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List of Carl Barks comics

Page history last edited by Andrew Alder 2 years, 7 months ago

A page dedicated to Carl Barks

 

  1. A list of comics by Carl Barks, with some notes.
    1. Preamble
    2. The List
      1. A Hole in One
      2. The Sheriff Goes Crabing
      3. Anything to Oblige
      4. Mr. Woodpecker Goes Picketing
      5. Out of the Frying Pant
      6. There's One Born Every Minute
      7. Donald's Golf Game
      8. Just a Heel!
      9. Into the Frying Pan
      10. A Heavy Fall of Snow!
      11. Donald Duck
      12. Pluto Saves the Ship
      13. Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
      14. The Victory Garden
      15. The Rabbit's Foot
      16. Lifeguard Daze
      17. Good Deeds
      18. The Limber W Guest Ranch
      19. The Mummy's Ring
      20. Too Many Pets
      21. The Mighty Trapder
      22. Good Neighbors
      23. Salesman Donald
      24. Snow Fun
      25. The Duck in the Iron Pants
      26. Kite Weather
      27. Three Dirty Little Ducks
      28. The Mad Chemist
      29. Rival Boatmen
      30. Camera Crazy
      31. Farragut the Falcon
      32. The Purloined Putty
      33. High-wire Daredevils
      34. Ten Cents' Worth of Trouble
      35. Donald's Bay Lot
      36. Frozen Gold
      37. Mystery of the Swamp
      38. Thievery Afoot
      39. The Tramp Steamer
      40. The Long Race to Pumpkinburg
      41. Webfooted Wrangler
      42. The Icebox Robber
      43. Pecking Order
      44. Taming the Rapids
      45. The Riddle of the Red Hat
      46. Days at the Lazy K
      47. Eyes in the Dark
      48. Thug Busters
      49. The Great Ski Race
      50. Best Christmas
      51. Ten-Dollar Dither
      52. The Terror of the River!!
      53. The Firebug
      54. Seals Are So Smart!
      55. Donald Tames His Temper
      56. Singapore Joe
      57. Master Ice-Fisher
      58. Jet Rescue
      59. Donald's Monster Kite
      60. Biceps Blues
      61. The Smugsnorkle Squattie
      62. Swimming Swindlers
      63. Playin' Hookey
      64. The Gold-Finder
      65. The Tax-Collectors
      66. Santa's Stormy Visit
      67. Turkey Trouble
      68. Donald Duck's Atom Bomb
      69. Maharajah Donald
      70. The Peaceful Hills
      71. The Cantankerous Cat
      72. Going Buggy
      73. Jam Robbers
      74. Picnic Tricks
      75. If the Hat Fits
      76. Volcano Valley
      77. Donald's Posy Patch
      78. Donald Mines His Own Business
      79. Magical Misery
      80. The Ghost of the Grotto
      81. Adventure Down Under
      82. Vacation Time
      83. The Waltz King
      84. The Masters of Melody
      85. Fireman Donald
      86. Three Good Little Ducks
      87. Fashion in Flight
      88. Christmas on Bear Mountain
      89. Turn for the Worse
      90. Machine Mix-Up
      91. The Terrible Turkey
      92. Darkest Africa
      93. Wintertime Wager
      94. Watching the Watchman
      95. Wired
      96. Going Ape
      97. Spoil the Rod
      98. Bird Watching
      99. The Old Castle's Secret
      100. Horseshoe Luck
      101. Bean Taken
      102. Rocket Race to the Moon
      103. Donald of the Coast Guard
      104. Gladstone Returns
      105. Links Hijinks
      106. Sorry to be Safe
      107. Sheriff of Bullet Valley
      108. Best Laid Plans
      109. The Genuine Article
      110. Pearls of Wisdom
      111. Foxy Relations
      112. Toyland
      113. Jumping to Conclusions
      114. The Golden Christmas Tree
      115. The True Test
      116. Ornaments on the Way
      117. The Crazy Quiz Show
      118. Race to the South Seas
      119. Truant Officer Donald
      120. DD's Worst Nightmare
      121. Pizen Spring Dude Ranch
      122. Too Fit to Fit
      123. Lost in the Andes!
      124. Tunnel Vision
      125. Sleepy Sitters
      126. Rival Beachcombers
      127. The Sunken Yacht
      128. Managing the Echo System
      129. Plenty of Pets
      130. Slippery Shine
      131. Voodoo Hoodoo
      132. Fractious Fun
      133. King-Size Cone
      134. Super Snooper
      135. The Great Duckburg Frog-Jumping Contest
      136. Dowsing Ducks
      137. Letter to Santa
      138. No Noise is Good Noise
      139. The Goldilocks Gambit
      140. New Toys
      141. Toasty Toys
      142. Luck of the North
      143. No Place to Hide
      144. Tied-Down Tools
      145. Donald's Love Letters
      146. Rip Van Donald
      147. Noise Nullifier
      148. Land of the Totem Poles
      149. Trail of the Unicorn
      150. Matinee Madness
      151. A Fetching Price
      152. Serum to Codfish Cove
      153. In Ancient Persia
      154. Wild About Flowers
      155. The Pixilated Parrot
      156. Vacation Time
      157. Camp Counselor
      158. Donald's Grandma Duck
      159. The Magic Hourglass
      160. You Can't Guess
      161. Big-Top Bedlam
      162. Dangerous Disguise
      163. Billions to Sneeze At
      164. Operation St. Bernard
      165. No Such Varmint
      166. A Financial Fable
      167. The April Foolers
      168. Old California
      169. Knightly Rivals
      170. Pool Sharks
      171. The Trouble With Dimes
      172. Gladstone's Luck
      173. Ten-Star Generals
      174. Attic Antics
