Donald Duck / Four Color v2 #189 - Carl Barks art & cover

Donald Duck / FC v2 #189

(Walt Disney's) Donald Duck v1 / Four Color v2 #189, 1948 - Making only his second appearance in comics, Uncle Scrooge asks Donald and crew to accompany him to his ancestral home in Scotland. Carl Barks' story is lovingly detailed throughout the book. Castle interiors, suits of armor, embattlements and more are rendered with great effort. The artist employs intricate textures on stone walls and wooden doors to convey and aged and crumbling setting. Additionally, Barks' does his first cover on the series and three single page gags inside. This story was was later reprinted in Best of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge #1 and Donald Duck Adventures #20. This is 8 of 43 Donald Duck issues by Barks.
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Barks cover pencils and inks = ***
Inside front cover Barks pencils and inks (duotone) = ***
"The Old Castle's Secret" Barks story pencils and inks 32 pages = ***
Barks inside back cover pencils and inks (duotone) = ***
Barks back cover pencils and inks = ***

Carl Barks

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