBW in that sinking feeling
WDC 540 8 WDC&S 189 CF PM T:MM in the case of the hungry ghost [part 2]
WDC 541 FC WDC&S 94 WK O:DD, butterfly on beak
WDC 541 10 WDC&S 92 CB D:DD in raising cains
WDC 541 10 SF 2 ? JB T:GO meets the reluctant dragon
WDC 541 5 S 6 ? AH T:SC, little sir show-off
WDC 541 1 KFS 5/6/84 DF RM LM D:WtP gag
WDC 541 10 WDC&S 45 VRi D:Bucky Bug in the water war
WDC 541 8 WDC&S 190 CF PM T:MM in the case of the hungry ghost [part 3]
WDC 546 FC WDC&S 135 CB O:DD, turkey hunter has 3 turkeys
WDC 546 10 WDC&S 243 CB T:DD, turkey trouble
WDC 546 6 WDC&S 225 ? JB O:C&D fighting over chi-chi
WDC 546 2 WDC&S 37 WK D:Gremlins
WDC 546 6 WDC&S 246 ? AH D:SC heroic pup
WDC 546 8 WDC&S 132 ? CB O:GD, black pete stick-up
WDC 546 23 WDC&S 194+ CF PM T:MM in the great stamp hunt
WDC 546 1 KFS 7/1/84 DF RM LM D:WtP gag
WDC 547 FC WH O:DD gets snow on his head
WDC 547 10 H 85218 JK DR O:DD, sailing with daisy
WDC 547 10 WDC&S 29 ? KH T:Thumper on thin ice
WDC 547 1 KFS 6/10/84 DF RM LM D:WtP gag
WDC 547 IL DJ O:Gummi Bears
WDC 547 IL DJ O:DD, nephews have own door entrance
WDC 547 IL RSh O:DD, downhill in snowball
WDC 547 8 GGOS 1047 CB T:GyG, the stubborn stork
WDC 547 2 WDC&S 41 WK? WK T:Gremlin Gus
WDC 547 8 WDC&S 147 ? GT O:LBW, carnival
WDC 547 15 MM 47 N+B PM T:MM in the mystery of diamond mountain
WDC 547 1 Scamp 16 ? AH T:SC, the noisy bone
====end====
Digests, because Per already listed them). It took me 4 hours to make this
list. I tried to follow the layout of Per's Digests list as much as possible,
with some differences. E.g. I repeated the Gladstone issue on every
line, so the information is still there when the file is re-sorted.
I copied the legends for the list from Per Starback's Digests list, and I
changed and added some texts (but I didn't remove any artists, so the
legend can be used for both lists).
I am willing to merge this list with the other Gladstone lists we already
have. So, any comments on the lay-out are still welcome.
Who's next?
--Harry.
====start====
Legend for the Gladstone lists
Gladstone issue:
CP Christmas Parade
DBP Disneyland Birthday Party
DD Donald Duck
DDA Donald Duck Adventures
GCA Gladstone Album
GG Gladstone Giant
MD Mickey and Donald
US Uncle Scrooge
USA Uncle Scrooge Adventures
USGD Uncle Scrooge Goes to Disneyland
WDC Walt Disney's Comics and Stories
For every entry we list:
o Number of pages (FC = front cover, CF = center fold, PI = full page
illustration, IL = illustration "the Gladstone that never was").
A "+" indicates half a page more, so "6+" is six and a half pages.
Number of pages is rounded to halves of pages.
o Code, this is the _exact_ code as seen in the story. If a story or cover
has no code, I sometimes added a code.
Newspaper strips are taken together, and coded 'KFS' + year.
o Creators in three columns: writer, penciller, and inker. If writer
not mentioned: writer = penciler or writer unknown. If inker not mentioned:
inker = penciler. (If the comic redits say "writer unknown", I put a '?'
in the writer column.)
My sources for that are the tables of contents for the books, later info
from Gladstone in letter pages etc., other indexes, and own observation of
the stories.
o Title or description. The title character is abbreviated, see the
legend below.
T: exact title (even a cover can have a title!)
D: description from the contents page, if the story has no title
O: own description, if T: and D: not available.
I did not use any uppercase character, nor quotes, in the
titles/descriptions.
Texts between [] are comments.
Not listed are the back cover gags (mostly by Bob Foster and Frank Smith).
