Transplant Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Read some more of this tonight. Excellent stories This is packed full of good reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Picked up one this week: I've been reading a reprint of this to my son lately. He loves it. That's a killer 6.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 What a beautiful book for a 6.5. That is what I keep telling people. I called CGC before I bid so I have a pretty good idea what's going on on the back cover. I just thought this might be my only shot for awhile to get a copy of this book that presented so nicely. If I could have 6.5s like this for all my books, I'd be a happy camper. Bill: I haven't gotten it in hand yet so I haven't cracked it. I do plan on it and it will qualify as the biggest book I've ever cracked once I get the nerve to do it. I've purposefully not read a reprint of this story as I always wanted to read it just the way it was originally presented in 1943. I'm looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Picked up one this week: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Phishin' Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Alright duck fans... I have a question. I am dieing to get some Barks material in my collection. Without buying a bunch of readers that has Barks covers/stories, is there a book that reprints "The Best of Barks" or anything of that nature? Is there a TPB or HC that would be a good idea for me to pick up? I would rather buy 1 book with lots of stories reprinted, than trying to buy multiple beaters to read. I just want to read some classic DD/US stories told by the master. Where does one start? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 The best of barks would be a long book There's the carl barks library, but they get pricey (I think, having never bought one). I think the best thing to do is just buy an entire run of gladstone series one (either uncle scrooge, starting at 210, or wdcs, starting at 511) on ebay. the series one books are plentiful, cheap, have great barks stories and covers, and have the occassional great story by Rosa too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Phishin' Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 The best of barks would be a long book There's the carl barks library, but they get pricey (I think, having never bought one). I think the best thing to do is just buy an entire run of gladstone series one (either uncle scrooge, starting at 210, or wdcs, starting at 511) on ebay. the series one books are plentiful, cheap, have great barks stories and covers, and have the occassional great story by Rosa too I figured this was the easiest way.. I just dont want to have an extra 20-30 comics in my closet, but who needs clothes anyways So Gladstones first series reprints a lot of Barks' classics? If so, than thanks a bunch Bronty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 yeah, a lot of the scrooge issues reprint the longer stories and the wdcs the ten pagers. actually, come to think of it, try buy a set of uncle scrooge adventures (series 1 gladstone) too. those reprint a lot of the longer adventure stories from four color, like lost in the andes, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 you could also buy the series one treasuries.... those are pure barks from what I recall and more of the TPB feel you're going for (although they are mostly single stories). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 So Gladstones first series reprints a lot of Barks' classics? If so, than thanks a bunch Bronty Yes, definitely. I can tell what issue reprints what but the best is to buy bulk. When I got the originals last year, I sold my Gladstone versions for a song on eBay, about a buck a piece Someone got a great deal on some fun reading. It's a shame that there is no concerted Barks reprints always available for purchase. I bold the "always available" b/c as Bronty mentions the Barks stories have constantly been reprinted albeit in helter skelter fashion: the hardbound Rainbow editions, the softbound Gladstone collections, the one-shot Gladstone collections, the recent Gemstone