A Guidebook to the Carl Barks Universe (test)

Inducks: W US 47-01
Barrier: MBAC-148
CBL: 05A-113
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1963, August 14 (Inducks submission: 1963-08-14)
Publication date: 1964, February (Inducks publication date: 1964-02)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 47
Pages: 20 (Inducks pages: 20)
Inducks description: Hypnotic ray makes US give expensive Christmas presents to DD, following the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

Research: This story is based on the traditional Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". There seem to be two other versions of the song, of which the authors are known. The first version has "a possum in a gum tree" (Milne / Chick, copyright Milne) and the second has "an emu up a gum tree" (Bolt / Williams, copyright Williams). Detailed information

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W US 47-03 Man versus Machine

(Inducks: Man Versus Machine)

Inducks: W US 47-03
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-133
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Gyro Gearloose (Inducks hero: Gyro Gearloose)
Submission: 1963, July 22 (Inducks submission: 1963-07-22)
Publication date: 1964, February (Inducks publication date: 1964-02)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 47
Pages: 4 (Inducks pages: 4)
Inducks description: GY gives up modern life and goes to the desert

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W US 47-05 light bulb testing

(Inducks description: No Bargain)

Inducks: W US 47-05
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-042
Type: gag
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1962, September 24 (Inducks submission: 1962-09-24)
Publication date: 1964, February (Inducks publication date: 1964-02)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 47
Pages: 0 1/2 (Inducks pages: 0 h)
Filled out with: «gadget that can find gold»
Inducks description: No Bargain, 100 Candlepower Lamp

Additional credits: Inside back cover, top half.

This is almost certainly the gag identified on Barks's list as "no bargain," with no issue specified.

Layout: Doesn't end with a full page.

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W US 47-06 gadget that can find gold

(Inducks description: Up and At It)

Inducks: W US 47-06
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-042
Type: gag
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1962, September 24 (Inducks submission: 1962-09-24)
Publication date: 1964, February (Inducks publication date: 1964-02)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 47
Pages: 0 1/2 (Inducks pages: 0 h)
Filled out with: «light bulb testing»
Inducks description: Gold-finder

Additional credits: Inside back cover, bottom half.

This is almost certainly the gag identified on Barks's list as "up and at it," with no issue specified.

Layout: Doesn't end with a full page.

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W US 48-00 reflections of magica in pond

(Inducks: The Many Faces of Magica de Spell)

Inducks: W US 48-00
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-137
Type: cover, illustrating «The Many Faces of Magica de Spell»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1963, October 15 (Inducks submission: 1963-10-15)
Publication date: 1964, March (Inducks publication date: 1964-03)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 48
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: Mirrored MDS faces on the water; The Many Faces of Magica de Spell

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

Surviving material:

CR US 48 Which Face Is Witch? [faceless person and water]
Which Face Is Witch? [fence and spray]

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W US 48-01 The Many Faces of Magica de Spell

(Inducks: The Many Faces of Magica de Spell)

Inducks: W US 48-01
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-139
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1963, October 5 (Inducks submission: 1963-10-05)
Publication date: 1964, March (Inducks publication date: 1964-03)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 48
Pages: 22 (Inducks pages: 22)
Inducks description: Face-changing potion and faceless people

Additional credits: Early title: "Which Face is Witch?"

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W US 48-03 Jonah Gyro

(Inducks: Jonah Gyro)

Inducks: W US 48-03
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-139
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Gyro Gearloose (Inducks hero: Gyro Gearloose)
Submission: 1963, September 16 (Inducks submission: 1963-09-16)
Publication date: 1964, March (Inducks publication date: 1964-03)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 48
Pages: 4 (Inducks pages: 4)

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W US 49-00 space ship and pick

(Inducks: The Loony Lunar Gold Rush)

Inducks: W US 49-00
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-138; 05A front cover
Type: cover, illustrating «The Loony Lunar Gold Rush»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1963, November 12 (Inducks submission: 1963-11-12)
Publication date: 1964, May (Inducks publication date: 1964-05)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 49
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

Surviving material:

CR US 49 Loony Lunar Gold Rush [digging gold on moon]

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W US 49-01 The Loony Lunar Gold Rush

(Inducks: The Loony Lunar Gold Rush)