Legend of title characters:
BB The Beagle Boys HtW Hazel the Witch
BR Brer Rabbit JW Junior Woodchucks
C&D Chip 'n' Dale LBW Li'l Bad Wolf
CC Clara Cluck MM Mickey Mouse
DA Daisy MM SSA Mickey Mouse Super Secret Agent
DD Donald Duck MMM The Marvelous Mad Madam Mim
GD Grandma Duck PB The Phantom Blot
GG Gyro Gearloose PL Pluto
GO Goofy SC Scamp
HDL Huey, Dewey and Louie US Uncle Scrooge / Scrooge McDuck
WtP Winnie the Pooh
Wuz The Wuzzles
Legend of creators:
(the 'holes' have no meaning: I just added names to Per's legend)
AH Al Hubbard JU John Ushler
AT Al Taliaferro KC Ken Champin
BK Bob Karp
BMo Bob Moore KH Ken Hultgren
BV Ben Verhagen
BW Bill Wright KW Kay Wright
BWa Bill Walsh LG Luciano Gatto
CB Carl Barks LH Lee Hooper
CF Carl Fallberg
DB Daniel Branca
DC Don Christensen LM Larry Mayer
DF Don Ferguson MN Michel Nadorp
DM Dick Moores MO Morris Gollub
DR Don Rosa
EL Edwin Loftus
FG Floyd Gottfredson PA Pete Alvarado
FS Frank McSavage PL Phil de Lara
GL Gary Leach PM Paul Murry
GR George Roussos RG Robert Gregory
GT Gil Turner RM Richard Moore
HB Homer Brightman RMi Russ Miller
HE Harvey Eisenberg RSc Romano Scarpa
RSh Russell Schroeder
RSt Ruud Straatman
RT Riley Thompson
JB Jack Bradbury SS Steve Steere
JC John Carey TO Ted Osborne
JCF Jose Colomer Fonts TS Tony Strobl
JK Jan Kruse TY Tom Yakutis
JL John Liggera VB Carl von Buettner
JLu John Justig VR Victor Rios (Vicar)
VRi Vivie Risto
WH William Van Horn
JM Jack Manning WK Walt Kelly
Collaborations:
B+R CB + DR
C+R R. Cimino + RSc
M+S PM (Mickey and Goofy) + Dan Spiegle (the rest)
F+S Eric Freiwald + Robert Schaefer
M+B Merrill de Maris + CB
M+J Freddy Milton + DJ
N+B William F. Nolan + Charles Beaumont
Gl.issue pg Code W: P: I: T:/D:/O:
DD 265 FC CB O:DD, hose in lawn mower
DD 265 10 D 8098 DB D:DD in that's the ticket
DD 265 2 KFS '38 HB AT O:DD, 3 daily gags
DD 265 5 D 4128 DB T:DD, trail of the lonesome pine
DD 265 1 AR 120 WH D:DD in backyard bet
DD 265 10 WDC&S 190 CB D:DD in the swimming race
DD 278 FC DDOS 263 CB T:DD in land of the totem poles
DD 278 24 DDOS 263 CB T:DD in land of the totem poles
DD 278 3 H 87112 JK DR D:DaD in forget me not
DD 278 1 DDOS 263 CB D:DD, quiet, please
DD 278 PI DR T:DD, mystery of the loch
DD 278 1 DDOS 147 CB D:DD in hat's right
DD 278 10 WDC&S 237 CB T:DD, mystery of the loch
DD 278 16 D 8360 DB? T:DD, peril at red rock ranch
DD 279 FC DR O:DD, maharajah donald
DD 279 28 MOC 4 CB T:DD in maharajah donald
DD 279 IL DJ O:DD day by day
DD 279 IL RSh O:DD, ants at picknick
DD 279 IL RSh O:DD, bees at painting
DD 279 IL RSh O:DD, elephant steps on tocket
DD 279 33 Topolino 135 RSc D:DD, amundsen's talisman.
DDA 2 FC CBL CB T:DD, dangerous disguise [based on cover FC 308]
DDA 2 28 DDOS 308 CB T:DD in dangerous disguise
DDA 5 FC DJ O:DD, planet is target for rocket
DDA 5 16 H 8356 EL BV T:DD in voyage to moonbase one
DDA 5 2 AR 116 GL DR D:DD in rocket reverie
DDA 5 10 WDC&S 93 CB D:DD in rocket race to the moon
DDA 8 FC DDOS 348 CB T:DD the crocodile collector
DDA 8 18 AR 125 DR T:DD the crocodile collector
DDA 8 10 WDC&S 81 CB D:DD in on target
DDA 12 FC DR O:DD, return to plain awful
DDA 12 28 AR 130 DR T:DD in return to plain awful
DDA 12 3 KFS BK AT O:DD, 4 gags
DDA 12 2 AR 137 JLu WH T:DD in seafood blues
DDA 12 1 DDOS 408 CB O:DD grocery window
DDA 12 10 WDC&S 176 CB D:DD in the hiccuping ghost sheriff of last gasp
DDA 12 CF CB O:DD return to plain awful [painting]
DDA 12 0+ CB O:DD demon tooth, original panel [also in other issues]
DDA 14 FC CBL CB O:DD, the mummy's ring
DDA 14 3 US&DD 1 CB O:DD, the mummy's ring, redrawn pages 1, 16 and 17
DDA 14 28 DDOS 29 CB T:DD and the mummy's ring
DDA 17 FC WH T:DD, curse of the lost empress
DDA 17 20 H 86231 ? BV D:DD in curse of the lost empress
