A Guidebook to the Carl Barks Universe

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): by Michael Barrier (MBAC-152).; Mentioned. No transcription.
The Carl Barks Library - Set III (USA): (3B-523); Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 34)

Sources

Date: 1965, August 31
Sender: Chase Craig
Receiver: Carl Barks

References:

glowing in dark [rough sketch] ?
W US 63-00 glowing in dark

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library - Set V (USA): (05B-291); Mentioned. Small portion.

Sources

Date: [1965, circa October 1]
Sender: Barbara Anderson
Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: Mentioned in 1965, October 8. Letter to Barbara Anderson: "A week has passed since your kind gift of books by J. R. R. Tolkien arrived." Possibly, this gift was accompanied with a letter from Barbara Anderson.

Status: Unknown.

Sources

Date: 1965, October 8
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Barbara Anderson

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 13 (USA): Transcription. Large portion or complete.
The Carl Barks Library - Set I (USA): (01A-007); Transcription, edited and weaved with other letters.

Status: On file at the Walt Disney Archives. (Finished letter or draft.)

Sources

Date: 1965, November 4
Sender: Chase Craig
Receiver: Carl Barks

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library - Set II (USA): (02C-643); Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 1 and 2)

Sources

Date: [1965, December]
Sender: Barbara Anderson
Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: Mentioned in 1965, December 28. Letter to Barbara Anderson: "It was a pleasant surprise to find the package containing The Hobbit in my mail box." Possibly, this gift was accompanied with a letter from Barbara Anderson.

Status: Unknown.

Sources

Date: 1965, December 28
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Barbara Anderson

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 13 (USA): Transcription. Large portion or complete.
The Carl Barks Library - Set I (USA): (01A-007); Transcription, edited and weaved with other letters.

Status: On file at the Walt Disney Archives. (Finished letter or draft.)

Sources

Date: 1966, February 11
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Carl Barks

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA): Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 8)

Sources

Date: 1966, February 20
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Accompanied with two unpublished cover designs for "The Queen of the Wild Dog Pack" (US 62).

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA): Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Sources

Date: 1966, February 21
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Del [editor at Western Publishing]

Description: Written letter.

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA): Two pages (if completely shown). Monochrome.

Sources

Date: 1966, March 21
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Carl Barks

Contains:

Barrier story idea, used by Barks: "Donald Duck and the 'Loup Garou'--Canandian North Woods adventure involving the legendary beast".

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script]

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA): Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 7)
The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Transcription. Small portion of story idea. (footnote 7)

Sources

Date: 1966, March 27
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA): Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Sources

Date: 1966, May 6
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Bill Craig

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 8)
The Carl Barks Library - Set I (USA): (01A-007); Transcription, edited and weaved with other letters.

Status: On file at the Walt Disney Archives. (Finished letter or draft.)

Sources

Date: 1966, May 23
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Carl Barks

Additional credits: Mentioned in 1966, June 9. Letter to Michael Barrier: "I'll try to answer some of the queries you wrote in your last letter, May 23."

Sources

Date: 1966, June 9
Type: Letter, ruled paper and longhand.
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

in "Porky of the Mounties"
W OS 79-01 and The Riddle of the Red Hat
W OS 275-02 "in Ancient Persia"

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): by Michael Barrier (MBAC-109, 125).; Divided transcription. Small portion.
The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA): Transcription. Large portion. Capsule account of comic book work from "Pirate Gold" to the present is removed.

Sources

Date: 1966, August 22
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Bob Foster

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 2)

Sources

Date: 1966, November 3
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Steve Eng

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22: Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Sources

Date: 1966, December 13
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: Finished art of Michael Barrier's "Captain Egg", apparently accompanied with a letter.

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA): Mentioned. (footnote 19) The one "Captain Egg" panel shown seems to be taken from this art.

Sources

Date: 1966, December 18
Type: Letter, written with pencil.
Illustration: light board, as explanation
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Pencil letter. ("Please excuse pencil. I haven't time to type this at 3 words a minute.")

Additional credits: Contains rough pencil illustration of light board as explanation of how to use dialogue guidelines.

Contains:

rough pencil illustration of light board

References:

rough pencil illustration of light board

Publications:

Panels No. 2 (USA): (page 12); Transcription. (Edited?) large portion, different than in The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15.; Portion begins with "You ask what my opinion is of other funny-animal comic books."
The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA): Transcription. Large portion.; One page of Barks' criticism of Michael Barrier's Captain Egg is omitted.; Part with more answers on work for Western is omitted because of having become "common knowledge" today.; Different than in Panels No. 2.; Pencil illustration (monochrome).