Inducks: W US 49-01
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-165
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1963, November 12 (Inducks submission: 1963-11-12)
Publication date: 1964, May (Inducks publication date: 1964-05)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 49
Pages: 17 (Inducks pages: 17)
Inducks description: Gold rush on the Moon

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W US 50-00 flying carpet

(Inducks: Rug Riders in the Sky)

Inducks: W US 50-00
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-187; 05A back cover
Type: cover, illustrating «Rug Riders in the Sky»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1963, December 26 (Inducks submission: 1963-12-26)
Publication date: 1964, July (Inducks publication date: 1964-07)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 50
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: Roc unravels flying carpet; MDS-as-Roc unravels Duck's flying carpet

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

Surviving material:

CR US 50 Rug Bugs in Old Bugdud

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W US 50-01 Rug Riders in the Sky

(Inducks: Rug Riders in the Sky)

Inducks: W US 50-01
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-189
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1963, December 26 (Inducks submission: 1963-12-26)
Publication date: 1964, July (Inducks publication date: 1964-07)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 50
Pages: 16 (Inducks pages: 16)
Inducks description: MDS makes US to buy a flying carpet then steals it

Changes: According to a surviving cover pencil, the title of this story was to have been "Rug Bugs in Old Bugdud".
According to Barks' work records, this story was written and drawn as a 17-pager. It was published as a 16-pager. In March 25, 1989 notes for "The Carl Barks Library", Barks describes the cut as "a gag sequence of the ducks chasing east after Magica, who runs out of 'fuel' and has to land the carpet in the desert. That would have been about page 13. No doubt readers got more pleasure from the Bullwinkle Cheerios ad that was made possible by the scrapping of that page."

Lost material: CZ US 50 Rug Riders in the Sky [lost cut material]

Status: Original version is lost.

Correspondence:

March 25, 1989 notes from Carl Barks for The Carl Barks Library

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CZ US 50 Rug Riders in the Sky [lost cut material]

(Inducks:

Inducks: CZ US 50
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: ---
Type: story segment
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks) (Inducks inker: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1963, December 26 ? (Inducks submission: 1963-12-26)
Publication date: [none or unknown]
Issue: [none or unknown]
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Intended issue: Uncle Scrooge 50
Intended publication date: 1964, July
Inducks description: Rug Riders in the Sky

Additional credits: See Rug Riders in the Sky, for more information.

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W US 51-00 greenback lettuce

(Inducks: How green was my lettuce)

Inducks: W US 51-00
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-205
Type: cover, illustrating «How Green Was My Lettuce»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, January 18 (Inducks submission: 1964-01-18)
Publication date: 1964, August (Inducks publication date: 1964-08)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 51
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: running with crate of lettuce and money
Based on: greenback lettuce [cover rough]

Additional credits: Front cover.

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

Surviving material:

greenback lettuce [cover rough]

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W US 51-01 How Green Was My Lettuce

(Inducks: How green was my lettuce)

Inducks: W US 51-01
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-207
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, January 18 (Inducks submission: 1964-01-18)
Publication date: 1964, August (Inducks publication date: 1964-08)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 51
Pages: 15 (Inducks pages: 15)
Inducks description: BB train gophers to dig under US's money bin

Changes: Cut down from 17 to 15 pages to make room for ads. Detailed information

Surviving material: CS US 51 How Green Was My Lettuce [surviving cut material]

Lost material: CZ US 51 How Green Was My Lettuce [lost cut material]

CBL-notes: (R) Balloons are added, altered and deleted in the first reconstructed two pages, to fit in surviving unpublished art that was cut out by Western. Also, the silhouette of Scrooge is deleted from the first print's panel 8 of page 2. A full explanation is given in an article, where the first print's page 2 is shown.

Reconstructions: The survived material is published in The Carl Barks Library - Set V by putting it back in the story. To make this possible, changes were made to art that was possibly altered / added by the Western editors. The word balloon "Wak! Gophers!" in panel 4 of page 2 has been deleted because the next sequence in the excised portion reveals that Scrooge does not yet know about the gophers. The words "Now what?" in Scrooge's dialogue in panel 5 of published page 2 have been changed to "Suddenly," because he has just exclaimed "Wak! Now what?" in the cut previous panel. A small black dot, intended to represent Scrooge running from his bin, has been whited out of panel 7 of published page 2. In this panel, an additional dialogue balloon has been given to one of the nephews. He now asks "Where's Unca Scrooge?" because Donald's dialogue in the cut next panel is, "I don't see him, but there's a two-ton sack of money coming out of the door!" The still missing quarter-page is represented by a blank box in between first and third tier of restored page 2, where it logically seems to have been.
For the comic reprint in Uncle Scrooge 241, Don Rosa created a new tier to fill the gap.