      175. The Truant Nephews
      176. Untitled (Talking Parrot)
      177. Terror of the Beagle Boys
      178. The Big Bin on Killmotor Hill
      179. Treeing Off
      180. Projecting Desires
      181. A Christmas for Shacktown
      182. Gladstone's Usual Very Good Year
      183. Christmas Kiss
      184. The Screaming Cowboy
      185. Osogood Silver polish
      186. Soupline Eight
      187. Statuesque Spendthrifts
      188. Only a Poor Old Man
      189. Coffee for Two
      190. Rocket Wing Saves the Day
      191. Gladstone's Terrible Secret
      192. The Think Box Bollix
      193. Full-Service Windows
      194. Houseboat Holiday
      195. Awash in Success
      196. The Golden Helmet
      197. Rigged-Up Roller
      198. Gemstone Hunters
      199. Crafty Corner
      200. The Gilded Man
      201. Spending Money
      202. Armored Rescue
      203. Stable Prices
      204. The Hypno-Gun
      205. A Prank Above
      206. Omelet
      207. Frightful Face
      208. Trick or Treat
      209. Hobblin' Goblins
      210. A Charitable Chore
      211. Turkey with All the Schemings
      212. Flip Decision
      213. Fare Delay
      214. The Money Ladder
      215. Back to the Klondike
      216. The Checker Game
      217. Somethin' Fishy Here
      218. My Lucky Valentine
      219. The Easter Election
      220. The Talking Dog
      221. Worm Weary
      222. Much Ado About Quackly Hall
      223. Some Heir Over the Rainbow
      224. The Round Money Bin
      225. Barber College
      226. The Master Rainmaker
      227. none
      228. The Horseradish Story
      229. none
      230. The Money Stairs
      231. Bee Bumbles
      232. Bum Steer
      233. The Menehune Mystery
      234. Wispy Willie
      235. The Cheapest Weigh
      236. Ballet Evasions
      237. The Hammy Camel
      238. Fix-up Mix-up
      239. Hospitality Week
      240. Slippery Sipper
      241. Turkey Trot at One Whistle
      242. The Secret of Atlantis
      243. McDuck Takes a Dive
      244. Raffle Reversal
      245. Flour Follies
      246. Tralla La
      247. Mental Fee
      248. Outfoxed Fox
      249. The Price of Fame
      250. Oil the News
      251. Dig it!
      252. Midgets Madness
      253. Salmon Derby
      254. The Seven Cities of Cibola
      255. Diner Dilemma
      256. Billion Dollar Pigeon
      257. Temper Tampering
      258. Cheltenham's Choice
      259. Wrong Number
      260. Travelling Truants
      261. Donald Duck Tells About Kites
      262. Rants About Ants
      263. Donald Duck Tells About Kites
      264. A Campaign of Note
      265. Too Safe Safe
      266. Cash on the Brain
      267. Classy Taxi!
      268. The Mysterious Stone Ray
      269. Blanket Investment
      270. Search for the Cuspidora
      271. New Year's Revolutions
      272. The Lemming with the Locket
      273. Cast of Thousands
      274. The Tuckered Tiger
      275. Iceboat to Beaver Island
      276. Easy Mowing
      277. Ski Lift Letdown
      278. The Daffy Taffy Pull
      279. The Ghost Sheriff of Last Gasp
      280. Heirloom Watch
      281. Deep Decision
      282. Smash Success
      283. The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone
      284. A Descent Interval
      285. Donald's Raucous Role
      286. Good Canoes and Bad Canoes
      287. The Great Steamboat Race
      288. Trouble Indemnity
      289. Roundabout Handout
      290. Riches, Riches, Everywhere!
      291. Come as You are
      292. The Chickadee Challenge
      293. The Unorthodox Ox
      294. The Golden Fleecing
      295. The Custard Gun
      296. Doughnut Dare
      297. Watt an Occasion
      298. A Sweat Deal
      299. Remember This
      300. Courtside Heating
      301. Power Plowing
      302. Three Un-Ducks
      303. Dogcatcher Duck
      304. Secret Resolutions
      305. Secret of Hondorica
      306. Trapped Lightning
      307. The Ice Taxis
      308. The Art of Security
      309. Fashion Forecast
      310. Land Beneath the Ground!
      311. none
      312. Searching for a Successor
      313. The Olympic Hopeful
      314. Faulty Fortune
      315. The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
      316. Gopher Goof-Ups
      317. Gold Rush
      318. Inventor of Anything
      319. Fireflies are Free
      320. Luncheon Lament
      321. In the Swim
      322. Camping Confusion
      323. The Second-Richest Duck
      324. Pound for Sound
      325. The Master
      326. The Cat Box
      327. Buffo or Bust
      328. Migrating Millions
      329. A Whale of a Story
      330. Smoke Writer in the Sky
      331. The Colossalest Surprise Quiz Show
      332. Back to Long Ago!
      333. Backyard Bonanza
      334. The Runaway Train
      335. Forecasting Follies
      336. Grandma's Present
      337. Fertile Assets
      338. All Season Hat
      339. Statues of Limitations
      340. Borderline Hero
      341. Fishing Mystery
      342. The Lost Peg Leg Mine
      343. Early to Build
      344. The Eyes Have It
      345. A Cold Bargain
      346. Knight in Shining Armor
      347. China Shop Shakeup
      348. Gyro's Imagination Invention
      349. Donald's Pet Service
      350. The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