Sources

Date: [1966, December 25]
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Refers to 1966, March 21. Letter from Michael Barrierto Carl Barks): "In one of your past letters you sent some ideas for criticism. One idea you mentioned was about using a Loup Garou as a menace or gimmick for plot interest."

Additional credits: Apparently, this is the same letter as 1966, December 30. Letter to Michael Barrier.

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script]

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Questions: Is this letter the same one as 1966, December 30. Letter to Michael Barrier?

Sources

Date: 1966, December 30
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Additional credits: Apparently, this is the same letter as [1966, December 25] Letter to Michael Barrier.

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script]

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library - Set II (USA): (02C-643); Transcription. Large portion or complete. (footnote 5)

Questions: Is this letter the same one as [1966, December 25] Letter to Michael Barrier?

Sources

Date: 1967, January 2
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: "You're more than welcome to use the 'loup-garou' idea. I'll feel guilty taking your money, but a reporter's conscience is as flimsy as his paycheck".

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script]

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 7 and 10)

Sources

Date: 1967, January 14
Type: Letter, ruled yellow tablet stock
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: "It's about time that I answer your letter, mail check, and get busy writing the Loup Garou script."

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script]

Publications:

Panels No. 2 (USA): (page 12); Transcription. Small portion.; "I wouldn't know if Uncle Scrooge was ever used in a money story on TV. I don't own a TV, and never expect to."
The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Sources

Date: 1967, March 24
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Carl Barks

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 3)

Sources

Date: 1967, April 17
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Accompanied with leaflet of art show. Refers to 1967, March 24. Letter from Michael Barrier to Carl Barks: "I'll dive right into answering the questions you asked in your epistle of Mar. 24."

References:

W OS 9-02 finds Pirate Gold
W WDC 31-05 victory garden
W WDC 32-02 rabbit's foot test

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 1 (USA): Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 4)
The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Transcription. Large portion. Outline of the origins of "Pirate Gold" and Barks' first Donald Duck tenpager is omitted.
Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): by Michael Barrier (MBAC-166).; Transcription. Small portion, omitted in "The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color" No. 20.

Sources

Date: 1967, July 14
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

"The Lord of Quackly Hall," article by Michael Barrier.

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Sources

Date: 1967, August 9
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Carl Barks

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 5)

Sources

Date: 1967, August 18
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Carl Barks

Contains:

[August 1967] Barks comments, written on the verso.

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Mentioned.

Sources

Date: [1967, August 20]
Type: Draft letter (1 of 2)
Sender: Steve Eng
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 25: Edited transcription, combined with the other draft of 1967, August 20. Letter from Steve Eng to Michael Barrier (also included?); and a paragraph of 1970, November 28. Letter from Steve Eng to Michael Barrier (footnote 2).

Sources

Date: [1967, August 20]
Type: Draft letter (2 of 2)
Sender: Steve Eng
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 25: Edited transcription, combined with the other draft of 1967, August 20. Letter from Steve Eng to Michael Barrier (also included?); and a paragraph of 1970, November 28. Letter from Steve Eng to Michael Barrier (footnote 2).

Sources

Date: 1967, August 20
Sender: Steve Eng
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 25: Apparently included in an edited transcription, combined with a first draft and a second draft; and a paragraph of 1970, November 28. Letter from Steve Eng to Michael Barrier (footnote 2).

Sources

Date: 1967, August 22
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Steve Eng

References:

W MOC 4-01 in "Maharajah Donald"
W US 71-01 King Scrooge the First

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22: Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Sources

Date: [1967, August]
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

lion tamer

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): by Michael Barrier (MBAC-125).; Transcription. Small portion.

Sources

Date: [1967, August]
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Written on the verso of 1967, August 18. Letter from Michael Barrier to Carl Barks.

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Sources

Date: 1967, September 14
Sender: George R. Sherman
Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: A cell from «Scrooge McDuck and Money» cartoon, including a comment (in a letter?).

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library - Set IV (USA. Arizona, Scottsdale): (page 4B-464); Transcription. Small portion.
The Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge Comics One Pagers in Color No. 2 (USA): Transcription. Small portion.

Sources

Date: 1967, October 20
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Steve Eng

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 4)

Sources

Date: [1967, possibly somewhere between August 22 to December]
Sender: Steve Eng
Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: Poster showing Disney characters in uncharacteristic activies, possibly accompanied with a letter. Mentioned in 1968, January 1. Letter to Steve Eng: "I got quite a quack from the poster you sent." Posters of this kind were popular in the hippie shops of the 1960s.

Sources

Date: [1967, December 19]
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: Apparently accompanied with Funnyworld No. 8. Mentioned in 1968, January 23-27. Letter to Michael Barrier: "I guess it's high time I dash off an answer to your letter and Funnyworld [No. 8] of Dec. 19."