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CS US 51 How Green Was My Lettuce [surviving cut material]

(Inducks:

Inducks: CS US 51
Barrier: ---
CBL: 05A-207
Type: story segment
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks) (Inducks inker: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, January 18 ? (Inducks submission: 1964-01-18)
Publication date: 1989, April (Inducks publication date: 1989-04)
Issue: The Carl Barks Library - Set V
Pages: 1 3/4 (Inducks pages: 1 3/4)
Intended issue: Uncle Scrooge 51
Intended publication date: 1964, August
Inducks description: How Green Was My Lettuce

Additional credits: See How Green Was My Lettuce, for more information.

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CZ US 51 How Green Was My Lettuce [lost cut material]

(Inducks:

Inducks: CZ US 51
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: ---
Type: story segment
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks) (Inducks inker: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, January 18 ? (Inducks submission: 1964-01-18)
Publication date: [none or unknown]
Issue: [none or unknown]
Pages: 0 1/4 (Inducks pages: 0 q)
Intended issue: Uncle Scrooge 51
Intended publication date: 1964, August
Inducks description: How Green was my Lettuce

Additional credits: See How Green Was My Lettuce, for more information.

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W US 52-00 wig with six feet

(Inducks: The Great Wig Mystery)

Inducks: W US 52-00
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-206
Type: cover
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, February 19 (Inducks submission: 1964-02-19)
Publication date: 1964, September (Inducks publication date: 1964-09)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 52
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: nephews under one wig

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

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W US 52-01 The Great Wig Mystery

For a cushy flight that started to get a load of wigs, this one ended as a real hair-raiser!
-- Donald Duck

(Inducks: The Great Wig Mystery)

Inducks: W US 52-01
Barrier: MBAC-149
CBL: 05A-227
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, February 19 (Inducks submission: 1964-02-19)
Publication date: 1964, September (Inducks publication date: 1964-09)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 52
Pages: 20 (Inducks pages: 20)
Inducks description: Wig mania, Pig Villain sues US because of plane crash

CBL-notes: The splash-panel of the story is trimmed in height at the lower border.

Details:

On page 9 and 12, the Kookoo Coco natives have human feet. On page 13 and 19, they have webbed feet. On page 20, the witch doctor has human feet. He does not appear on the pages with the webbed feet.
Panel 9.3 shows a native having nine toes (five on the right foot, four on the left foot). One panel 9.6, the witch doctor appears to have five toes on his left foot.

Congruences:

W OS 495-02 case of horse-radish: When villain Chisel McSue is drowning, Scrooge at first does not want to save him. After Chisel McSue is saved, he does an (unsuccessful) attempt in trying to make the Ducks jump overboard.
CM 11 jivaro witch doctor: witch doctor
W US 32-02 That Small Feeling: witch doctor
W US 39-02 A Spicy Tale: witch doctor

Questions: Is the reprint in "The Carl Barks Library" identical to the reprints in "Uncle Scrooge" No. 85 and No. 152?

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W US 53-00 air mail

(Inducks: Interplanetary Postman)

Inducks: W US 53-00
Barrier: MBAC-150
CBL: 05B-247
Type: cover, illustrating «Interplanetary Postman»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, March 27 (Inducks submission: 1964-03-27)
Publication date: 1964, October (Inducks publication date: 1964-10)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 53
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: posts letter in alien mailbox

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

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W US 53-01 Interplanetary Postman

(Inducks: Interplanetary Postman)

Inducks: W US 53-01
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-249
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, March 27 (Inducks submission: 1964-03-27)
Publication date: 1964, October (Inducks publication date: 1964-10)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 53
Pages: 15 (Inducks pages: 15)
Inducks description: Rocket trip to planet Venus to deliver a letter

Trivia: Scrooge McDuck's address is mentioned as "Scrooge McDuck, 1313 Quack Street." (1.4) (Not to be mistaken for Stooge McDock, 1313 Quick Street, mentioned in panel 1.3.)