two-packs: the original Barks and the follow-up Rosa stories. In the end, as a one book collection so as not to clutter your place, your best shot is The Best of Uncle Scrooge collection by Abbeville Press as far as affordability (since the Uncle Scrooge McDuck: His Life and Times collection by Celestial Arts is more $$$). I don't have the content list here but you should be set with that as your intro to the master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Oh, and you should also buy The Best of Donald Duck in the same series (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Phishin' Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Thanks a bunch Bronty + Scrooge.. Exactly the information I was looking for. Ill post here once I make a purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Good luck! You have a lot of fun reading ahead of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Hey Scrooge, since we're on the topic. Is there an semi user-friendly index of the most recently published rosa stories? I don't know if I am missing any, or not, or when they last came out. I remember that D.U.C.K.S. index giving me kind of a headache when I looked at it years ago, but perhaps its gotten better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I haven't updated my Rosa story list in years either. Maybe I should since I discontinued my subs to both Picsou and Gemstone's Uncle Scrooge over the last year and I must be missing his new releases ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 are they still releasing new rosa material then? I thought he had quit drawing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Phishin' Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Oh, and you should also buy The Best of Donald Duck in the same series (thumbs u Have you read Disney Present Barks Greatest Ducktales? I think they are true TPB's, and are cheap on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 are they still releasing new rosa material then? I thought he had quit drawing? Not much recently. Here's the list I put together over the last few minutes. I only pulled up the stories of 10 pages or more: Story Code - Title - Main Hero - Release Date for a total of 77 stories. Code Title - Hero Published AR 102 The Son of the Sun - Uncle Scrooge Apr-87 AR 103 Nobody's Business - Uncle Scrooge May-87 AR 104 Mythological Menagerie - Donald Duck Jul-87 AR 105 Recalled Wreck - Donald Duck Aug-87 AR 106 Cash Flow - Uncle Scrooge Sep-87 AR 108 Fit to be pied - Donald Duck Nov-87 AR 110 Oolated Luck - Donald Duck Jan-88 AR 113 Last sled to Dawson - Uncle Scrooge Mar-88 AR 119 Metaphorically Spanking - Donald Duck May-88 AR 125 The Crocodile Collector - Donald Duck Jul-88 AR 128 Fortune On The Rocks - Uncle Scrooge Aug-88 AR 130 Return to Plain Awful - Donald Duck Feb-89 AR 143 The Curse of Nostrildamus - Uncle Scrooge Apr-89 AR 145 His Majesty, McDuck - Uncle Scrooge May-89 H 89068 On a silver platter - Uncle Scrooge Dec-89 H 85218 Zeiltocht Katrien - Donald Duck Jan-90 KD 0190 The Money Pit - Donald Duck Jun-90 D 90057 Master Landscapist - Donald Duck Nov-90 D 90147 On Stolen Time - Donald Duck Jan-91 D 90161 The Duck Who Fell To Earth - Donald Duck Jan-91 D 90227 Treasure Under Glass - Donald Duck Jan-91 D 90314 Return To Xanadu - Uncle Scrooge Jan-91 D 90345 Incident At McDuck Tower - Donald Duck Jan-91 D 91192 War Of The Wendigo - Uncle Scrooge Jan-91 D 91071 Island At The Edge Of Time - Uncle Scrooge Oct-91 D 91076 Super Snooper Strikes Again - Donald Duck Jan-92 D 91308 The Last Of The Clan McDuck - Uncle Scrooge Aug-92 D 91411 The Master Of The Mississippi - Uncle Scrooge Aug-92 D 92008 The Buckaroo Of The Badlands - Uncle Scrooge Nov-92 D 92083 The King Of The Copper Hill - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 92191 The New Laird Of Castle McDuck - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 92273 The Terror Of The Transvaal - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 92314 The Dreamtime Duck Of The Never Never - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 92380 The Guardians Of The Lost Library - The Junior Woodchucks Jan-93 D 92514 The Argonaut Of