"Pluto Saves the Ship"is a 51-page black-and-white comic book story scripted by writersCarl Barks,Jack Hannahand Nick George from a plot devised possibly by a publisher, and drawn by Disney animation layout artist Bruce Bushman.[1]It was originally printed inDell Comics'Large Feature Comics#7 in July 1942, and is one of the first AmericanDisney comicsever made that was not reprinted from newspaper comic strips.[2]It is Barks' first comic book work, andPluto's first comic book adventure. This was followed in October 1942 byDonald Duck Finds Pirate Gold,the Disney characters' first entry in Dell'sFour Coloranthology series.
| "Pluto Saves the Ship" | |
|---|---|
| Story code | W LFC 7-01 |
| Story | Carl Barks,Jack Hannah,Nick George |
| Ink | unknown |
| Date | July 1942 |
| Hero | Pluto |
| Pages | 51 |
| Layout | 3 rows per page |
| Appearances | Pluto |
| First publication | Large Feature Comics#7 |
In the story, Pluto foilsNazisaboteurs on a Navy cruiser.[3]Barks said later that "it was only a one-shot special designed to take advantage of the wartime jitters."[2]
Barks wrote the story withJack Hannahand Nick George, fellow animators at theDisney Studio.The story was partly inspired by two Pluto cartoons that Barks worked on,Bone Trouble(1940) andThe Army Mascot(1942).[4]
Barks only produced two stories that took place in theMickey Mouse universe;the other is "The Riddle of the Red Hat"(Four Color#79, published August 1945).
"Pluto Saves the Ship" has been reprinted in many European countries over the last few decades. The only time it's been reprinted in English was inThe Carl Barks Libraryblack and whitehardcovercollection, in 1988.[5]It has not yet been revealed whether the story will be included in theFantagraphics BookscollectionThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Becattini, Alberto (2019). "Disney Beyond Mickey".American Funny Animal Comics in the 20th Century: Volume One.Seattle, WA: Theme Park Press.ISBN168390186X.
- ^abBarrier, Michael (2014). "Carl Barks Makes His Break".Funnybooks: The Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books.University of California Press.ISBN978-0520283909.
- ^Mitchell, Kurt; Thomas, Roy (2019).American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-1944.TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 172.ISBN978-1605490892.
- ^Andrae, Thomas (2006).Carl Barks and the Disney Comic Book: Unmasking the Myth of Modernity.University Press of Mississippi. p. 292.ISBN978-1578068586.
- ^"Pluto Saves the Ship".Inducks.Retrieved7 August2019.
External links
edit- Pluto Saves the ShipatInducks
- Pluto Saves the Shipin Carl Barks guidebook
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