      351. Net Worth
      352. Relative Reaction
      353. Land of the Pygmy Indians
      354. The Day Duckburg Got Dyed
      355. In Kakimaw country
      356. Forbidden Valley
      357. Picnic
      358. The Fantastic River Race
      359. Special Delivery
      360. History Tossed
      361. Losing Face
      362. The Mines of King Solomon
      363. Gyro Builds a Better House
      364. Red Apple Sap
      365. Sagmore Springs Hotel
      366. The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama
      367. The Tenderfoot Trap
      368. Rescue Enhancement
      369. August Accident
      370. City of Golden Roofs
      371. September Scrimmage
      372. Roscoe the Robot
      373. The Code of Duckburg
      374. The Persistent Postman
      375. The Half-Baked Baker
      376. Windfall of the Mind
      377. Dogged Determination
      378. The Money Well
      379. Forgotten Precaution
      380. Getting Thor
      381. Wishing Stone Island
      382. Rocket Race Around the World
      383. Going to Pieces
      384. High Rider
      385. The Golden River
      386. That Sinking Feeling
      387. Dodging Miss Daisy
      388. The Know-It-All Machine
      389. Blinders gag
      390. The Titanic Ants!
      391. Fearsome Flowers
      392. Water Ski Race
      393. Mocking Bird Ridge
      394. Gyro Goes for a Dip
      395. Lights Out
      396. Moola on the Move
      397. The Fabulous Tycoon
      398. The Strange Shipwrecks
      399. All Choked Up
      400. Old Froggie Catapult
      401. Dramatic Donald
      402. The Forbidium Money Bin
      403. Noble Porpoises
      404. The House on Cyclone Hill
      405. The Littlest Chicken Thief
      406. The Magic Ink
      407. Christmas in Duckburg
      408. The Twenty-four Carat Moon
      409. Rocket-Roasted Christmas Turkey
      410. Tracking Sandy
      411. The Wishing Well
      412. News from Afar
      413. Immovable Miser
      414. Pyramid Scheme
      415. Kitty-Go-Round
      416. The Flying Dutchman
      417. Bill Wind
      418. The Master Mover
      419. Spring Fever
      420. The Beachcombers' Picnic
      421. The Prize of Pizarro
      422. Krankenstein Gyro
      423. The Lovelorn Fireman
      424. Return to Pizen Bluff
      425. A Honey of a Hen
      426. The Weather Watchers
      427. The Floating Island
      428. The Flying Farm Hand
      429. The Sheepish Cowboys
      430. Jungle Hi-jinks
      431. Mastering the Matterhorn
      432. Trail Tycoon
      433. Fun? What's That?
      434. On the Dream Planet
      435. The Black Forest Rescue
      436. The Firefly Tracker
      437. His Handy Andy
      438. The Money Champ
      439. The Watchful Parents
      440. Crawls for Cash
      441. The Good Deeds
      442. The Lost Rabbit Foot
      443. Black Wednesday
      444. The TV Babysitter
      445. Tight Shoes
      446. The Stubborn Stork
      447. The Bird Camera
      448. The Librarian
      449. The Master Glasser
      450. Donald's Party
      451. The Framed Mirror
      452. Milktime Melodies
      453. The Odd Order
      454. The Double Date
      455. The Beauty Queen
      456. The Gab-Muffer
      457. The New Girl
      458. The Witching Stick
      459. The Paul Bunyan Machine
      460. The Money Hat
      461. The Christmas Cha Cha
      462. The Inventors' Contest
      463. The Wax Museum
      464. Touché Toupeé
      465. The Snow Chaser
      466. Under the Polar Ice
      467. Mopping Up
      468. Free Ski Spree
      469. Knights of the Flying Sleds
      470. Island in the Sky
      471. Oodles of Oomph
      472. Riding the Pony Express
      473. Hound of the Whiskervilles
      474. Mixed-Up Mixer
      475. Tale of the Tape
      476. Want to Buy an Island?
      477. The Call of the Wild
      478. The Madball Pitcher
      479. His Shining Hour
      480. Cave of the Winds
      481. The Bear Tamer
      482. Froggy Farmer
      483. Rainbow's End
      484. War Paint
      485. Yoicks! The Fox!
      486. Pipeline to Danger
      487. Mystery of the Loch
      488. The Dog-sitter
      489. The Village Blacksmith
      490. All At Sea
      491. The Secret Book
      492. Fishy Warden
      493. The Balmy Swami
      494. The Fraidy Falcon
      495. Two-Way Luck
      496. Rocks to Riches
      497. Balloonatics
      498. The Inventive Gentleman
      499. Turnabout
      500. A Sticky Situation
      501. Ruling the Roost
      502. That's No Fable!
      503. Friendly Enemy
      504. The Homey Touch
      505. Ring Leader Roundup
      506. Daringly Different
      507. That Small Feeling
      508. Undercover Girl
      509. A Thrift Gift
      510. Turkey Trouble
      511. Small Fryers
      512. Too Much Help
      513. False Flattery
      514. Clothes Make the Duck
      515. Missile Fizzle
      516. The Training Farm Fuss
      517. The Whole Herd of Help
      518. The Reversed Rescue
      519. Sitting High
      520. The Day the Farm Stood Still
      521. Billions in the Hole
      522. The Big Bobber
      523. You can't win
      524. Thumbs Up
      525. Tree Trick
      526. Lost Frontier
      527. Bongo on the Congo
      528. The Madcap Mariner
      529. The Nose Knows
      530. Mighty But Miserable
      531. Mechanized Mess
