Donald Duck / Four Color v2 #367 - Carl Barks art & cover

Donald Duck / Four Color Comics v2 #367 - Carl Barks 1940s comic book cover art
Carl Barks
(Walt Disney's) Donald Duck v1 / Four Color v2 #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 and renders 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.  This story was later reprinted in Christmas Parade v2 #2. This is 23 of 43 Donald Duck issues by Barks.
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Barks cover pencils and inks = ****
Barks i
nside front cover pencils and inks (black and white) = ***
"A Christmas in Shacktown"
Barks story pencils and inks 32 pages = ****
Barks i
nside back cover pencils and inks (black and white) = ***
Barks b
ack cover pencils and inks = ***

Donald Duck / Four Color Comics v2 #367 - Carl Barks 1940s comic book page art
Carl Barks
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2 comments:

Dwayne "the canoe guy" said...

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.

Ted F said...

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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