DDA 17 10 WDC&S 58 CB D:DD in the canyon conqueror
DDA 19 FC MN T:DD in the footsteps of jules verne
DDA 19 39 H 8706 JK BV T:DD in the footsteps of jules verne
DDA 19 1 DDOS 199 CB D:DD baseball gag
DDA 19 6 DD 45 CB D:DD in dogcatcher duck
DDA 19 10 WDC&S 244 CB T:DD, missile fizzle
DDA 20 FC DDOS 189 CB T:DD, the old castle's secret
DDA 20 32 DDOS 189 CB T:DD in the old castle's secret
DDA 20 24 AR 154 JLu WH D:DD, the amazon queen
MD 13 FC WK O:MM and DD, fish in lemonade
MD 13 10+ 3/1-4/5/48 BWa FG T:MM, the santa claus bandit
MD 13 1 DD 42 PM D:DD canoe gag
MD 13 2 KFS '38 BK AT O:DD, 3 gags
MD 13 4 MM 72 JB T:MM, pet competition
MD 13 10 WDC&S 80 CB D:DD in getting the bees-nees [page 3, last panel restored]
MD 15 FC RSh O:MM and DD, blowing up balloons
MD 15 20 MMOS 261 BW T:MM and the phantom thief
MD 15 10 WDC&S 42A CB D:DD in kite weather [restored to original lay-out]
MD 17 FC RSh O:MM and DD, 1 deluxe santa suit
MD 17 14 CID 1 CF PM D:MM in the disappearing boulder bandits
MD 17 18 CID 1 CB D:DD in the black pearls of tabu yama
MD 17 2 KFS 12/12/37TO FG AT O:MM, byte in ice
MD 17 1 DD 43 PM O:DD opens window for ball
MD 17 IL RSh O:MM and DD, horse suit for halloween
MD 17 IL DJ O:MM, pluto's bones in garden
MD 17 IL DJ O:MM and minnie dance
MD 17 2 AR 150 JLu WH T:DD in call off the wild
MD 17 11 MMOS 79 CB T:MM and the riddle of the red hat
MD 17 7 H 87178 JK DR D:DD in give unto others
US 215 FC DJ O:US, a cold bargain
US 215 27 US 17 CB T:US a cold bargain
US 215 1 US 17 CB D:US, quarter gag
US 215 1 US 17 CB D:US, teepee gag
US 220 FC DJ O:US, penny seed
US 220 10 AR 103 DR D:US in nobody's business
US 220 1 US 7 CB D:US, telephone gag
US 220 1 US 23 CB D:US, electric lights gag
US 220 6 D 7126 T:BB in an honest mistake
US 220 10 WDC&S 202 CB D:US in kakimaw country
US 228 FC CBL CB O:US, six cups
US 228 10 US 34 CB T:US, chugwagon derby
US 228 8 D 5938 D:BB in the pigeon plot
US 228 10 H 8323 ? BV T:US the generosity ray
US 235 FC RSh D:US it works O:US talks nephews to sleep
US 235 10 AR 143 DR T:US and the curse of nostrildamus
US 235 5 D 7144 DB D:US, irreplaceable you
US 235 1 AR 144 WH D:US in shooting to the top
US 235 12 D 7846 VR D:US in itching to know
US 239 FC RSh D:US, all that glitters O:golden eggs
US 239 16 D 4601 VR T:US, the aberdeen flash
US 239 1 D 3972 VR O:US, painting matches wall crack
US 239 10 WDC&S 226 CB D:US in the floating island
US 241 FC RSc O:US, the mcduck foundation
US 241 25 Alm.Top.9/58 RSc T:US in the mcduck foundation
US 241 10 D 8476 DB D:US, all in vane
US 241 PI US 51 CB D:US, how green was my lettuce
US 241 17 US 51A CB T:US in how green was my lettuce [2 panels by DR]
US 241 1 USOS 495 CB O:US feeding the fleas
US 242 FC RSc C+R O:US, the last balaboo
US 242 35 Topolino 243RSc RSc LG T:US in the last balaboo
US 242 1 AR 153 RM D:US in duck of the irish
US 242 IL DJ O:US soaks feet in hot money
US 242 IL DJ O:US, vintage money
US 242 IL DJ O:US, christmas tree out of money [rough sketch]
US 242 17 US 49 CB T:US, the loony lunar gold rush
US 242 1 H 87173 ? DR D:US in leaky luck
USA 4 FC DJ O:US, the golden river
USA 4 27 US 22A CB T:US and the golden river
USA 5 FC DR O:US, last sled to dawson
USA 5 28 AR 113 DR T:US in last sled to dawson
USA 6 FC DJ O:US, oddball odyssey
USA 6 19 US 40A CB T:US in oddball odyssey
USA 6 9 AR 121 WH T:US in floating alone
USA 9 FC DJ T:US, ill met by moonlight
USA 9 16 D 9202 DB T:US, ill met by moonlight
USA 9 12 AR 128 DR T:US in fortune on the rocks
USA 14 FC DR T:US, his majesty, mcduck
USA 14 28 AR 145 DR T:US, his majesty, mcduck
USA 15 FC US 65 CB T:US, micro-ducks from outer space
USA 15 24 US 65 CB T:US, micro-ducks from outer space
