adamstrange Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 In no particular order: Ghost in the Grotto Lost in the Andes Only a Poor Old Man King of the Golden River Land Beneath the Ground If I pick any random Barks' duck comic, I know I'm in for a good time. Even if the story isn't his "best," he never fails to charm and entertain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Although I consider "Poor Old Man" to be the best story Barks ever wrote, my own favorite stories are "Frozen Gold" (long story) and "Snow Fun" (10 pager). Being a geek with an interest in both math and history, the maximum gradient of the quality of the stories is far more interesting to me than the maximum quality itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 All of these are really special too. I read the reprints a long time ago. I am especially fond of the early WDCS issues with Barks' stories. Finally finished the Four Color collection of Duck Stories by Barks, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 All of these are really special too. I read the reprints a long time ago. I am especially fond of the early WDCS issues with Barks' stories. Finally finished the Four Color collection of Duck Stories by Barks, by the way. Like 'em all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I too remember fondly The Many Faces of Magica de Spell but if called to task, my most fondly-remembered Barks story is The Lemming in the Locket. Today, I'd say Back to the Klondike or Tralla La with Scrooge. Oh man, The Lemming in the Locket, classic! It is really tough to pick the favorite Barks story. Old Castles Secret comes to mind as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 All of these are really special too. I read the reprints a long time ago. I am especially fond of the early WDCS issues with Barks' stories. Finally finished the Four Color collection of Duck Stories by Barks, by the way. Hey, don't hide your light under a bushel. This is a fantastic achievement! Congratulations As is usual at the completion of one run, the ubiquitous query "what's next"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Congratulations, BB-Gun. You have a great collection. --- Here's a Barks cover I like a lot. It's one of the few for which the original art still exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Congratulations, BB-Gun. You have a great collection. --- Here's a Barks cover I like a lot. It's one of the few for which the original art still exists. Love it! The color design adds to the whimsy of that cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 These are all so beautiful.Thank golly for Gladstone,as they have let me enjoy them in some form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 These are all so beautiful.Thank golly for Gladstone,as they have let me enjoy them in some form. Agreed! I used to ride my bike down a busy street in Las Cruces New Mexico just to get my newstand copies of the first ones. I still have those copies too! I've carried them from NM, to OKC, OK, to Tulsa, OK to Columbia, MD, to Santa Fe, NM. Whew! My arms are tired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 but your eyes are happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 All of these are really special too. I read the reprints a long time ago. I am especially fond of the early WDCS issues with Barks' stories. Finally finished the Four Color collection of Duck Stories by Barks, by the way. Love the Four Color 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 but your eyes are happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 All of these are really special too. I read the reprints a long time ago. I am especially fond of the early WDCS issues with Barks' stories. Finally finished the Four Color collection of Duck Stories by Barks, by the way. Very Nice! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 One of my early favorites. mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 My favourite Barks story is the ten pager in WDC&S #126 - the one where Scrooge's money is picked up by a tornado and distributed across the country. It's just a lovely parable. My favourite long story is probably ... actually, I don't know how to finish that sentence! So many great ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 (edited) All of these are really special too. I read the reprints a long time ago. I am especially fond of the early WDCS issues with Barks' stories. Finally finished the Four Color collection of Duck Stories by Barks, by the way. Hey, don't hide your light under a bushel. This is a fantastic achievement! Congratulations As is usual at the completion of one run, the ubiquitous query "what's next"? Two issues short of completing my Spiderman run and 6 or 7 issues still needed to compete the Challengers run. I wanted to complete a run of All-Star comics but got too distracted by All-American, All-Flash, Flash, Green Lantern, Leading, More Fun and Sensation. I will never complete the Superman run but still have hope that the last few issues of Batman will turn up somewhere. I have a few shabby issues of Worlds Finest but still hope to complete the run. Most of those are realistic goals. Try to collect a complete run of USA or Mystic. Hard to find and not cheap. I will probably focus on adding a few more superhero comics to my collection and as much SciFi as possible. Good luck to the rest of you guys too. Edited May 23, 2013 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Jeez Louise - I'm still two books shy of completing "Brother Power, the Geek" Great plans, anyway BB. As a matter of idle curiousity, is the ASM going to be complete, or do you have a "cut-off" number? I stopped at about 450 - though I could easily have said "no" to anything after 350. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Jeez Louise - I'm still two books shy of completing "Brother Power, the Geek" Great plans, anyway BB. As a matter of idle curiousity, is the ASM going to be complete, or do you have a "cut-off" number? I stopped at about 450 - though I could easily have said "no" to anything after 350. I have 98 out of the first 100 issues of Spiderman. I might replace the first issue which is a reprint but I am not interested in completing 101-400. I try to collect a little bit of everything. I still need a lot of early WDCS but waiting for a bargain to come my way. I like them because of the covers but miss the stories by Barks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I bought a couple of WDC&S in last week's Heritage auction. Hopefully presentable mid grades - but the prices were good. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
