List of non-Disney comics by Carl Barks

Summary

Carl Barks (1901–2000) was an American illustrator and comic book creator. The quality of his scripts and drawings earned him the nicknames The Duck Man and The Good Duck Artist.

Carl Barks

He is mainly known for his work with Disney characters. But during his time with Western Publishing he also wrote and/or drew 36 stories with characters, that didn't belong to Disney.

List of stories edit

Only the Porky Pig story had a title in the original publication. Stories 1–7 & 9–33 have been reprinted in Barks Bear Book with the shown titles. All titles can be found on Barksbase.de. Different titles can be found on Grand Comics Database. The numbers in the reprint column are from the reprint list.

# Original publication Main character(s) Other key character(s) Title Pages Writer(s) / Artist(s) Reprints
 1 NF #76, Jun 1943 Andy Panda The Widow's Doughnuts   10 E. Packer / CB & J. Pabian 4, 8, 10, 11, 12
 2 OGC #8, Nov–Dec 1943 Benny Burro With a Little Help to my Friends    8 CB 4, 10, 12
 3 OGC #9, Jan–Feb 1944 Happy Hound 3B909664780 A Hard Day's Day Off    8 CB 4, 10, 12
 4 OGC #9, Jan–Feb 1944 Benny Burro Lightning The Playful Mountain Goat    8 CB 4, 10, 12
 5 OGC #10, Mar–Apr 1944 Benny Burro El Macaw; Pablo A Bird of Beauty is a Pest Forever    8 CB 4, 10, 12
 6 OGC #11, May–Jun 1944 Barney Bear &
Benny Burro
William Tell The Sound of his Horn    8 CB 4, 6, 12
 7 OGC #11, May–Jun 1944 Happy Hound Butch; Cholmondeley;
Fotheringham; Montmorency
Mother is a Wolf's Best Friend    6 CB 4, 7, 10, 12
 8 FCC #48, Jul 1944 Porky Pig Petunia Pig; Bugs Bunny; Lulu Belle Bunny;
Dauntless; Ham; Kidd; Pierre; van Pooch
Porky of the Mounties   24 C. Craig / CB & Unknown 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12
 9 OGC #12, Jul–Aug 1944 B. Bear & B. Burro The Merry Moose Hunters    8 CB 4, 6, 12
10 OGC #13, Sep–Oct 1944 B. Bear & B. Burro Satan; Sawbuck; Shears Barney Rides Again    8 CB 4, 6, 12
11 OGC #14, Nov–Dec 1944 B. Bear & B. Burro The Intrepid Wolf Trappers    8 CB 4, 6, 12
12 OGC #15, Jan–Feb 1945 B. Bear & B. Burro How to Be a Matador    8 CB 4, 6, 12
13 OGC #16, Mar–Apr 1945 B. Bear & B. Burro Christopher Columbia Cougar, Cougar Shining Bright    8 CB 4, 6, 12
14 OGC #17, May–Jun 1945 B. Bear & B. Burro Cactus Bruin; Figsniggle;
Flogworthy; J.P. Foxysnozz
Cool, Clear Water    8 CB 4, 6, 12
15 OGC #18, Jul–Aug 1945 B. Bear & B. Burro Serenade for a Senorita    6 CB 4, 6, 10, 12
16 OGC #19, Sep–Oct 1945 B. Bear & B. Burro Weasel Snap, Goes the Turtle    6 CB 4, 6, 12
17 OGC #20, Nov–Dec 1945 B. Bear & B. Burro Bones; Cinnamon Bruin The Doctor and his Patient    6 CB 4, 6, 12
18 OGC #21, Jan–Feb 1946 B. Bear & B. Burro Rip van Winkle To Ski or not to Ski    8 CB 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
19 OGC #22, Mar–Apr 1946 B. Bear & B. Burro Brownie Bear; Caesar; Kodiak Cousin Kodiak    6 CB 4, 6, 12
20 OGC #23, May–Jun 1946 B. Bear & B. Burro The Sounds of Silence    8 CB 4, 6, 12
21 OGC #24, Jul 1946 B. Bear & B. Burro Daniel Boone Mother Nature's Children    8 CB 4, 6, 12
22 OGC #25, Aug 1946 B. Bear & B. Burro William Tell The Master of Archery    8 CB 4, 6, 12
23 OGC #26, Sep 1946 B. Bear & B. Burro Esther Williams The Compleat Anglers    8 CB 4, 6, 12
24 OGC #27, Oct 1946 B. Bear & B. Burro Smittle The Dauntless Dogcatchers    8 CB 4, 6, 12
25 OGC #28, Nov 1946 B. Bear & B. Burro Modern Art, and all That    8 CB 4, 6, 12
26 OGC #29, Dec 1946 B. Bear & B. Burro Oso Somewhere under the Rainbow    8 CB 4, 6, 12
27 OGC #30, Jan 1947 B. Bear & B. Burro McDuff; Scrooge A Hole in None    8 CB 4, 6, 12
28 OGC #31, Feb 1947 B. Bear & B. Burro Mooseface McElk; King Bango Ol' McElk He Had a Farm    8 G. Turner & CB / CB 4, 6, 12
29 OGC #32, Mar 1947 B. Bear & B. Burro Jones; Klepto Klippo Klipto Kleppo Strikes Again    8 CB 4, 6, 12
30 OGC #33, Apr 1947 B. Bear & B. Burro Grizzly; Spike Uncle Grizzly    8 CB 4, 6, 12
31 OGC #34, May 1947 B. Bear & B. Burro Mooseface McElk; I. Buildem Home, Sweet Home no More    8 CB 4, 6, 12
32 OGC #35, Jun 1947 B. Bear & B. Burro Mooseface McElk; Old Man Cougar Riches, Riches in the Wall    8 CB 4, 6, 12
33 OGC #36, Jul 1947 B. Bear & B. Burro Mooseface McElk The Thieving Magpie    8 CB 4, 6, 12
34 T&JWC #1, Dec 1952 Droopy Vandergilt King of the Hounds    8 CB / H. Eisenberg 3, 10, 12
35 T&JWC #2, Dec 1953 Droopy Valorous Derring-Do The Hero Hound    8 CB / H. Eisenberg 2, 10, 11, 12
36 T&JSF #1, Jul 1954 Droopy Bluebeard The Bone    8 CB / H. Eisenberg 1, 10, 12

