The Carl Barks Library

The Carl Barks Library(CBL) is a series of 30 large hardcover books reprinting all of theDisney comicsstories and covers written and/or drawn byCarl Barks.Stories that were modified in the original publication, sometimes for production reasons and sometimes due to excessive editing, were restored in CBL to Barks' original intent.[1]The books are collected in ten slipcase volumes with three books in each, a total of about 7,400 pages. The volumes were published from 1983 to 1990 in theUnited StatesbyAnother Rainbow Publishing[2]under license fromThe Walt Disney Company.The comics were printed (with a few exceptions) in black and white. In addition to the comics, there are numerous articles with background information.

The Carl Barks Library
Publication information
PublisherAnother Rainbow
GenreFunny animals
Publication date1983 – 1990
No.of issues10 sets of 3 volumes each
Main character(s)Scrooge McDuck,Donald Duck,Huey, Dewey, and Louie,Gyro Gearloose,Gladstone Gander
Creative team
Written byCarl Barks
Artist(s)Carl Barks
Inker(s)Carl Barks

Volume sets

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Set Publication Date Contents Story Date
I July 1984 Four ColorDonald Duck9-223 October 1942 – April 1949
II November 1986 Four Color Donald Duck238–422 andDonald Duck26–138 August 1949 – July 1971
III December 1984 Four Color Uncle Scrooge386–495 andUncle Scrooge3–20 March 1952 – February 1958
IV November 1985 Uncle Scrooge21–43 andThe Lemonade Fling March 1958 – July 1963
V April 1989 Uncle Scrooge44–71 andThe Christmas Carol August 1963 – October 1967
VI May 1990 Giveaways, Annuals and Miscellaneous Issues 1947 – May 1961
VII March 1988 Walt Disney's Comics and Stories31–94 andLarge Feature Comics #7 April 1943 – July 1948
VIII August 1983 Walt Disney's Comics and Stories95–166 August 1948 – July 1954
IX June 1985 Walt Disney's Comics and Stories167–229 August 1954 – October 1959
X August 1990 Walt Disney's Comics and Stories230–312 and an Index November 1959 – September 1966

Reprintings

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Gladstone Publishing(a subsidiary of Another Rainbow) published a full-color version,The Carl Barks Library in Color,in a series of 141 comic book albums between 1992 and 1998.

Fantagraphics Booksis currently collecting all of Barks' work as a hardcover collection,The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"A Guide to the Carl Barks Universe".
  2. ^"Russ Cochran: 1937-2020".www.tcj.com.3 March 2020.Retrieved2020-12-20.
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