      532. Monsterville
      533. Brain-strain
      534. The Cube
      535. Terrible Tourist
      536. The Old Timer
      537. Chugwagon Derby
      538. Stranger than Fiction
      539. Mythtic Mystery
      540. Wily Rival
      541. Boxed-In
      542. Duck Luck
      543. Fast Away Castaway
      544. Gift Lion
      545. Mr. Private Eye
      546. Poor Loser
      547. The Golden Nugget Boat
      548. Hound Hounder
      549. Buffaloed by Buffaloes
      550. Jet Witch
      551. Boat Buster
      552. The Midas Touch
      553. Duckburg's Day of Peril
      554. Money Bag Goat
      555. The Sleepies
      556. Northeaster on Cape Quack
      557. Movie Mad
      558. The Great Pop Up
      559. Ten-Cent Valentine
      560. The Windy Story
      561. Deep Down Doings
      562. Cave of Ali Baba
      563. Jungle Bungle
      564. Merry Ferry
      565. Monkey Business
      566. Much Luck McDuck
      567. Playmates
      568. Medaling Around
      569. The Unsafe Safe
      570. Collection Day
      571. Madcap Inventors
      572. Seeing is Believing
      573. Rags to Riches
      574. Way Out Yonder
      575. The Candy Kid
      576. Tricky Experiment
      577. A Spicy Tale
      578. Art Appreciation
      579. Finny Fun
      580. Nest Egg Collector
      581. Master Wrecker
      582. Getting the Bird
      583. Raven Mad
      584. Stalwart Ranger
      585. Log Jockey
      586. Oddball Odyssey
      587. Christmas Cheers
      588. Posthasty Postman
      589. A Matter of Factory
      590. Snow Duster
      591. The Status Seeker
      592. The Jinxed Jalopy Race
      593. A Stone's Throw From Ghost Town
      594. The Case of the Sticky Money
      595. Wishful Excess
      596. Dueling Tycoons
      597. Spare That Hair
      598. Sidewalk of the Mind
      599. A Duck's-eye View of Europe
      600. Gall of the Wild
      601. For Old Dime's Sake
      602. Crown of the Mayas
      603. The Invisible Intruder
      604. Zero Hero
      605. Beach Boy
      606. The Duckburg Pet Parade
      607. Isle of Golden Geese
      608. The Travel Tightwad
      609. Have Gun, Will Dance
      610. The Lemonade Fling
      611. Lost Beneath the Sea
      612. Fireman Scrooge
      613. Once Upon a Carnival
      614. A Helper's Helping Hand
      615. Double Masquerade
      616. The Thrifty Spendthrift
      617. Up and At It
      618. Feud and Far Between
      619. Man Versus Machine
      620. No Bargain
      621. Jonah Gyro
      622. Bubbleweight Champ
      623. The Many Faces of Magica de Spell
      624. Cap'n Blight's Mystery Ship
      625. The Loony Lunar Gold Rush
      626. Rug Riders in the Sky
      627. The Olympian Torch Bearer
      628. How green was my lettuce
      629. Hero of the Dike
      630. The Great Wig Mystery
      631. Unfriendly Enemies
      632. Interplanetary Postman
      633. Delivery Dilemma
      634. Flowers Are Flowers
      635. The Billion Dollar Safari
      636. Saved by the Bag!
      637. Instant Hercules
      638. Ticking Detector
      639. McDuck of Arabia
      640. Duck Out of Luck
      641. Mystery of the Ghost Town Railroad
      642. The Bigger the Beggar
      643. Plummeting with Precision
      644. The Swamp of No Return
      645. Snake Take
      646. The Lock Out
      647. Million-Dollar Shower
      648. Monkey Business
      649. The Giant Robot Robbers
      650. Laundry for Less
      651. Long Distance Collision
      652. North of the Yukon
      653. The Mummy's Ring
      654. The Phantom of Notre Duck
      655. Wasted Words
      656. Top Wages
      657. So Far and No Safari
      658. It Happened One Winter
      659. Down for the Count
      660. The Queen of the Wild Dog Pack
      661. House of Haunts
      662. The Beauty Business
      663. Treasure of Marco Polo
      664. Micro-Ducks from Outer Space
      665. The Not-so-Ancient Mariner
      666. The Heedless Horseman
      667. Hall of the Mermaid Queen
      668. The Cattle King
      669. The Doom Diamond
      670. King Scrooge the First
      671. Pawns of the Loup Garou
      672. The Dainty Daredevil
      673. Officer for a Day
      674. Peril of the Black Forest
      675. Life Savers
      676. Whale of a Good Deed
      677. Let Sleeping Bones Lie
      678. Bad Day for Troop 'A'
      679. Looter of the Lake
      680. Bottled Battlers
      681. Maple Sugar Time (How Sweet It Is!)
      682. A Day in a Duck's Life
      683. Traitor in the Ranks
      684. Eagle Savers
      685. Hound of the Moaning Hills
      686. Storm Dancers
      687. Gold of the '49ers
      688. The Day the Mountain Shook
      689. Duckmade Disaster
      690. Wailing Whalers
      691. Where There's Smoke
      692. Be Leery of Lake Eerie
      693. Teahouse of the Waggin' Dragon
      694. New Zoo Brews Ado
      695. Music Hath Charms
      696. The Phantom Joker
      697. Hark, Hark, the Ark
      698. Captains Outrageous
      699. The Milkman Story
      700. Silent Night
      701. Trick or Treat
      702. Hang Gliders Be Hanged!
      703. Go Slowly, Sands of Time
      704. The Pied Piper of Duckburg
      705. Horsing Around with History
      706. Somewhere in Nowhere
    3. Sources
      1. Online
      2. Others