Sources edit

Original publication edit

  • NF: New Funnies #76, June 1943
  • OGC: Our Gang Comics #8, Nov.-Dec. 1943 — #36, July 1947
  • FCC: Four Color Comics #48, July 1944
  • T&JWC: Tom & Jerry Winter carnival #1, Dec. 1952 — #2, Dec. 1953
  • T&JSF: Tom & Jerry Summer Fun #1, July 1954

Reprints in English edit

Reprints in chronological order:

  1. Tom & Jerry Summer Fun, 1967: Gold Key
  2. Golden Comics Digest #22, Mar 1972: Gold Key
  3. Golden Comics Digest #41, Jan 1975: Gold Key
  4. Barks Bear Book, 1979: Editions Enfin
  5. Bugs Bunny and friends – A comic celebration, 1998: DC Comics, ISBN 978 1 56389 458 9
  6. The Carl Barks' Big Book of Barney Bear. 2011: IDW Publishing, ISBN 978 1 60010 929 4
  7. The Carl Barks Fan Club Pictorial Volume Four, 2014: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 5024 3790 7
  8. The Carl Barks Fan Club Pictorial Volume Five, 2015: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 5078 9599 3
  9. The Carl Barks Fan Club Pictorial Volume Six, 2015: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 5123 3674 0
  10. The Unavailable Carl Barks (in color), 2016: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 5347 1814 2
  11. Restoring Carl Barks, 2018: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 7171 3605 3
  12. The Carl Barks Library of Burros, Hounds, Bears, Pigs, and Bunnies, 2019: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978 1 7273 0761 0

Other sources edit

  • Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Books, 1982: M Lilien, ISBN 0-9607652-0-4
  • Four Color Comics #48 on Grand Comics Database
  • New Funnies #76 on Grand Comics Database
  • New Funnies #76 on Barksbase.de
  • Our Gang Comics #8–36 on Barksbase.de
  • Tom and Jerry Winter Carnival #1–2 on Barksbase.de
  • Tom and Jerry Summer Fun #1 on Barksbase.de

Further information edit

  • Barks' non-Disney stories on Cbarks.dk
  • Barks Bear Book on Seriesam.com
  • Our Gang Comics on Grand Comics Database
  • Tom & Jerry Winter Carnival on Grand Comics Database
  • Tom & Jerry Summer Fun on Grand Comics Database
  • Tom & Jerry Summer Fun (1967 reprint) on Grand Comics Database
  • Golden Comics Digest (1971 & 1975 reprint) on Grand Comics Database