USA 15 4 H 8463 RSt JCF D:GyG in back to nature
USA 16 FC US 54 CB T:US, the billion dollar safari
USA 16 20 US 54 CB T:US in the billion dollar safari
USA 16 8 D 3634 VR T:US, royal substitute
USA 17 FC CB CB DR O:US, lost in davy jones' locker
USA 17 22 US 46 CB T:US in lost beneath the sea
USA 17 5 D 3239 VR T:US in creeps of the deep
USA 20 FC DR T:US, the paul bunyan machine
USA 20 21 US 28 CB T:US and the paul bunyan machine
USA 20 1 USOS 456 CB D:US, checkers gag
USA 20 10 H 8968 DR T:US, on a silver platter
USA 20 15 D 5836 DB D:US, the custom of the country
USA 20 1 US 6 CB D:US oil strike gag
USA 20 8 US 14 CB D:US in faulty fortune O:the canny brannies giveaway
USA 21 FC US 56 CB T:US, ghost talk spooken here
USA 21 24 US 56 CB T:US, mystery of the ghost town railroad
USA 21 8 H 89174 B+R B+R DR T:GyG in the pied piper of duckburg
USA 21 17 D 9278 DB T:US in the talons of wan fu
USA 21 1 US 8 CB O:US, electric blanket
USA 21 6 US 26 CB D:US in return to pizen bluff
WDC 511 FC DJ O:DD, barbecue near swimming pool
WDC 511 10 H 7418 DJ DJ BV O:DD the do-gooder's league
WDC 511 4 S 85299 TY ? O:Wuz, not too much talking
WDC 511 8 GGOS 1095 CB T:GyG, the madball pitcher
WDC 511 1 US 14 CB O:US, gold nugget
WDC 511 8 WDC 185 CF PM T:MM in the vanishing railroad [part 1]
WDC 517 FC H DD 76-52 DJ O:DD, the great survival test [origin: Dutch DD 76-52]
WDC 517 10 H 7603 M+J M+J BV T:DD in the great survival test [page 7 inked by Jippes]
WDC 517 6 BROS 208 DM T:BR an' th' butter business
WDC 517 4 US 15 CB O:GyG, cat language translator
WDC 517 8 WDC&S 261 CF PM T:MM, the incredible box top plot, episode i
WDC 526 FC DJ O:DD, nephews dressed as detective look at piggy bank
WDC 526 10 AR 108 DR D:DD in fit to be pied
WDC 526 6 WDC&S 60 VB D:LBW in back to school
WDC 526 4 US 46 CB T:GyG a helper's helping hand
WDC 526 1 KFS... DF RM LM D:WtP gag
WDC 526 7 WDC&S 290 CF PM T:MM the phantom ship, episode i
WDC 531 FC WDC&S ... WK O:DD, nephews in parrot cage
WDC 531 10 AR 119 DR D:DD in metaphorically spanking
WDC 531 6 WDC&S 245 AH T:SC, the bone mix-up
WDC 531 4 US 29 CB T:GyG oodles of oomph
WDC 531 8 WDC&S 199 CF PM T:MM in the legend of loon lake [part 3]
WDC 540 FC CB O:DD, floating on soap [not used for WDC&S 96]
WDC 540 10 WDC&S 91 CB D:DD in the monkeys' uncle
WDC 540 4 MMA 1 JB T:C&D in april antics
WDC 540 1 KFS 4/1/84 DF RM LM O:WtP gag
WDC 540 1 GGOS 1095 CB T:GyG, his shining hour
WDC 540 4 D 6000 T:LBW in that sinking feeling
WDC 540 8 WDC&S 189 CF PM T:MM in the case of the hungry ghost [part 2]
WDC 541 FC WDC&S 94 WK O:DD, butterfly on beak
WDC 541 10 WDC&S 92 CB D:DD in raising cains
WDC 541 10 SF 2 ? JB T:GO meets the reluctant dragon
WDC 541 5 S 6 ? AH T:SC, little sir show-off
WDC 541 1 KFS 5/6/84 DF RM LM D:WtP gag
WDC 541 10 WDC&S 45 VRi D:Bucky Bug in the water war
WDC 541 8 WDC&S 190 CF PM T:MM in the case of the hungry ghost [part 3]
WDC 546 FC WDC&S 135 CB O:DD, turkey hunter has 3 turkeys
WDC 546 10 WDC&S 243 CB T:DD, turkey trouble
WDC 546 6 WDC&S 225 ? JB O:C&D fighting over chi-chi
WDC 546 2 WDC&S 37 WK D:Gremlins
WDC 546 6 WDC&S 246 ? AH D:SC heroic pup
WDC 546 8 WDC&S 132 ? CB O:GD, black pete stick-up
WDC 546 23 WDC&S 194+ CF PM T:MM in the great stamp hunt
WDC 546 1 KFS 7/1/84 DF RM LM D:WtP gag
WDC 547 FC WH O:DD gets snow on his head
WDC 547 10 H 85218 JK DR O:DD, sailing with daisy
WDC 547 10 WDC&S 29 ? KH T:Thumper on thin ice
WDC 547 1 KFS 6/10/84 DF RM LM D:WtP gag
WDC 547 IL DJ O:Gummi Bears
WDC 547 IL DJ O:DD, nephews have own door entrance
WDC 547 IL RSh O:DD, downhill in snowball
WDC 547 8 GGOS 1047 CB T:GyG, the stubborn stork
WDC 547 2 WDC&S 41 WK? WK T:Gremlin Gus
WDC 547 8 WDC&S 147 ? GT O:LBW, carnival
WDC 547 15 MM 47 N+B PM T:MM in the mystery of diamond mountain