Publications:

possibly, The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Page 2 of a Michael Barrier letter is shown (monochrome), with Barks notes written on the margins. Barks' 1968, January 23-27. Letter to Michael Barrier refers to such a letter.

Sources

Date: 1968, January 1
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Steve (Stephen) Eng

Description: Refers to [1967, December] Letter from Steve Eng to Carl Barks: "I got quite a quack from the poster you sent."

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22: Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Sources

Date: 1968, January 23 and 27
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Refers to [1967, December 19]. Letter from Michael Barrier to Carl Barks: "I guess it's high time I dash off an answer to your letter and Funnyworld [No. 8] of Dec. 19." Apparently, that letter from Michael Barrier was returned with this letter, with answers written in the margins: "However, I finally struggled through through the rest of the bibliography and could find no mistakes other than the ones I point out in pencil notes on the margins of your letter."

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script]
W DD 117-01 Pawns of the Loup Garou [Western's version]
W WDSF 2-02 in Fun? What's That?
W WDSF 2-06 in Jungle Hi-jinks
Funnyworld 8
Destroyed painting attempt [1968, between January 23 and 27].: "Well, I fooled away the rest of the week trying to paint a picture I could be proud of. Just now washed it all off with turpentine."

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): by Michael Barrier (MBAC-115).; Transcription. Large portion. (Identified as "January 23, 1968, letter to Michael Barrier")
The Carl Barks Library - Set II (USA): (02C-644); Transcription. Edited small portion. (Identified as "Letter to Michael Barrier, January 23, 1968.")
The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20: Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Sources

Date: [1968, March 8]
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Dick Blackburn

Description: In 1968 Dick Blackburn wrote a feature article on Barks for a fledging magazine called "Cheetah", but before it could appear the magazine folded.

References:

W OS 178-02 Christmas on Bear Mountain
W OS 189-02 in "The Old Castle's Secret"
W US 6-02 valley of tralla la

Publications:

Panels No. 2 (USA): (page 11); Transcription. Large portion.
Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): by Michael Barrier (MBAC-136).; Transcription. Small portion.
The Carl Barks Library - Set I (USA): (01A-007); Transcription, edited and weaved with other letters.
The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22: Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Status: On file at the Walt Disney Archives. (Finished letter or draft.)

Sources

Date: [1968, April]
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

W WDC 63-02 lost ten-dollar bill

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): by Michael Barrier (MBAC-169).; Mentioned.

Sources

Date: 1968, April 5
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Steve Eng

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 8)

Sources

Date: 1968, June 9
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

W OS 29-03 in "Too Many Pets"
W DD 68-04 The Master Glasser
W DG 26-01 in The Christmas Cha Cha

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): by Michael Barrier (MBAC-103, 106, 114).; Divided transcription. Large portion.

Sources

Date: [1968, June]
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

W US 7-02 seven cities of cibola

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): by Michael Barrier (MBAC-136).; Transcription. Large portion.

Sources

Date: [1968], November 1
Sender: Chase Craig
Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: The letter is dated 1969, but internal evidence indicates that it was actually written in 1968.

References:

Officer For a Day [pencil script]

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library - Set II (USA): (02C-644); Transcription. Large portion. (footnote 9 and 10)

Sources

Date: 1968, November 22
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

W US 12-02 in "The Golden Fleecing"
Officer For a Day [pencil script]
W WDC 264-01 Master Wrecker
W WDCD 5-12 The Dainty Daredevil

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): by Michael Barrier (MBAC-116, 138, 162, 185).; Divided transcription. Small portion.
The Carl Barks Library - Set II (USA): (02C-644); Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 11)

Sources

Date: 1968, November 30
Sender: John Bullis
Receiver: Carl Barks

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 3)

Sources

Date: 1969, January 12
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Steve Eng

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 6)

Sources

Date: 1969, January 15
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

Officer For a Day [pencil script]

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): MBAC-108, MBAC-116

Sources

Date: 1969, January 27
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Steve Eng

Contains:

Barks quote. "[I] enjoyed Stephen Eng's analysis of my many faults. He didn't say a thing that I hadn't already suspected. I'm really flattered that my stuff was worth all that analyzing."

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 7)

Sources

Date: 1969, August 28
Sender: Michael Barrier
Receiver: Steve Eng

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 1)

Sources

Date: 1969, October 14
Sender: Carl Barks
Receiver: Winston Ljungdahl

References:

W WDC 126-02 uncle scrooge's farm

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 23: Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 3)
Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York): by Michael Barrier (MBAC-175).; Transcription. Small portion.

Sources

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