 

A list of comics by Carl Barks, with some notes.

 

Preamble

There is a definite development in Barks' work over time, particularly in the early days.

 

But it is not so much a development of the characters, as would indicate a single story arc, canon or universe. Rather it is Barks' own approach, even his skill level, that develops, again particularly in the first few years.

 

There is also collaboration of course. It is tempting to guess that Barks is at his best when he is both writer and illustrator, but that is simply not the case in the early work.

 

The classics start very early. By 1946, the style of the best stories has changed radically from the first few. The Terror of the River shows all the best features of Barks at his masterful best. But if we go by the order of publication there is no consistency.

 

The List

Dates are first publication date.

 

A Hole in One

1938, plot only by Barks, 5 panel newspaper strip

The Sheriff Goes Crabing

1938, plot only by Barks, 5 panel newspaper strip

Anything to Oblige

1938, plot only by Barks, 5 panel newspaper strip

Mr. Woodpecker Goes Picketing

1938, plot only by Barks, 5 panel newspaper strip

Out of the Frying Pant

1938, plot only by Barks, 5 panel newspaper strip

There's One Born Every Minute

1938, plot only by Barks, 3 panel newspaper strip

Donald's Golf Game

1938, plot only by Barks, 2 newspaper strips, a 4 panel then a 5 panel

Just a Heel!

1938, plot only by Barks, 5 panel newspaper strip

Into the Frying Pan

1939, plot only by Barks, 4 panel newspaper strip

A Heavy Fall of Snow!

1939, plot only by Barks, 5 panel newspaper strip

Donald Duck

1939, plot only by Barks, 4 panel newspaper strip

Pluto Saves the Ship

1942, Barks one of three writers. a longish story with Pluto the only main character.

Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold

1942. Only the art pages 1,2,5,12-40 is by Barks. Stars Donald and his nephews.

The Victory Garden

April 1943, original author unknown, rewritten and drawn by Barks, coloured by Susan Daigle-Leach.

Barks drawing is already quite awesome. Perhaps not as polished as in some later ones, with some panels rather bare for no obvious effect, but already brilliant. 

The Rabbit's Foot

May 1943, the very next issue of Walt Disney Comics and Stories to The Victory Garden in fact, and written and drawn by Barks. Coloured by Gary Leach.

The story is not up to the standard of Barks' later work. The richness of the characters is just not there, they lack dimension.

Even the art is not up to the standard of the previous story. Was it perhaps written and drawn earlier, and the stories published out of sequence? We may never know. 

Flashes of brilliance, but overall not his best by a long way.

Lifeguard Daze

June 1943, written and drawn by Barks. Coloured by Susan Daigle-Leach.

Quite simply one of the worst. A completely different approach in both story and drawing.   

Good Deeds

July 1943, written and drawn by Barks. Coloured by Susan Daigle-Leach.

Getting better... but still a pale shadow of what was to follow.

The Limber W Guest Ranch

July 1943, written and drawn by Barks. Coloured by Susan Daigle-Leach.

Forgettable. Story and art both patchy. Flashes of brilliance, but... 

The Mummy's Ring

The Hard Loser

Too Many Pets

1943, Drawn by Barks and written with one other.

The Mighty Trapder

September 1943.

A few nice panels and story twists, but not the best overall.

Good Neighbors

November 1943. written and drawn by Barks.

Not the best of the Neighbour Jones stories.

Salesman Donald

December 1943.

An early example of Donald as the conquering hero. But far from the best of them

Snow Fun

January 1944.

Flashes of brilliance but some very weak points both in story and art.

The Duck in the Iron Pants

December 1943, written and drawn by Barks.

Simply terrible, both the drawing and the story.

Kite Weather

Three Dirty Little Ducks

The Mad Chemist

Rival Boatmen

Camera Crazy

Farragut the Falcon

The Purloined Putty

High-wire Daredevils

Ten Cents' Worth of Trouble

Donald's Bay Lot

Frozen Gold

Mystery of the Swamp

Thievery Afoot

The Tramp Steamer

The Long Race to Pumpkinburg

Webfooted Wrangler

The Icebox Robber

Pecking Order

Taming the Rapids

The Riddle of the Red Hat

Days at the Lazy K

Eyes in the Dark

Thug Busters

The Great Ski Race

Best Christmas

Ten-Dollar Dither

The Terror of the River!!

1946, in Donald Duck Four Color #108.

A classic, and one of Barks' own favourites.

The Firebug

1946, in Donald Duck Four Color #108.

A classic. The last two panels are not by Barks, and it shows, but they don't spoil the story.

Seals Are So Smart!

1946, in Donald Duck Four Color #108.

Blatantly not up to the standard of his other work in that same issue!