WDC 547 1 Scamp 16 ? AH T:SC, the noisy bone
====end====
Per Starbäck
THE Gladstone Index
Message 11 -
1992-12-05 at 01:38:24
Harry:
> Well, here is my Gladstone list: all the issues I have (except for the
Great! As I've said I would really like a different format, with
(room for) more information, but I won't complain. Instead I plan to
convert all this to *my* preferred super-duper format, whenever I know
exactly how I want it. Heh heh heh! (evil laugh).
> Who's next?
OK, I plan to go through the remaining issues of "Mickey and Donald"
in the near future (which I hereby inform everyone of, just so that
noone else does the same thing). Anyone else?
> o Creators in three columns: writer, penciller, and inker. If writer
> not mentioned: writer = penciler or writer unknown.
It's a big diff between those two things indicated the same way. Why
not sprinkle the writer column with "?" where appropriate? In the
stories you list that is the case for at least all stories drawn by DB
and PM with no writer indicated.
Finally a couple or minor corrections:
> GG Gyro Gearloose
Actually, you used "GyG".
> DD 265 FC CB O:DD, hose in lawn mower
It's from DD 78.
> MD 17 14 CID 1 CF PM D:MM in the disappearing boulder bandits
It's "MM and Goofy in the..."
^^^^^^^^^
-- "
Per Starback, Uppsala, Sweden. email: Per.Starback at student.docs.uu.se
"Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!"
> Well, here is my Gladstone list: all the issues I have (except for the
Great! As I've said I would really like a different format, with
(room for) more information, but I won't complain. Instead I plan to
convert all this to *my* preferred super-duper format, whenever I know
exactly how I want it. Heh heh heh! (evil laugh).
> Who's next?
OK, I plan to go through the remaining issues of "Mickey and Donald"
in the near future (which I hereby inform everyone of, just so that
noone else does the same thing). Anyone else?
> o Creators in three columns: writer, penciller, and inker. If writer
> not mentioned: writer = penciler or writer unknown.
It's a big diff between those two things indicated the same way. Why
not sprinkle the writer column with "?" where appropriate? In the
stories you list that is the case for at least all stories drawn by DB
and PM with no writer indicated.
Finally a couple or minor corrections:
> GG Gyro Gearloose
Actually, you used "GyG".
> DD 265 FC CB O:DD, hose in lawn mower
It's from DD 78.
> MD 17 14 CID 1 CF PM D:MM in the disappearing boulder bandits
It's "MM and Goofy in the..."
^^^^^^^^^
-- "
Per Starback, Uppsala, Sweden. email: Per.Starback at student.docs.uu.se
"Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!"
Rich.Bellacera
But...how do you know?
Message 12 -
1992-12-05 at 09:49:00
I've been wondering something since this list began. I am amazed by how much
some of you seem to know about the specific artists & writers for Disney
Comics that were written prior to the 70's. The reason I'm amazed is because
(and I'm fairly certain of this) it is only a recent phenomenon that comic
artists and writers are actually getting the recognition they're due. I
have many Goldkey and Gladstone and Dell comics that don't even give a hint
about who might be responsible for the wonderful (and not-so-wonderful)
stories we were given. They all just say "Walt Disney's ....." or "...by
Walt Disney" or "Walt Disney presents..." and of course they're all "signed"
with his logo-signature. I recall reading some about how certain artist
earned a fan following (like Jack Kirby) and hence were in much demand. With
this in mind I can see where Carl Barks and a few others might have earned
their recognition the same way, but even Bark's older work was unidentified.
