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Issue Details

Issue #50
Published February 1996
Cover Price 9.95 USD
Pages 60
Editing Leonard John Clark
Notes Cover created using Barks images by Bruce Hamilton; ISBN 1-57460-024-9

Cover Details

Genre Funny animals
Pencils Carl Barks (see notes)
Inks Carl Barks (see notes)
Colors Gary Leach
Letters Carl Barks
Notes Cover created using Barks images by Bruce Hamilton; ISBN 1-57460-024-9

10 page Donald Duck story "Hero of the Dike"

Characters Donald Duck; Daisy Duck; Gladstone Gander
Synopsis Donald and Gladstone compete for Daisy's hand during the Duckburg Sea Festival.
Genre Funny animals
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors Eric Vincent
Letters Carl Barks
Notes This story is also reprinted in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #431 (August 1976) and in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #10 (August 1990).
Reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #288 (September 1964)

10 page Donald Duck story "Unfriendly Enemies"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Neighbor Jones
Synopsis The Duck-Jones feud continues.
Genre Funny animals
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors Galen Carlock
Letters Carl Barks
Notes This story is also reprinted in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1986 series) #543 (October 1989), in Walt Disney's Comics Penny Pincher (Gladstone, 1997 series) #3 (July 1997) and in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #10 (August 1990).
Reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #289 (October 1964)

4 page text article "The Animation Years, Part Three: The Barks-Hannah Films"

Synopsis A discussion of Barks' final work for the Disney animation studios.
Script Thomas Andrae
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #7 (March 1988)

10 page Donald Duck story "Delivery Dilemma"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge; the Beagle Boys
Synopsis Donald, the boys, and Uncle Scrooge are tricked by the Beagle Boys into delivering eggs to the South Pacific.
Genre Funny animals
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors Summer Hinton
Letters Carl Barks
Notes This story is also reprinted in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #432 (September 1976) and in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #10 (August 1990).
Reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #291 (December 1964)

10 page Donald Duck story "Instant Hercules"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Synopsis Donald operates an ocean salvage company.
Genre Funny animals
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors Galen Carlock
Letters Carl Barks
Notes This story is also reprinted in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #439 (April 1977) and in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #10 (August 1990).
Reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #292 (January 1965)

10 page Donald Duck story "Duck Out of Luck"

Characters Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Gladstone Gander
Synopsis Donald and Gladstone compete in the Skaters' Fishing Race.
Genre Funny animals
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors Katy Llewellyn
Letters Carl Barks
Notes This story is also reprinted in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #413 (February 1975) and in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #10 (August 1990).
Reprinted from Walt Disney's Stories and Comics (Gold Key, 1962 series) #294 (March 1965)