Barks Comics & Stories comic books issue 1

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color. Volumes in this series are squareboud, 8-1/2 x 11, 60-pgs full color on quality paper stock. Each a fitting tribute to the Carl Barks duck legacy of great comics story telling. Cover art by Carl Barks, all story scripts and art by Barks. The Carl Barks Legacy article by Geoffrey Blum. "The Victory Garden"; Donald defends his Victory Garden against a gang of voracious crows. "The Rabbit's Foot"; Donald insists that the nephews' lucky rabbit foot is a phony, but they have good luck and he has bad; His luck gets worse when he steals the rabbit foot. "Lifeguard Daze"; A shark menaces the ducks. "Good Deeds"; Donald and the nephews accidentally fly to Africa. "The Limber W Guest Ranch"; Donald and the nephews visit a dude ranch. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Text by Kim Weston. Stories and art by and Carl Barks. These volumes print 22 complete Carl Barks stories in the original, full size they were originally drawn in glorious black and white. Volume 1 contains here are 2 Happy Hound (Droopy) stories, 3 Benny Burro solo stories, and 4 stories of the combined Barney Bear and Benny Burro feature. Volume 2 contains 13 stories of the combined Barney Bear & Benny Burro feature were originally published in Our Gang Comics #11-23. The book measures over 14 inches wide and 20 inches tall and weighs over 5 pounds. Looking at these pages as printed in this book is like looking at the pages fresh from the master's drawing board. Five early stories from 1943 are printed one page to the page in the book page with an image size of about 12 1/2" by 17 3/4", the size that Barks drew his original art in 1942 and most of 1943. These pages are so large that in order to fit them into this already large book, we must print each half page sideways on a single page so that if you turn the book sideways you can see each full page at the size it was drawn. Hardcover, 18 1/4-in. x 25 3/4-in., 108 pages, B&W. Cover price $100.00.

Reproduces 63 covers from the Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck (set VIII) which originally appeared on Walt Disney's Comics and Stories during 1948-1954, issues 95-166. Prints measure 9 1/4" x 12 3/4" and are printed on glossy stock. Cover price $15.00.