I can also see where an artist's and even a writer's very distinctive
stylings would have gained them easy identification, but in the cases of
mediocre or good copy-cat artists/writers I can see where it would not
be so readily distinct. I know that in the 70's Marvel & D.C. went through
a writers and artists revolt where they demanded more recognition and control
over their art and characterizations. They were tired of having thier
characters destroyed by other artists or writers and of not given any of their
due. I'm fairly sure that John Byrne and a few others lead the way with this
and the comics companies finally conceded (or they lost the talent to the
competitor or to independents) -good for them!). I know that there is still
a lot of unclear recognition in the newspaper comics since, even though the
origianl creators may not be drawing or even writing their comicstrips they
are still the only ones given the recognition (I think this is mostly due to
some sort of 'institutional' thing, like that comic strip has been around for
so long it is now a part of history and will always be directly linked to it's
creator (Pogo, Peanuts, Popeye, Mickey Mouse, etc). SO where are you getting
all this fantastic info?
MISCELLANEOUS:
1. It was recently posted to rec.arts.disney that the book "The Encyclopedia
of Walt Disney's Animated Characters" has been delayed until January. This
would explain why all the bookstores I check don't understand why they have
not gotten it in. Of course a couple of people on the East Coast of the
USA say they have seen it in bookstores, but I wonder if they are instead
referring to the previous edition which might be in reprint or of another
book with a similar title "The Encyclopedia of Animated Characters" which I
have perused, but not purchased (I forget the author but it is definitely
not the one I am waiting for).
2. For those of you who may not be able to get the new Disney Television
animated show RAW TOONAGE which showcases "Marsupilami", you can get a glimpse
of the little critter in the latest issue of "Disney Adventures (January '93)"
which has a Marsupilami puzzle on page 99. Of course, it is not that great
of a picture, but it'd give you an idea of what he looks like in the cartoon.
Personally I think he looks a great deal better in the cartoon, but it could
just be due to the strange pose they have him in.
until next time, good luck and have fun
-Rich
some of you seem to know about the specific artists & writers for Disney
Comics that were written prior to the 70's. The reason I'm amazed is because
(and I'm fairly certain of this) it is only a recent phenomenon that comic
artists and writers are actually getting the recognition they're due. I
have many Goldkey and Gladstone and Dell comics that don't even give a hint
about who might be responsible for the wonderful (and not-so-wonderful)
stories we were given. They all just say "Walt Disney's ....." or "...by
Walt Disney" or "Walt Disney presents..." and of course they're all "signed"
with his logo-signature. I recall reading some about how certain artist
earned a fan following (like Jack Kirby) and hence were in much demand. With
this in mind I can see where Carl Barks and a few others might have earned
their recognition the same way, but even Bark's older work was unidentified.
I can also see where an artist's and even a writer's very distinctive
stylings would have gained them easy identification, but in the cases of
mediocre or good copy-cat artists/writers I can see where it would not
be so readily distinct. I know that in the 70's Marvel & D.C. went through
a writers and artists revolt where they demanded more recognition and control
over their art and characterizations. They were tired of having thier
characters destroyed by other artists or writers and of not given any of their
due. I'm fairly sure that John Byrne and a few others lead the way with this
and the comics companies finally conceded (or they lost the talent to the
competitor or to independents) -good for them!). I know that there is still
a lot of unclear recognition in the newspaper comics since, even though the
origianl creators may not be drawing or even writing their comicstrips they
are still the only ones given the recognition (I think this is mostly due to
some sort of 'institutional' thing, like that comic strip has been around for
so long it is now a part of history and will always be directly linked to it's
creator (Pogo, Peanuts, Popeye, Mickey Mouse, etc). SO where are you getting
all this fantastic info?
MISCELLANEOUS:
1. It was recently posted to rec.arts.disney that the book "The Encyclopedia
of Walt Disney's Animated Characters" has been delayed until January. This
would explain why all the bookstores I check don't understand why they have
not gotten it in. Of course a couple of people on the East Coast of the
USA say they have seen it in bookstores, but I wonder if they are instead
referring to the previous edition which might be in reprint or of another
book with a similar title "The Encyclopedia of Animated Characters" which I
have perused, but not purchased (I forget the author but it is definitely
not the one I am waiting for).
2. For those of you who may not be able to get the new Disney Television
animated show RAW TOONAGE which showcases "Marsupilami", you can get a glimpse
of the little critter in the latest issue of "Disney Adventures (January '93)"
which has a Marsupilami puzzle on page 99. Of course, it is not that great
of a picture, but it'd give you an idea of what he looks like in the cartoon.
Personally I think he looks a great deal better in the cartoon, but it could
just be due to the strange pose they have him in.
until next time, good luck and have fun
-Rich
Per Starbäck
But...how do you know?
Message 13 -
1992-12-06 at 20:00:45
Rich Bellacera asked how we know about the specific artists and
writers for older Disney comics, as there were no credits in the
books before Gladstone.
Really, there isn't much known about writers, but most of the old-time
Disney artists are identified, as it is possible to learn to tell one
artist from another by their styles. Then you have to know their
names, though... I think some of this information originally came
from payrolls from Western Publishing, the publisher of Disney comics
in ye olde times. If you know that artist X got paid for doing lots
of stories in 1956 maybe you can guess which of the styles he is
responsible for, etc. There are always some insecure information
floating around though. Here's an example: For some years one artist
was called John Carey, but then someone disclosed that his name really
was Frank McSauvage, and that John Carey was someone totally else.