White Agony Creek - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 93121 The Billionaire Of Dismal Downs - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 93287 From Duckburg To Lillehammer - Donald Duck Jan-94 D 93488 The Recluse Of McDuck Manor - Uncle Scrooge Jan-94 D 94012 The Treasury Of Croesus - Uncle Scrooge Jan-94 D 93227 The Invader Of Fort Duckburg - Uncle Scrooge Mar-94 D 93288 The Richest Duck In The World - Uncle Scrooge Apr-94 D 93574 The Duck Who Never Was - Donald Duck May-94 D 94066 The Universal Solvent - Uncle Scrooge Mar-95 D 91249 Of Ducks And Dimes And Destinies - Uncle Scrooge Jun-95 D 95044 Hearts Of The Yukon - Uncle Scrooge Sep-95 D 94202 The Incredible Shrinking Tightwad - Uncle Scrooge Sep-95 D 94144 The Lost Charts Of Columbus - Donald Duck Oct-95 D 95079 The Once And Future Duck - Donald Duck May-96 D 95153 The Treasure Of The Ten Avatars - Uncle Scrooge Jun-96 D 96001 A Matter Of Some Gravity - Uncle Scrooge Aug-96 D 96089 The Vigilante Of Pizen Bluff - Uncle Scrooge Dec-96 D 96325 A Little Something Special - Uncle Scrooge Jan-97 D 94121 An Eye For Detail - Donald Duck May-97 D 96203 Attack Of The Hideous Space Monsters - Uncle Scrooge Jul-97 D 97052 W.H.A.D.A.L.O.T.T.A.J.A.R.G.O.N. - The Junior Woodchucks Oct-97 D 96066 The Last Lord Of Eldorado - Uncle Scrooge Jan-98 D 97437 The Sign Of The Triple Distelfink - Donald Duck Jan-98 D 97346 The Black Knight - Uncle Scrooge May-98 D 98045 The Cowboy Captain Of The Cutty Sark - Uncle Scrooge Dec-98 D 99078 Quest For Kalevala - Uncle Scrooge Jan-99 D 98202 The Dutchman's Secret - Uncle Scrooge Mar-99 D 98346 Escape From Forbidden Valley - Uncle Scrooge Jul-99 F PM 99001 The Coin - Uncle Scrooge Oct-99 D 2000-002 The Three Caballeros Ride Again - Donald Duck Jan-00 F PM 00201 Attaaaaaack! - Uncle Scrooge May-00 F PM 01201 The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut - Uncle Scrooge Jan-01 D 2000-191 The Beagle Boys Vs. The Money Bin - The Beagle Boys May-01 D 2001-024 The Crown Of The Crusader Kings - Uncle Scrooge Oct-01 D 2001-095 Forget It! - Uncle Scrooge Jan-02 D 2001-143 Gyro's First Invention - Gyro Gearloose Jan-02 D 2002-033 The Dream Of A Lifetime - Uncle Scrooge Dec-02 D 2003-017 Trash Or Treasure - Uncle Scrooge Oct-03 D 2003-235 The Black Knight Glorps Again - Uncle Scrooge Jan-04 D 2003-081 A Letter From Home - Uncle Scrooge Feb-04 D 2004-277 The Starstruck Duck - Donald Duck Dec-04 D 2004-032 The Magnificent Seven (Minus Four) Caballeros! - Donald Duck Jan-05 D 2005-061 The Prisoner Of White Agony Creek - Uncle Scrooge May-06 So, the most recent one was May 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Oh, and you should also buy The Best of Donald Duck in the same series (thumbs u Have you read Disney Present Barks Greatest Ducktales? I think they are true TPB's, and are cheap on Amazon Yes, they are and it seems they pack a nice content. You can view the content of Volume 1 here - Volume 1 and Volume 2 here - Volume 2. After reviewing the content, for the price, you should go for them. The advantage in my mind of the Abbeville book I mentioned earlier is that it's an oversize HC, not a trade like the ones you came up with. Otherwise, $$ for donuts for your intro to the Ducks, you are correct, the new Gemstome Greatest Ducktales are a steal. Go for it. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 are they still releasing new rosa material then? I thought he had quit drawing? Not much recently. Here's the list I put together over the last few minutes. I only pulled up the stories of 10 pages or more: Story Code - Title - Main Hero - Release Date for a total of 77 stories. Code Title - Hero Published AR 102 The Son of the Sun - Uncle Scrooge Apr-87 AR 103 Nobody's Business - Uncle Scrooge May-87 AR 104 Mythological Menagerie - Donald Duck Jul-87 AR 105 Recalled Wreck - Donald Duck Aug-87 AR 106 Cash Flow - Uncle Scrooge Sep-87 AR 108 Fit to be pied - Donald Duck Nov-87 AR 110 Oolated Luck - Donald Duck Jan-88 AR 113 Last sled to Dawson - Uncle Scrooge Mar-88 AR 119 Metaphorically Spanking - Donald Duck May-88 AR 125 The Crocodile Collector - Donald Duck Jul-88 AR 128 Fortune On The Rocks - Uncle