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Gladstone Comic Album Series #10
Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures: Ancient Persia
A Scientist kidnaps Donald and the kids and takes them to Persia where he awakens an acient story.
- GenresComics
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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Carl Barks
2,425 books258 followersCarl Barks was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked anonymously until late in his career; fans dubbed him "The Duck Man" and "The Good Duck Artist". In 1987, Barks was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Barks worked for the Disney Studio and Western Publishing where he created 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).
He has been named by animation historian Leonard Maltin as "the most popular and widely read artist-writer in the world". Will Eisner called him "the Hans Christian Andersen of comic books." Beginning especially in the 1980s, Barks' artistic contributions would be a primary source for animated adaptations such as DuckTales and its 2017 remake.
Barks worked for the Disney Studio and Western Publishing where he created 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).
He has been named by animation historian Leonard Maltin as "the most popular and widely read artist-writer in the world". Will Eisner called him "the Hans Christian Andersen of comic books." Beginning especially in the 1980s, Barks' artistic contributions would be a primary source for animated adaptations such as DuckTales and its 2017 remake.
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May 4, 2018
“Ancient Persia” is a lovely blend of horror and comedy elements. Huey, Dewey, and Louie are suspicious of a sinister looking individual walking by their house, and follow him to his decidedly spooky looking house. In classic mad scientist fashion, he conducts an experiment as the boys peer through the window. He catches them spying, as well as Donald who comes looking for the boys. He kidnaps the ducks and, needing helpers for the final phase of his plan, flies off to the Middle East with them. They arrive at a stretch of desert where the ancient city of Itsa Faka lies buried. The ducks are set to digging and the entrance to the palace is soon uncovered … and that's only the first half of the story. I haven't even gotten to the dehydrated people yet.
As Geoffrey Blum points out in his introductory essay, there are motifs from various Boris Karloff films--most notably, The Mummy--evident in this story. The mad scientist himself appears to be based on Karloff’s appearance. Barks leavens the horror with humor, and does a fine job of balancing the two. This remains one of his more memorable stories.
As Geoffrey Blum points out in his introductory essay, there are motifs from various Boris Karloff films--most notably, The Mummy--evident in this story. The mad scientist himself appears to be based on Karloff’s appearance. Barks leavens the horror with humor, and does a fine job of balancing the two. This remains one of his more memorable stories.
July 17, 2020
+ Donald taking the boys to outer-space
The trip to the stars was pleasantly educational.
The trip to the stars was pleasantly educational.
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