Donald Duck / Four Color Comics #367 - Carl Barks art & cover
Walt Disney's Donald Duck / Four Color Comics #367, 1952 - Passing by the poverty-stricken area known as Shacktown, Huey, Louie and Dewey get the idea to raise money for them for the holidays. Joining their cause, Donald Duck corners his rich Uncle Scrooge for a donation. Subsequently, a disaster strikes his money bin, rendering him penniless. Carl Barks' empathy for the poor comes through in this exquisitely drawn Christmas tale. His opening splash shows impoverished children in the most destitute of surroundings (a rarity for golden age Disney comics). Barks' irregularly shaped panels also add to the interest without detracting from the storytelling. Daisy Duck and Gladstone Gander also show their charitable side in their respective supporting roles. This issue was also reprinted later in Christmas Parade v2 #2. See today's posts or more Barks or Donald Duck issues.
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Barks cover pencils and inks = ****
Barks inside front cover pencils and inks (black and white) = ***
"A Christmas in Shacktown" Barks story pencils and inks 32 pages = ****
Barks inside back cover pencils and inks (black and white) = ***
Barks back cover pencils and inks = ***
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2 comments to date:
Wow, I loved this issue to pieces as a kid. I eventually ended up getting a reprint for Christmas from my kids.
A superb story.
That sounds sweet. I think Barks' Christmas issues contsin some of his best stories and art, For me, the one that recalls my childhood is the black pearl story in Christmas in Disneyland #1 (posted on this blog earlier). I read the reprint in a Walt Disney Comic Digest in the 70s and only recently acquired the original. Still gives me the warm fuzzies.
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