Donald Tames His Temper

Singapore Joe

Master Ice-Fisher

Jet Rescue

Donald's Monster Kite

Biceps Blues

The Smugsnorkle Squattie

Swimming Swindlers

Playin' Hookey

The Gold-Finder

The Tax-Collectors

Santa's Stormy Visit

Turkey Trouble

Donald Duck's Atom Bomb

Maharajah Donald

The Peaceful Hills

The Cantankerous Cat

Going Buggy

Jam Robbers

Picnic Tricks

If the Hat Fits

Volcano Valley

Donald's Posy Patch

Donald Mines His Own Business

Magical Misery

The Ghost of the Grotto

Adventure Down Under

Vacation Time

The Waltz King

The Masters of Melody

Fireman Donald

A classic.

Three Good Little Ducks

Fashion in Flight

Christmas on Bear Mountain

Turn for the Worse

Machine Mix-Up

The Terrible Turkey

Darkest Africa

Wintertime Wager

Watching the Watchman

Wired

Going Ape

Spoil the Rod

Bird Watching

The Old Castle's Secret

Horseshoe Luck

Bean Taken

Rocket Race to the Moon

Donald of the Coast Guard

Gladstone Returns

Links Hijinks

Sorry to be Safe

Sheriff of Bullet Valley

A classic.

Best Laid Plans

The Genuine Article

Pearls of Wisdom

Foxy Relations

Toyland

Jumping to Conclusions

The Golden Christmas Tree

The True Test

Ornaments on the Way

The Crazy Quiz Show

Race to the South Seas

Truant Officer Donald

DD's Worst Nightmare

Pizen Spring Dude Ranch

Too Fit to Fit

Lost in the Andes!

April 1949, written and drawn by Barks, coloured by Susan Daigle-Leach.

A classic, and a Barks favourite.

Tunnel Vision

Sleepy Sitters

Rival Beachcombers

The Sunken Yacht

Managing the Echo System

Plenty of Pets

Slippery Shine

Voodoo Hoodoo

August 1949, written and drawn by Barks, coloured by Scott Rockwell.

A classic.

Fractious Fun

King-Size Cone

Super Snooper

The Great Duckburg Frog-Jumping Contest

Dowsing Ducks

Letter to Santa

Christmas Parade 1949, written and drawn by Barks, coloured by Susan Daigle-leach.

Far from the best of the Christmas stories, but with touches of brilliance... the opening panel and the first two panels of the courtroom scene are classics.

No Noise is Good Noise

Christmas Parade 1949, written and drawn by Barks, coloured by Michael Myers.

One-pager, not all that significant. 

The Goldilocks Gambit

New Toys

Toasty Toys

Luck of the North

No Place to Hide

Tied-Down Tools

Donald's Love Letters

Rip Van Donald

Noise Nullifier

Land of the Totem Poles

February 1950, written and drawn by Barks, coloured by Scott Rockwell.

A classic and a Barks favourite. Donald as the flawed but eventually conquering hero, rescued by his nephews. And very, very funny.

Trail of the Unicorn

Matinee Madness

A Fetching Price

Serum to Codfish Cove

In Ancient Persia

Wild About Flowers

The Pixilated Parrot

Vacation Time

Camp Counselor

Donald's Grandma Duck

The Magic Hourglass

You Can't Guess

Christmas Parade #2 1950, written and drawn by Barks, coloured by Katy Llewellyn.

One of the Christmas classics. Barks at his very best.

Big-Top Bedlam

Dangerous Disguise

Billions to Sneeze At

Operation St. Bernard

No Such Varmint

A Financial Fable

The April Foolers

Old California

Knightly Rivals

Pool Sharks

The Trouble With Dimes

Gladstone's Luck

Ten-Star Generals

Attic Antics

The Truant Nephews

Untitled (Talking Parrot)

Terror of the Beagle Boys

The Big Bin on Killmotor Hill

Treeing Off

Projecting Desires

A Christmas for Shacktown

Gladstone's Usual Very Good Year

Christmas Kiss

The Screaming Cowboy

Osogood Silver polish

Soupline Eight

Statuesque Spendthrifts

Only a Poor Old Man

Coffee for Two

Rocket Wing Saves the Day

Gladstone's Terrible Secret

The Think Box Bollix

Full-Service Windows

Houseboat Holiday

Awash in Success

The Golden Helmet

Rigged-Up Roller

Gemstone Hunters

Crafty Corner

The Gilded Man

Spending Money

Armored Rescue

Stable Prices

The Hypno-Gun

A Prank Above

Omelet

Frightful Face

Trick or Treat

Hobblin' Goblins

A Charitable Chore

Turkey with All the Schemings

Flip Decision

Fare Delay

The Money Ladder

Back to the Klondike

The Checker Game

Somethin' Fishy Here

My Lucky Valentine

The Easter Election

The Talking Dog

Worm Weary

Much Ado About Quackly Hall

Some Heir Over the Rainbow

The Round Money Bin

Barber College

The Master Rainmaker

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The Horseradish Story

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The Money Stairs

Bee Bumbles

Bum Steer

The Menehune Mystery

Wispy Willie

The Cheapest Weigh

Ballet Evasions

The Hammy Camel

Fix-up Mix-up

Hospitality Week

Slippery Sipper

Turkey Trot at One Whistle

The Secret of Atlantis

McDuck Takes a Dive

Raffle Reversal

Flour Follies

Tralla La

Mental Fee

Outfoxed Fox

The Price of Fame

Oil the News

Dig it!

Midgets Madness

Salmon Derby

The Seven Cities of Cibola

Diner Dilemma

Billion Dollar Pigeon

Temper Tampering

Cheltenham's Choice

Wrong Number

Travelling Truants

Donald Duck Tells About Kites

Rants About Ants

Donald Duck Tells About Kites

A Campaign of Note

Too Safe Safe

Cash on the Brain

Classy Taxi!