Scrooge Aug-88 AR 130 Return to Plain Awful - Donald Duck Feb-89 AR 143 The Curse of Nostrildamus - Uncle Scrooge Apr-89 AR 145 His Majesty, McDuck - Uncle Scrooge May-89 H 89068 On a silver platter - Uncle Scrooge Dec-89 H 85218 Zeiltocht Katrien - Donald Duck Jan-90 KD 0190 The Money Pit - Donald Duck Jun-90 D 90057 Master Landscapist - Donald Duck Nov-90 D 90147 On Stolen Time - Donald Duck Jan-91 D 90161 The Duck Who Fell To Earth - Donald Duck Jan-91 D 90227 Treasure Under Glass - Donald Duck Jan-91 D 90314 Return To Xanadu - Uncle Scrooge Jan-91 D 90345 Incident At McDuck Tower - Donald Duck Jan-91 D 91192 War Of The Wendigo - Uncle Scrooge Jan-91 D 91071 Island At The Edge Of Time - Uncle Scrooge Oct-91 D 91076 Super Snooper Strikes Again - Donald Duck Jan-92 D 91308 The Last Of The Clan McDuck - Uncle Scrooge Aug-92 D 91411 The Master Of The Mississippi - Uncle Scrooge Aug-92 D 92008 The Buckaroo Of The Badlands - Uncle Scrooge Nov-92 D 92083 The King Of The Copper Hill - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 92191 The New Laird Of Castle McDuck - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 92273 The Terror Of The Transvaal - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 92314 The Dreamtime Duck Of The Never Never - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 92380 The Guardians Of The Lost Library - The Junior Woodchucks Jan-93 D 92514 The Argonaut Of White Agony Creek - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 93121 The Billionaire Of Dismal Downs - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93 D 93287 From Duckburg To Lillehammer - Donald Duck Jan-94 D 93488 The Recluse Of McDuck Manor - Uncle Scrooge Jan-94 D 94012 The Treasury Of Croesus - Uncle Scrooge Jan-94 D 93227 The Invader Of Fort Duckburg - Uncle Scrooge Mar-94 D 93288 The Richest Duck In The World - Uncle Scrooge Apr-94 D 93574 The Duck Who Never Was - Donald Duck May-94 D 94066 The Universal Solvent - Uncle Scrooge Mar-95 D 91249 Of Ducks And Dimes And Destinies - Uncle Scrooge Jun-95 D 95044 Hearts Of The Yukon - Uncle Scrooge Sep-95 D 94202 The Incredible Shrinking Tightwad - Uncle Scrooge Sep-95 D 94144 The Lost Charts Of Columbus - Donald Duck Oct-95 D 95079 The Once And Future Duck - Donald Duck May-96 D 95153 The Treasure Of The Ten Avatars - Uncle Scrooge Jun-96 D 96001 A Matter Of Some Gravity - Uncle Scrooge Aug-96 D 96089 The Vigilante Of Pizen Bluff - Uncle Scrooge Dec-96 D 96325 A Little Something Special - Uncle Scrooge Jan-97 D 94121 An Eye For Detail - Donald Duck May-97 D 96203 Attack Of The Hideous Space Monsters - Uncle Scrooge Jul-97 D 97052 W.H.A.D.A.L.O.T.T.A.J.A.R.G.O.N. - The Junior Woodchucks Oct-97 D 96066 The Last Lord Of Eldorado - Uncle Scrooge Jan-98 D 97437 The Sign Of The Triple Distelfink - Donald Duck Jan-98 D 97346 The Black Knight - Uncle Scrooge May-98 D 98045 The Cowboy Captain Of The Cutty Sark - Uncle Scrooge Dec-98 D 99078 Quest For Kalevala - Uncle Scrooge Jan-99 D 98202 The Dutchman's Secret - Uncle Scrooge Mar-99 D 98346 Escape From Forbidden Valley - Uncle Scrooge Jul-99 F PM 99001 The Coin - Uncle Scrooge Oct-99 D 2000-002 The Three Caballeros Ride Again - Donald Duck Jan-00 F PM 00201 Attaaaaaack! - Uncle Scrooge May-00 F PM 01201 The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut - Uncle Scrooge Jan-01 D 2000-191 The Beagle Boys Vs. The Money Bin - The Beagle Boys May-01 D 2001-024 The Crown Of The Crusader Kings - Uncle Scrooge Oct-01 D 2001-095 Forget It! - Uncle Scrooge Jan-02 D 2001-143 Gyro's First Invention - Gyro Gearloose Jan-02 D 2002-033 The Dream Of A Lifetime - Uncle Scrooge Dec-02 D 2003-017 Trash Or Treasure - Uncle Scrooge Oct-03 D 2003-235 The Black Knight Glorps Again - Uncle Scrooge Jan-04 D 2003-081 A Letter From Home - Uncle Scrooge Feb-04 D 2004-277 The Starstruck Duck - Donald Duck Dec-04 D 2004-032 The Magnificent Seven (Minus Four) Caballeros! - Donald Duck Jan-05 D 2005-061 The Prisoner Of White Agony Creek - Uncle Scrooge May-06 So, the most recent one was May 2006. wow, I am impressed, thank you! I will have to check if I am missing any of these. Kudos! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
