A Guidebook to the Carl Barks Universe

Changes: Written and drawn as a four-tier six-page story (with ten-panel pages), but expanded to eight pages with three tiers per page. As a result, pages were cut up, and panels were trimmed and pasted up in the new format.

Paper restrictions during World War II resulted in a shrinking comic-book size. In Our Gang No. 21, the opposite happened. The war was over, paper restrictions were off, and Our Gang was once again 52 pages. The "Barney and Benny" story was stretched to fill some of the newly available space.

Status: Original version is lost.

Appearances: Benny Burro, Barney Bear.

Notes: At least up to 1978, this story hasn't been reprinted in the USA.
In The Netherlands, reprinted in "Tom & Jerry" Nr. 233, 1995. Dutch translation.

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barney's little nephew

This is my pal, Benny Burro! He doesn't have hands for you to shake -- the lucky guy!
-- Barney Bear

Inducks: Qus/QOG 22
Barrier: MBAC-129
Bear Book: BBB-157
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks
Script: Carl Barks
Hero: Barney Bear and Benny Burro
Submission: 1945, October 10
Publication date: 1946, March-April
Issue: Our Gang Comics 22
Pages: 6

Appearances: Alaska (1.2); little nephew (10 years old, wears flat hat and eton collar, 1.2, 1.6, 1.7); O.K. RR. (railroad company, 1.7); Kodiaks (nephew's family from mother's side, 2.7); Brownie Bear (Barney's and little nephew's cousin, 4.9, 5.5); Brownie's family (6.4).

Notes: Barrier mentions this story as 8 pager.
At least up to 1978, this story hasn't been reprinted in the USA.

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headache

You never know how nice SILENCE is till you get a headache!
-- Barney Bear

Inducks: Qus/QOG 23
Barrier: MBAC-129
Bear Book: BBB-163
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks
Script: Carl Barks
Hero: Barney Bear and Benny Burro
Submission: 1945, December 10
Publication date: 1946, May-June
Issue: Our Gang Comics 23
Pages: 8

Appearances: Tabby (Barney's cat, 1.2)

Notes: At least up to 1978, this story hasn't been reprinted in the USA.
In The Netherlands, reprinted in "Tom & Jerry" Nr. 235, 1996. Dutch translation.

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yellowstone national park

Inducks: Qus/QOG 24
Barrier: MBAC-129
Bear Book: BBB-171
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks
Script: Carl Barks
Hero: Barney Bear and Benny Burro
Submission: 1946, February 18
Publication date: 1946, July
Issue: Our Gang Comics 24
Pages: 8

Appearances: Daniel Boone (mentioned, 1.4); Yellowstone National Park (2.6); Old Fitful Geyser (erupts at any time, 5.8).

Notes: Reprinted in Golden Digest No. 18, July 1971.

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bow and arrow

Inducks: Qus/QOG 25
Barrier: MBAC-129
Bear Book: BBB-179
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks
Script: Carl Barks
Hero: Barney Bear and Benny Burro
Submission: 1946, March 20
Publication date: 1946, August
Issue: Our Gang Comics 25
Pages: 8

Appearances: William Tell (as statue, 8.8).

Notes: At least up to 1978, this story hasn't been reprinted in the USA.
In The Netherlands, reprinted in "Tom & Jerry" Nr. 215, 1993. Dutch translation. This comic is included in "Tom en Jerry Omnibus Nr. 43", (1995?).

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fishing for breakfast

Inducks: Qus/QOG 26
Barrier: MBAC-129
Bear Book: BBB-187
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks
Script: Carl Barks
Hero: Barney Bear and Benny Burro
Submission: 1946, April 13
Publication date: 1946, September
Issue: Our Gang Comics 26
Pages: 8

Appearances: North Woods (1.1)

Notes: At least up to 1978, this story hasn't been reprinted in the USA.
In The Netherlands, reprinted in "Tom & Jerry" Nr. 219, 1993. Dutch translation.

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drifting dog catcher

Inducks: Qus/QOG 27
Barrier: MBAC-129
Bear Book: BBB-195
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks
Script: Carl Barks
Hero: Barney Bear and Benny Burro
Submission: 1946, May 24
Publication date: 1946, October
Issue: Our Gang Comics 27
Pages: 8

Notes: At least up to 1978, this story hasn't been reprinted in the USA.

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picture painting

THIRTY DOLLARS! That's more money than there is in the world!
GANGWAY! I'M goin' to be an artist, TOO!
-- Barney Bear

Inducks: Qus/QOG 28
Barrier: MBAC-129
Bear Book: BBB-203
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks
Script: Carl Barks
Hero: Barney Bear and Benny Burro
Submission: 1946, June 10
Publication date: 1946, November
Issue: Our Gang Comics 28
Pages: 8

Appearances: "Burrow by the Furrow" (painting title, 2.4); "Tree in Autumn" (painting title, 4.4, 8.7); "Foot Tracks in Beeswax" (painting title, 7.6).

Congruences:

W WDC 294-01 Duck Out of Luck: Destroyed painting is appreciated as being art.

Notes: At least up to 1978, this story hasn't been reprinted in the USA.
In The Netherlands, reprinted in "Tom & Jerry" Nr. 212, 1993. Dutch translation. This comic is included in "Tom en Jerry Omnibus Nr. 43", (1995?).

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gilded pebbles at end of rainbow

Inducks: Qus/QOG 29
Barrier: MBAC-129
Bear Book: BBB-211
Type: story
Art: Carl Barks
Script: Carl Barks
Hero: Barney Bear and Benny Burro
Submission: 1946, July 8
Publication date: 1946, December
Issue: Our Gang Comics 29
Pages: 8

Appearances: OSO Brite paint (1.4)

Congruences:

W WDC 155-01 heirs at end of rainbow: Pot at end of rainbow
W DD 71-05 Rainbow's End: Pot at end of rainbow

Notes: At least up to 1978, this story hasn't been reprinted in the USA.
In The Netherlands, reprinted in "Tom & Jerry" Nr. 210, 1993. Dutch translation.

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