Walt Disney's Donald Duck Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 1

Carl Barks

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Walt Disney's Donald Duck Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 1

Walt Disney's Donald Duck Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 1

Carl Barks

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At last, Fantagraphics presents Carl Barks's very first Donald Duck stories! This is where it all started, as Carl Barks took control of Donald Duck's comic book adventures and began a series of clever, creative, complex, and comedic stories that would continue under his cartooning brilliance for more than 20 years -- and guarantee his place in comics history.

Volume 1 in The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library is, naturally, filled with firsts: Barks's first comic book story (starring Pluto), the first Donald Duck story created for an American comic book (and also the first to see Donald and his nephews go on a treasure hunt), Barks's first Donald 10-pager, Barks's first truly solo Donald Duck story, and Barks's first solo longer-form Donald Duck adventure ("The Mummy's Ring"). With more than 200 pages of story and art, each meticulously restored and newly colored, and the insightful story notes by an international panel of Barks experts, this long-awaited collection of stories makes clear what generations of Disney fans have always known: Carl Barks's work as The Good Duck Artist is some of the greatest American cartooning in the history of the medium.

Critical Reviews

These books are so great, both for people interested in seeing comic book history being made, and for people (including kids, of course!) who just want to read exciting, funny, wonderfully drawn stories created by a true master of the craft.-- "Boing Boing"

Finally collecting the very beginning of Carl Barks' comic book work, Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold shows glimmers of what would make Barks' duck stories so exciting.-- "AIPT Comics"

Fans have been waiting for Volume 1 of The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library and it does not disappoint.... comic book gold.-- "Cinema Sentries"

I had a tough time putting this book down. Each story was a ton of fun to read and took Donald and his nephews on some wild adventures. There were times when things seemed hopeless, but together they always found a way to get through it. Fans of this character will definitely want to pick this collection up.-- "The Good Men Project"

The Carl Barks Complete Disney Library is essential reading and studying for all Disney Duck scholars. As a reminder: It would take a lot of time and money to compile a comic collection that included all of these stories. Anything that takes a lot of time and money would not be approved by Scrooge McDuck.-- "Duck Talks"

This is such a beautiful set that they have released and such a great achievement in comic book history and preserving it.-- "Taylor Talks Comics"

Publishing Information

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Pub date: 2025-07-29
Length: 240 pages

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