Point Five Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldsbestcomics Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Thanks. It's one of my favorite WDCS covers for sure. Very pleased to have found a nice copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 What a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 This is me after going to the post office yesterday: Here's why. Exhibit A is the initial item in the southern hemisphere chapter of the beak abuse appreciation society: Those of you with longish memories might remember my bizarre rant in defence of the cover of #108 when you were talking about it. You were very polite when pointing out that you were all talking about FC108 and I was ranting about WDCS108. Anyhoo... I decided that I really needed a 108 for myself. I found this nice one: And I bought these two nice ones from the same dealer. I remain very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 And I bought these two nice ones from the same dealer. I remain very pleased. You should be. Those are really nice copies. Too bad I didn't think of it earlier but I should have suggested a swap for the Little Rascals FC for this one Duck I don't need but have kicking around. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 And I bought these two nice ones from the same dealer. I remain very pleased. You should be. Those are really nice copies. Too bad I didn't think of it earlier but I should have suggested a swap for the Little Rascals FC for this one Duck I don't need but have kicking around. Oh well. Nice thought, but as it happens I have that one. It has my favourite ever Barks story in it - the beautiful economics parable that starts with a tornado picking up Scrooges money. When friends make the make mistake of asking me why I like Disney comics, they usually end up with the volume of the Barks library open to that story. Mostly there are no further questions. I like to think that's because they have seen the light... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Great duck pickups, Andrew! There's something very funny about just seeing the rear end of one of the nephew ducks on the cover of #139. I'm surprised some editor didn't strike that down.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KING of JOKERS Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Great cover ! -Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Great duck pickups, Andrew! There's something very funny about just seeing the rear end of one of the nephew ducks on the cover of #139. I'm surprised some editor didn't strike that down.... The requirements to the covers were very constraining. The figures were to be as big as possible and seen from the front, and their heads were to be as large as possible relative to the body (larger than in the interior stories). You can often tell how Barks was struggling to satisfy all the conditions and this is a good example. Frequently, his drafts would be rejected and he would go through several iterations before they were accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 very interesting, thanks for sharing that tb! I guess that explains donald's enormous melon on the golden helmet cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 This is me after going to the post office yesterday: Those of you with longish memories might remember my bizarre rant in defence of the cover of #108 when you were talking about it. You were very polite when pointing out that you were all talking about FC108 and I was ranting about WDCS108. Anyhoo... I decided that I really needed a 108 for myself. I found this nice one: I love this cover! Congratulations and a beautiful copy to boot!! Do you read your books? I always read mine and I was always bummed about having to read all the Mickey Mouse serials out of order.when I would get back issue Comics and Stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 This is me after going to the post office yesterday: Those of you with longish memories might remember my bizarre rant in defence of the cover of #108 when you were talking about it. You were very polite when pointing out that you were all talking about FC108 and I was ranting about WDCS108. Anyhoo... I decided that I really needed a 108 for myself. I found this nice one: I love this cover! Congratulations and a beautiful copy to boot!! Do you read your books? I always read mine and I was always bummed about having to read all the Mickey Mouse serials out of order.when I would get back issue Comics and Stories. This must be a fan favorite based on the number of times Barks had to paint it. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I love this cover! Congratulations and a beautiful copy to boot!! Do you read your books? I always read mine and I was always bummed about having to read all the Mickey Mouse serials out of order.when I would get back issue Comics and Stories. I love reading my books. I tend not to read the serials out of order. I have a spreadsheet page with the MM serials so that I can keep track of what parts I have. I go and read then when I have all of the story. Between the US and Australian editions, I have quite a few complete ones now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Even though it isn't a comic book, I thought that with our economy on the verge of entering a depression, if it hasn't already, that this 12-panel magazine story would be timely. This used to belong to my old friend, Leonard Brown, and I think he told me it came from an issue of Fortune Magazine, but I never checked it out. Hope you enjoy it. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I love this cover! Congratulations and a beautiful copy to boot!! Do you read your books? I always read mine and I was always bummed about having to read all the Mickey Mouse serials out of order.when I would get back issue Comics and Stories. I love reading my books. I tend not to read the serials out of order. I have a spreadsheet page with the MM serials so that I can keep track of what parts I have. I go and read then when I have all of the story. Between the US and Australian editions, I have quite a few complete ones now. That is great! I never thought of that but it makes perfect sense. I always figured when I retired I would finish putting the run together and have the time to read it. We'll see if that dream ever comes true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MstrTech Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Since everybody loves Spanish Main so much My dad got these in the Heritage Sig. Auction (along w/ many other Duck items ), the Preliminary Sketch is amazing and bigger than we expected, the color copy was colored by Barks himself too. Enjoy. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Point Five Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Since everybody loves Spanish Main so much My dad got these in the Heritage Sig. Auction (along w/ many other Duck items ), the Preliminary Sketch is amazing and bigger than we expected, the color copy was colored by Barks himself too. Enjoy. (thumbs u These are amazing. What a score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Here are some more WDCS pickups...with thanks to Matthew for these! I adore the cover of #32...how cute is that. These early Barks books do hit the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