Even later they've told us that his name really is McSavage, without
the u.
As for me I'm gullible enough to take any information I hear or read
for granted, as long as it doesn't contradict anything else I've
learned, but of course all this information comes from somewhere
originally. Quite a few of the artists have been contacted by fans,
and contributed information about themselves (of course) but also
about other people in the business they happened to know, so that's
one source at least. Another source is the Little Golden Books and
other illustrated stories with Disney characters where the authors and
artists (who often did Disney comics as well) sometimes *were*
credited.
At first as a kid I never thought about the different stories having
different authors or artists. Not that I imagined that Unca Walt did
them all either, I just didn't think about them in those terms. I
sure noticed that the stories "reprinted by popular demand" were a lot
better than the other stories, and I remember thinking that either
that was because the stories generally were better in older times *or*
because those stories really were just the very best of the old
stories---sometimes there were "new" stories as great too.
The real reason was of course that those stories "reprinted by popular
demand" were by Carl Barks, and the other stories weren't, but I
didn't know that. (I first got to know about Barks a few years later
in the foreword to "Jag Kalle Anka", the Swedish equivalent of the big
white book "Donald Duck" published by Abbeville Press.)
Let's return to the very beginning of Disney comics fandom, when the
first and the most important name was "discovered": Carl Barks.
Of course there were people who did realize that all Carl Barks's
stories were done by the same artist, even though they didn't know his
name, and when, in 1950, Unca Carl didn't do all the lead stories for
Walt Disney's Comics & Stories anymore, some of them even wrote
Western Publishing and asked them to please let "The Good Artist"
return. Not that Barks got to know about that, though. Western only
showed him three fan letters ever, and two of them were rather
critical.
During the 50's comics fandom started within science fiction fandom,
and among those people a few were interested in Carl Barks and Disney
comics. Some of them tried to get in touch with "The Good Artist" or
at least learn his name by writing Western, but they had a policy of
not revealing that information.
But finally some people managed to get hold of his name anyway. The
first was Malcolm Willits, who contacted Walt Disney Studios instead
of Western. He told them that he would like to do an article about
their Donald Duck comic book artist for his fanzine Destiny. He got
Carl Barks's name and address, but didn't do anything with it for the
time being. This was around 1957--58.
So the first one to write Carl Barks a fan letter was the second one
to get hold of his address. The brothers John and Bill Spicer had
also tried to get in contact with Carl Barks, but all they got were
letters saying that it was company policy not to disclose the names of
freelancers, but then at last they wrote a letter pretending to be
from a high school art teacher who planned a class with discussion and
examples of comic art, specifically Disney art, and more specifically
yet, certain stories by the very anonymous writer/artist who, he had
noticed, had been doing the Duck stories for about the last 15 years.
This "art teacher" wanted the artist's name and address to contact him
for comments about the technical side of writing and drawing comics.
They fell for it, and soon afterwards (April 11, 1960) John Spicer
sent the first fan letter ever to Barks. (The second one was sent by
Malcolm Willits, May 25, 1960.) Both the Spicers and Willits were
interested in science fiction; note the name of the author of the
story "Ten Seconds to Mars" in WDC 249 (Stranger Than Fiction)!
Then the name of The Good Artist spread from fan to fan, and the first
time he was mentioned in a fan article was in Richard West's "What Has
Happened to Disney's Comics" in Masquerader #6, 1964. Soon afterwards
he was also mentioned in a Comic Art editorial (Don and Maggie
Thompson) and year by year he got more and more known. Nowadays I
meet lots of people who aren't really comic book fans or Disney fans
but who anyway know about Carl Barks.
-- "
Per Starback, Uppsala, Sweden. email: Per.Starback at student.docs.uu.se
"Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!"
writers for older Disney comics, as there were no credits in the
books before Gladstone.
Really, there isn't much known about writers, but most of the old-time
Disney artists are identified, as it is possible to learn to tell one
artist from another by their styles. Then you have to know their
names, though... I think some of this information originally came
from payrolls from Western Publishing, the publisher of Disney comics
in ye olde times. If you know that artist X got paid for doing lots
of stories in 1956 maybe you can guess which of the styles he is
responsible for, etc. There are always some insecure information
floating around though. Here's an example: For some years one artist
was called John Carey, but then someone disclosed that his name really
was Frank McSauvage, and that John Carey was someone totally else.
Even later they've told us that his name really is McSavage, without
the u.
As for me I'm gullible enough to take any information I hear or read
for granted, as long as it doesn't contradict anything else I've
learned, but of course all this information comes from somewhere
originally. Quite a few of the artists have been contacted by fans,
and contributed information about themselves (of course) but also
about other people in the business they happened to know, so that's
one source at least. Another source is the Little Golden Books and
other illustrated stories with Disney characters where the authors and
artists (who often did Disney comics as well) sometimes *were*
credited.