The Mysterious Stone Ray

Blanket Investment

Search for the Cuspidora

New Year's Revolutions

The Lemming with the Locket

Cast of Thousands

The Tuckered Tiger

Iceboat to Beaver Island

Easy Mowing

Ski Lift Letdown

The Daffy Taffy Pull

The Ghost Sheriff of Last Gasp

Heirloom Watch

Deep Decision

Smash Success

The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone

A Descent Interval

Donald's Raucous Role

Good Canoes and Bad Canoes

The Great Steamboat Race

Trouble Indemnity

Roundabout Handout

Riches, Riches, Everywhere!

Come as You are

The Chickadee Challenge

The Unorthodox Ox

The Golden Fleecing

The Custard Gun

Doughnut Dare

Watt an Occasion

A Sweat Deal

Remember This

Courtside Heating

Power Plowing

Three Un-Ducks

Dogcatcher Duck

Secret Resolutions

Secret of Hondorica

Trapped Lightning

The Ice Taxis

The Art of Security

Fashion Forecast

Land Beneath the Ground!

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Searching for a Successor

The Olympic Hopeful

Faulty Fortune

The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan

Gopher Goof-Ups

Gold Rush

Inventor of Anything

Fireflies are Free

Luncheon Lament

In the Swim

Camping Confusion

The Second-Richest Duck

Pound for Sound

The Master

The Cat Box

Buffo or Bust

Migrating Millions

A Whale of a Story

Smoke Writer in the Sky

The Colossalest Surprise Quiz Show

Back to Long Ago!

Backyard Bonanza

The Runaway Train

Forecasting Follies

Grandma's Present

Fertile Assets

All Season Hat

Statues of Limitations

Borderline Hero

Fishing Mystery

The Lost Peg Leg Mine

Early to Build

The Eyes Have It

A Cold Bargain

Knight in Shining Armor

China Shop Shakeup

Gyro's Imagination Invention

Donald's Pet Service

The Sure-Fire Gold Finder

Net Worth

Relative Reaction

Land of the Pygmy Indians

The Day Duckburg Got Dyed

In Kakimaw country

Forbidden Valley

Picnic

The Fantastic River Race

Special Delivery

History Tossed

Losing Face

The Mines of King Solomon

Gyro Builds a Better House

Red Apple Sap

Sagmore Springs Hotel

The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama

The Tenderfoot Trap

Rescue Enhancement

August Accident

City of Golden Roofs

September Scrimmage

Roscoe the Robot

The Code of Duckburg

The Persistent Postman

The Half-Baked Baker

Windfall of the Mind

Dogged Determination

The Money Well

Forgotten Precaution

Getting Thor

Wishing Stone Island

Rocket Race Around the World

Going to Pieces

High Rider

The Golden River

That Sinking Feeling

Dodging Miss Daisy

The Know-It-All Machine

Blinders gag

The Titanic Ants!

Fearsome Flowers

Water Ski Race

Mocking Bird Ridge

Gyro Goes for a Dip

Lights Out

Moola on the Move

The Fabulous Tycoon

The Strange Shipwrecks

All Choked Up

Old Froggie Catapult

Dramatic Donald

The Forbidium Money Bin

Noble Porpoises

The House on Cyclone Hill

The Littlest Chicken Thief

The Magic Ink

Christmas in Duckburg

The Twenty-four Carat Moon

Rocket-Roasted Christmas Turkey

Tracking Sandy

The Wishing Well

News from Afar

Immovable Miser

Pyramid Scheme

Kitty-Go-Round

The Flying Dutchman

Bill Wind

The Master Mover

Spring Fever

The Beachcombers' Picnic

The Prize of Pizarro

Krankenstein Gyro

The Lovelorn Fireman

Return to Pizen Bluff

A Honey of a Hen

The Weather Watchers

The Floating Island

The Flying Farm Hand

The Sheepish Cowboys

Jungle Hi-jinks

Mastering the Matterhorn

Trail Tycoon

Fun? What's That?

On the Dream Planet

The Black Forest Rescue

The Firefly Tracker

His Handy Andy

The Money Champ

The Watchful Parents

Crawls for Cash

The Good Deeds

The Lost Rabbit Foot

Black Wednesday

The TV Babysitter

Tight Shoes

The Stubborn Stork

The Bird Camera

The Librarian

The Master Glasser

Donald's Party

The Framed Mirror

Milktime Melodies

The Odd Order

The Double Date

The Beauty Queen

The Gab-Muffer

The New Girl

The Witching Stick

The Paul Bunyan Machine

The Money Hat

The Christmas Cha Cha

The Inventors' Contest

The Wax Museum

Touché Toupeé

The Snow Chaser

Under the Polar Ice

Mopping Up

Free Ski Spree

Knights of the Flying Sleds

Island in the Sky

Oodles of Oomph

Riding the Pony Express

Hound of the Whiskervilles

Mixed-Up Mixer

Tale of the Tape

Want to Buy an Island?

The Call of the Wild

The Madball Pitcher

His Shining Hour

Cave of the Winds

The Bear Tamer

Froggy Farmer

Rainbow's End

War Paint

Yoicks! The Fox!