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W US 54-00 ducks on speckled elephant

Why does an elephant have polka dots and a square trunk?
for the answer read THE BILLION-DOLLAR SAFARI!

(Inducks: The Billion-Dollar Safari)

Inducks: W US 54-00
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-248
Type: cover, illustrating «The Billion Dollar Safari»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, May 11 (Inducks submission: 1964-05-11)
Publication date: 1964, December (Inducks publication date: 1964-12)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 54
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: Riding dotted elephant with a squared trunk

Additional credits: Front cover.

Layout:

Contains a promotional text.
Logo in upper right.

Changes: Barks originally drew a background for this cover, but it was deleted by Western.

Surviving material:

CR US 54a threatening tiger and approaching elephant [three trees]
CR US 54c threatening tiger and approaching elephant [two trees]
CR US 54b running away from chasing elephant

Status: Complete version has appeared in The Carl Barks Library - Set V (page 05B-248).

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W US 54-01 The Billion Dollar Safari

(Inducks: The Billion Dollar Safari)

Inducks: W US 54-01
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-265
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, May 11 (Inducks submission: 1964-05-11)
Publication date: 1964, December (Inducks publication date: 1964-12)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 54
Pages: 20 (Inducks pages: 20)
Inducks description: Squared trunk elephant

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W US 54-04 stranded on raft

(Inducks description: Saved by the Bag!)

Inducks: W US 54-04
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-264
Type: gag
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1962, December 20 (idea); 1963, June 7 (art) (Inducks submission: 1963-06-07)
Publication date: 1964, December (Inducks publication date: 1964-12)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 54
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)

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W US 54-06 Flowers Are Flowers

(Inducks: Flowers Are Flowers)

Inducks: W US 54-06
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-324
Type: gag
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: ?)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1961, November 1 (Inducks submission: 1961-11-01)
Publication date: 1964, December (Inducks publication date: 1964-12)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 54
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)

Additional credits: Barks's records show him receiving payment for both the art and the idea for this page, but he has said, "I am not sure, but I think this was drawn for a gag that was sent to me by the office. I never used [Ludwig] von Drake except when asked to." (September 11, 1973 letter from Carl Barks to Michael Barrier)

Landmark: First (and last) appearance of Ludwig von Drake.

Backstage: Ludwig von Drake was introduced on the Disney television program in the fall of 1961, just a few weeks before Barks submitted this page, so it seems likely that the gag was part of an effort by Disney and Western to promote the character.

Correspondence:

September 11, 1973 letter from Carl Barks to Michael Barrier

Questions: Does someone know the exact date of Ludwig von Drake's debut on television, and the title of that program?

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W US 55-00 mirage water cooler

(Inducks: McDuck of Arabia)

Inducks: W US 55-00
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-298
Type: cover, illustrating «McDuck of Arabia»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, July 13 (Inducks submission: 1964-07-13)
Publication date: 1965, February (Inducks publication date: 1965-02)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 55
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

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W US 55-01 McDuck of Arabia

(Inducks: McDuck of Arabia)

Inducks: W US 55-01
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-299
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, July 13 (Inducks submission: 1964-07-13)
Publication date: 1965, February (Inducks publication date: 1965-02)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 55
Pages: 24 (Inducks pages: 24)
Inducks description: Lost in desert while looking for Queen Saba's mine

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W US 55-04 lost watch

(Inducks description: Ticking Detector)

Inducks: W US 55-04
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-323
Type: gag
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1962, December 20 (idea); 1963, August 3 (art) (Inducks submission: 1964-08-03)
Publication date: 1965, February (Inducks publication date: 1965-02)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 55
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)

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W US 56-00 locomotive and ghosts

(Inducks: Mystery of the Ghost Town Railroad)

Inducks: W US 56-00
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-331
Type: cover, illustrating «Mystery of the Ghost Town Railroad»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, August 31 (Inducks submission: 1964-08-31)
Publication date: 1965, March (Inducks publication date: 1965-03)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 56
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: Ghosts are after ducks

Additional credits: Front cover.

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

Landmark: One of two finished covers illustrating the same story in the same issue.

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W US 56-01 ghost talk spooken here

(Inducks: Ghost talk spooken here)

Inducks: W US 56-01
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-332
Type: cover, illustrating «Mystery of the Ghost Town Railroad»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, August 31 (Inducks submission: 1964-08-31)
Publication date: 1965, March (Inducks publication date: 1965-03)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 56
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)

Additional credits: Inside front cover.

