Carl Barks

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born

March 27, 1901 in Oregon, The United States

died

August 25, 2000

About this author

Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951), The Junior Woodchucks (1951), Gyro Gearloose (1952), Cornelius Coot (1952), Flintheart Glomgold (1956), John D. Rockerduck (1961) and Magica De Spell (1961). The quality of his scripts and drawings earned him the nicknames "The Duck Man" and "The Good Duck Artist".

People who work for Disney generally do so in relative anonymity; the stories only carry Walt Disney's name and (sometimes) a short identification number. Prior to 1960, the creator of these stories remained a mystery to his readers. However...more

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Books by Carl Barks

Average rating: 4.36 · 1,171 ratings · 61 reviews · 310 distinct works

	Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes (The Carl Barks Library, #7) by Carl Barks, Gary Groth (Editor), Donald Ault (Contributor) 4.44 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Carl Barks' Greatest Ducktales Stories, Volume 1 by Carl Barks, Walt Disney Company 4.27 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Donald Duck by Carl Barks, Walt Disney Company 4.32 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge McDuck: His Life & Times by Carl Barks, Edward Summer (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Walt Disney's Donald Duck Family (Gladstone Comic Album Series No. 21) 4.37 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1989	My rating:
	Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures: The Golden Helmet (Gladstone Comic Album Series No. 13) 4.62 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1988	My rating:
	Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures Voodoo Hoodoo (Gladstone Comic Album Series No. 16) (Gladstone Comic Album Series No. 16) 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1989	My rating:
	Carl Barks' Greatest Ducktales Stories: Volume 2 by Carl Barks, Walt Disney Company 4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures: Ancient Persia (Gladstone Comic Album Series No. 10) 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1988	My rating:
	Walt Disney's Donald Duck finds Pirate Gold! (Gladstone Giant Album Comic Series No. 1) (Gladstone Giant, Comic Album Special 1) by Carl Barks, Jack Hannah (Illustrator), Geoffrey Blum (Introduction) 4.29 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1989	My rating:

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Series by Carl Barks

The Carl Barks Library (3 books)
by Carl Barks, Gary Groth (Editor), George Lucas (Introduction)

4.46 avg rating — 125 ratings

Carl Barks' Greatest Ducktales Stories (2 books)
by Carl Barks, Walt Disney Company

4.28 avg rating — 81 ratings

O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks (41 books)
by Carl Barks

5.00 avg rating — 42 ratings

La grande dinastia dei paperi (1 book)
by Carl Barks, Luca Boschi, Lidia Cannatella, Alberto Becattini, Diego Ceresa

4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings

Quotes by Carl Barks

“Work smarter, not harder”
― Carl Barks

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