Pipeline to Danger

Mystery of the Loch

The Dog-sitter

The Village Blacksmith

All At Sea

The Secret Book

Fishy Warden

The Balmy Swami

The Fraidy Falcon

Two-Way Luck

Rocks to Riches

Balloonatics

The Inventive Gentleman

Turnabout

A Sticky Situation

Ruling the Roost

That's No Fable!

Friendly Enemy

The Homey Touch

Ring Leader Roundup

Daringly Different

That Small Feeling

Undercover Girl

A Thrift Gift

Turkey Trouble

Small Fryers

Too Much Help

False Flattery

Clothes Make the Duck

Missile Fizzle

The Training Farm Fuss

The Whole Herd of Help

The Reversed Rescue

Sitting High

The Day the Farm Stood Still

Billions in the Hole

The Big Bobber

You can't win

Thumbs Up

Tree Trick

Lost Frontier

Bongo on the Congo

The Madcap Mariner

The Nose Knows

Mighty But Miserable

Mechanized Mess

Monsterville

Brain-strain

The Cube

Terrible Tourist

The Old Timer

Chugwagon Derby

Stranger than Fiction

Mythtic Mystery

Wily Rival

Boxed-In

Duck Luck

Fast Away Castaway

Gift Lion

Mr. Private Eye

Poor Loser

The Golden Nugget Boat

Hound Hounder

Buffaloed by Buffaloes

Jet Witch

Boat Buster

The Midas Touch

Duckburg's Day of Peril

Money Bag Goat

The Sleepies

Northeaster on Cape Quack

Movie Mad

The Great Pop Up

Ten-Cent Valentine

The Windy Story

Deep Down Doings

Cave of Ali Baba

Jungle Bungle

Merry Ferry

Monkey Business

Much Luck McDuck

Playmates

Medaling Around

The Unsafe Safe

Collection Day

Madcap Inventors

Seeing is Believing

Rags to Riches

Way Out Yonder

The Candy Kid

Tricky Experiment

A Spicy Tale

Art Appreciation

Finny Fun

Nest Egg Collector

Master Wrecker

Getting the Bird

Raven Mad

Stalwart Ranger

Log Jockey

Oddball Odyssey

Christmas Cheers

Posthasty Postman

A Matter of Factory

Snow Duster

The Status Seeker

The Jinxed Jalopy Race

A Stone's Throw From Ghost Town

The Case of the Sticky Money

Wishful Excess

Dueling Tycoons

Spare That Hair

Sidewalk of the Mind

A Duck's-eye View of Europe

Gall of the Wild

For Old Dime's Sake

Crown of the Mayas

The Invisible Intruder

Zero Hero

Beach Boy

The Duckburg Pet Parade

Isle of Golden Geese

The Travel Tightwad

Have Gun, Will Dance

The Lemonade Fling

Lost Beneath the Sea

Fireman Scrooge

Once Upon a Carnival

A Helper's Helping Hand

Double Masquerade

The Thrifty Spendthrift

Up and At It

Feud and Far Between

Man Versus Machine

No Bargain

Jonah Gyro

Bubbleweight Champ

The Many Faces of Magica de Spell

Cap'n Blight's Mystery Ship

The Loony Lunar Gold Rush

Rug Riders in the Sky

The Olympian Torch Bearer

How green was my lettuce

Hero of the Dike

The Great Wig Mystery

Unfriendly Enemies

Interplanetary Postman

Delivery Dilemma

Flowers Are Flowers

The Billion Dollar Safari

Saved by the Bag!

Instant Hercules

Ticking Detector

McDuck of Arabia

Duck Out of Luck

Mystery of the Ghost Town Railroad

The Bigger the Beggar

Plummeting with Precision

The Swamp of No Return

Snake Take

The Lock Out

Million-Dollar Shower

Monkey Business

The Giant Robot Robbers

Laundry for Less

Long Distance Collision

North of the Yukon

The Mummy's Ring

The Phantom of Notre Duck

Wasted Words

Top Wages

So Far and No Safari

It Happened One Winter

Down for the Count

The Queen of the Wild Dog Pack

House of Haunts

The Beauty Business

Treasure of Marco Polo

Micro-Ducks from Outer Space

The Not-so-Ancient Mariner

The Heedless Horseman

Hall of the Mermaid Queen

The Cattle King

The Doom Diamond

King Scrooge the First

Pawns of the Loup Garou

The Dainty Daredevil

Officer for a Day

Peril of the Black Forest

Life Savers

Whale of a Good Deed

Let Sleeping Bones Lie

Bad Day for Troop 'A'

Looter of the Lake

Bottled Battlers

Maple Sugar Time (How Sweet It Is!)

A Day in a Duck's Life

Traitor in the Ranks

Eagle Savers

Hound of the Moaning Hills

Storm Dancers

Gold of the '49ers

The Day the Mountain Shook

Duckmade Disaster

Wailing Whalers

Where There's Smoke

Be Leery of Lake Eerie

Teahouse of the Waggin' Dragon

New Zoo Brews Ado

Music Hath Charms

The Phantom Joker

Hark, Hark, the Ark

Captains Outrageous

The Milkman Story

Silent Night

Trick or Treat

Hang Gliders Be Hanged!

Go Slowly, Sands of Time

The Pied Piper of Duckburg

Horsing Around with History

Somewhere in Nowhere

 

Sources

Online

Wikipedia list with more information and links to detailed articles

Inducks page on Carl Barks with links to lots more information

Others

The Carl Barks Library,published by Gladstone, Another Rainbow and Bruce Hamilton Publishing. 

 

 

 

 

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