Layout: Inside front cover. No logo.

Landmark: One of two finished covers illustrating the same story in the same issue.

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W US 56-02 Mystery of the Ghost Town Railroad

(Inducks: Mystery of the Ghost Town Railroad)

Inducks: W US 56-02
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-333
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, August 31 (Inducks submission: 1964-08-31)
Publication date: 1965, March (Inducks publication date: 1965-03)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 56
Pages: 24 (Inducks pages: 24)
Inducks description: US returns to Goldopolis and finds ghosts in an old hotel

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W US 57-00 alligator and porcupines

(Inducks: The Swamp of No Return)

Inducks: W US 57-00
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-393
Type: cover, illustrating «The Swamp of No Return»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, October 19 (Inducks submission: 1964-10-19)
Publication date: 1965, May (Inducks publication date: 1965-05)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 57
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: hanging from vine over dangerous animals; Vine swinger over porcupines and alligator, HDL on helicopter

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

Surviving material:

CR US 57 gun and little black box

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W US 57-01 five dollars for cup of coffee

(Inducks description: The Bigger the Beggar)

Inducks: W US 57-01
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-329
Type: gag, three tiers per page
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, September 28 (Inducks submission: 1964-09-28)
Publication date: 1965, May (Inducks publication date: 1965-05)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 57
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: Money for elephant's cup of coffee

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W US 57-02 The Swamp of No Return

(Inducks: The Swamp of No Return)

Inducks: W US 57-02
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-395
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, October 30 (Inducks submission: 1964-10-30)
Publication date: 1965, May (Inducks publication date: 1965-05)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 57
Pages: 24 (Inducks pages: 24)
Inducks description: Spy robs scientist's learning machine and sends everybody to the swamp

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W US 57-04 click pat pat

(Inducks description: The Lock Out)

Inducks: W US 57-04
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-419
Type: gag
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, September 19 (Inducks submission: 1964-09-19)
Publication date: 1965, May (Inducks publication date: 1965-05)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 57
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: US forgets bunch of keys inside money bin; The Lock Out

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W US 57-06 parachute jumping school

(Inducks description: Plummeting with Precision)

Inducks: W US 57-06
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-420
Type: gag
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, September 28 (Inducks submission: 1964-09-28)
Publication date: 1965, May (Inducks publication date: 1965-05)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 57
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)

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W US 57-07 hiss!

Very good show! Here is a reward for you and your talented reptile!
-- Uncle Scrooge

(Inducks description: Snake Take)

Inducks: W US 57-07
Barrier: MBAC-151
CBL: 05B-330
Type: gag
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, September 28 (Inducks submission: 1964-09-28)
Publication date: 1965, May (Inducks publication date: 1965-05)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 57
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)

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W US 58-00 giant money sack [inked version]

(Inducks: The Giant Robot Robbers)

Inducks: W US 58-00
Barrier: MBAC-152
CBL: 05B-394
Type: cover, illustrating «The Giant Robot Robbers»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, December 3 (Inducks submission: 1964-12-03)
Publication date: 1965, July (Inducks publication date: 1965-07)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 58
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Based on: giant money sack [pencil sketch]

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

Surviving material:

CR US 58 giant money bucket

Sources

W US 58-02 The Giant Robot Robbers

It's alive! It walks! It's a jukebox factory that wants to be a man!
-- citizen

(Inducks: The Giant Robot Robbers)

Inducks: W US 58-02
Barrier: MBAC-152
CBL: 05B-421
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, December 13 (Inducks submission: 1964-12-13)
Publication date: 1965, July (Inducks publication date: 1965-07)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 58
Pages: 20 (Inducks pages: 20)
Inducks description: BB rob Duckburg's giant robots and attack money bin
Animated adaption: Robot Robbers

Appearances: Mayor Hogwilde (mayor of Duckburg, panel 1.2)

Cross-references: One nephew says: "It seems to me I remember one of the Beagle Boys had a weakness, but I can't recall what it was!" (16.7) This weakness turns out to be that "one of the Beagle Boys can't resist the smell of prunes! (17.7) This is a cross-reference to «message from uncharted island», where 176-167 admits his fondness of prunes.
The story «Horsing Around With History [story]» also contains a cross-reference to this confession.