At first as a kid I never thought about the different stories having
different authors or artists. Not that I imagined that Unca Walt did
them all either, I just didn't think about them in those terms. I
sure noticed that the stories "reprinted by popular demand" were a lot
better than the other stories, and I remember thinking that either
that was because the stories generally were better in older times *or*
because those stories really were just the very best of the old
stories---sometimes there were "new" stories as great too.
The real reason was of course that those stories "reprinted by popular
demand" were by Carl Barks, and the other stories weren't, but I
didn't know that. (I first got to know about Barks a few years later
in the foreword to "Jag Kalle Anka", the Swedish equivalent of the big
white book "Donald Duck" published by Abbeville Press.)
Let's return to the very beginning of Disney comics fandom, when the
first and the most important name was "discovered": Carl Barks.
Of course there were people who did realize that all Carl Barks's
stories were done by the same artist, even though they didn't know his
name, and when, in 1950, Unca Carl didn't do all the lead stories for
Walt Disney's Comics & Stories anymore, some of them even wrote
Western Publishing and asked them to please let "The Good Artist"
return. Not that Barks got to know about that, though. Western only
showed him three fan letters ever, and two of them were rather
critical.
During the 50's comics fandom started within science fiction fandom,
and among those people a few were interested in Carl Barks and Disney
comics. Some of them tried to get in touch with "The Good Artist" or
at least learn his name by writing Western, but they had a policy of
not revealing that information.
But finally some people managed to get hold of his name anyway. The
first was Malcolm Willits, who contacted Walt Disney Studios instead
of Western. He told them that he would like to do an article about
their Donald Duck comic book artist for his fanzine Destiny. He got
Carl Barks's name and address, but didn't do anything with it for the
time being. This was around 1957--58.
So the first one to write Carl Barks a fan letter was the second one
to get hold of his address. The brothers John and Bill Spicer had
also tried to get in contact with Carl Barks, but all they got were
letters saying that it was company policy not to disclose the names of
freelancers, but then at last they wrote a letter pretending to be
from a high school art teacher who planned a class with discussion and
examples of comic art, specifically Disney art, and more specifically
yet, certain stories by the very anonymous writer/artist who, he had
noticed, had been doing the Duck stories for about the last 15 years.
This "art teacher" wanted the artist's name and address to contact him
for comments about the technical side of writing and drawing comics.
They fell for it, and soon afterwards (April 11, 1960) John Spicer
sent the first fan letter ever to Barks. (The second one was sent by
Malcolm Willits, May 25, 1960.) Both the Spicers and Willits were
interested in science fiction; note the name of the author of the
story "Ten Seconds to Mars" in WDC 249 (Stranger Than Fiction)!
Then the name of The Good Artist spread from fan to fan, and the first
time he was mentioned in a fan article was in Richard West's "What Has
Happened to Disney's Comics" in Masquerader #6, 1964. Soon afterwards
he was also mentioned in a Comic Art editorial (Don and Maggie
Thompson) and year by year he got more and more known. Nowadays I
meet lots of people who aren't really comic book fans or Disney fans
but who anyway know about Carl Barks.
-- "
Per Starback, Uppsala, Sweden. email: Per.Starback at student.docs.uu.se
"Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!"
Torsten Wesley Adair
But...how do you know?
Message 14 -
1992-12-06 at 22:12:06
Does the Disney Archive in California contain information about Dell and
Gold Key comic books?
Torsten at Omaha
Gold Key comic books?
Torsten at Omaha
Torsten Wesley Adair
THE Gladstone Index
Message 15 -
1992-12-06 at 23:51:00
Well done! Rather basic, but a good place to start.
As far as creative personnel are concerned, have you checked Overstreet's
Comic Book Price Guide. This title should be in every collector's
library! It provides general pricing, as well as listing as many issues
as humanly possible. It is somewhat lax in smaller titles published since
1980, but includes just about every comic book published before then.
Black and white illustrations are scattered throughout the volume, and
there is a special color section as well.
Most issue entries list significant writers and artists. You may need to
look at the original issue (Dell Four Color) to find it.
Every year, Overstreet concentrates on a specific subject, which is
featured on the cover. In 1987, Snow White and Disney Comics were
featured.
There are many other price guides as well.
Torsten at Omaha
As far as creative personnel are concerned, have you checked Overstreet's
Comic Book Price Guide. This title should be in every collector's
library! It provides general pricing, as well as listing as many issues
as humanly possible. It is somewhat lax in smaller titles published since
1980, but includes just about every comic book published before then.
Black and white illustrations are scattered throughout the volume, and
there is a special color section as well.
Most issue entries list significant writers and artists. You may need to
look at the original issue (Dell Four Color) to find it.
Every year, Overstreet concentrates on a specific subject, which is
featured on the cover. In 1987, Snow White and Disney Comics were
featured.
There are many other price guides as well.
Torsten at Omaha