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W US 58-03 laundry soap

(Inducks description: Laundry for Less)

Inducks: W US 58-03
Barrier: MBAC-152
CBL: 05B-441
Type: gag, three tiers per page
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: [unknown] (Inducks writer: ?)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, December 21 (Inducks submission: 1964-12-21)
Publication date: 1965, July (Inducks publication date: 1965-07)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 58
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: Jacket pockets filled with powder soap; Laundry for Less

Layout:

Three tiers per page

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W US 58-07 front bumper accident

(Inducks description: Long Distance Collision)

Inducks: W US 58-07
Barrier: MBAC-152
CBL: 05B-442
Type: gag, three tiers per page
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: [unknown] (Inducks writer: ?)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1964, December 21 (Inducks submission: 1964-12-21)
Publication date: 1965, July (Inducks publication date: 1965-07)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 58
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: DD crashes 313 onto US's long limo; Long Distance Collision

Layout:

Three tiers per page

Sources

W US 59-00 huskies on dog sled

(Inducks: North of the Yukon)

Inducks: W US 59-00
Barrier: MBAC-152
CBL: 05B-443
Type: cover, illustrating «North of the Yukon»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1965, January 16 (Inducks submission: 1965-01-16)
Publication date: 1965, September (Inducks publication date: 1965-09)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 59
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: pulls sledge full of dogs, HDL and bear in the background

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

Sources

W US 59-01 North of the Yukon

(Inducks: North of the Yukon)

Inducks: W US 59-01
Barrier: MBAC-152
CBL: 05B-445
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1965, January 25 (Inducks submission: 1965-01-25)
Publication date: 1965, September (Inducks publication date: 1965-09)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 59
Pages: 24 (Inducks pages: 24)
Inducks description: Sledge race to recover lost receipt near Yukon river

Surviving material: Original art of all 24 pages.

Appearances: file 90L-6F (6.3)

Research: In panel 1.1, the caption reads: "Uncle Scrooge losing his fortune in a desperate dog sled race against the wiliest rogue north of nome? How did he get into such a snafu?" "Snafu" is military slang for "situation normal, all fouled up". It was first used by U.S. soldiers during World War II. Most people (but maybe not when Barks wrote it) probably know that "fouled" is a euphemism for an originally stronger word. In the 1950s, with its original use still a fairly recent memory, the company now known as Marvel Comics used "snafu" as the title of a children's comic book. Possibly, though opinions differ, "snafu" is swell now. Swell is slang that's so outdated it's humorous to use it, a little tongue-in-cheek (i.e. slightly humorously/sarcastically).

Correspondence:

January 14, 1991 letter from Carl Barks to Matti Eronen

Sources

W US 60-00 black-clad figure rings bell [inked version]

(Inducks: The Phantom of Notre Duck)

Inducks: W US 60-00
Barrier: MBAC-152
CBL: 05B-444
Type: cover, illustrating «The Phantom of Notre Duck»
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1965, March 15 (Inducks submission: 1965-03-15)
Publication date: 1965, March 15 (Inducks publication date: 1965-11)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 60
Pages: 1 (Inducks pages: 1)
Inducks description: Ducks hung on Notre Duck's bell
Based on: black-clad figure rings bell [pencil sketch]

Layout:

Logo in upper right.

Surviving material:

CR US 60a ducks falling through trapdoor [white areas]
The Phantom of Notre Duck [trapdoor and black areas]
CR US 60b The Phantom of Notre Duck [sculpted lion]
black-clad figure rings bell [pencil sketch]

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W US 60-01 The Phantom of Notre Duck

(Inducks: The Phantom of Notre Duck)

Inducks: W US 60-01
Barrier: MBAC-152
CBL: 05B-469
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks (Inducks artist: Carl Barks)
Script: Carl Barks (Inducks writer: Carl Barks)
Hero: Uncle Scrooge (Inducks hero: Uncle Scrooge)
Submission: 1965, March 4 (Inducks submission: 1965-03-04)
Publication date: 1965, March 15 (Inducks publication date: 1965-11)
Issue: Uncle Scrooge 60
Pages: 24 (Inducks pages: 24)
Inducks description: Notre Duck's phantom steals US's piper which is a musical-key of his bin