Walt Disney's Donald Duck : "The old castle's secret"

Format:

Book

Title:

Walt Disney's Donald Duck : "The old castle's secret"

Other title(s):

Donald Duck : "The old castle's secret"

Old castle's secret

Author:

Barks, Carl, 1901-2000.

ISBN:

9781606996539

Publication:

Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, [2013]

Physical Description:

226 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Series title(s):

Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Fantagraphics Books)

Contents:

The old castle's secret -- Bird watching -- Horseshoe luck -- Wintertime wager -- Watching the watchman -- Wired -- Going ape -- Darkest Africa -- Bean taken -- Sorry to be safe -- Spoil the rod -- Rocket race to the moon -- Donald of the Coast Patrol -- Gladstone returns -- Sheriff of Bullet Valley -- Best laid plans -- The genuine article -- Links hijinks -- Pearls of wisdom -- Foxy relations -- Story notes -- Carl Barks: Life among the ducks / by Donald Ault -- Biographies -- Where did these stories first appear?

Summary:

In this collection of stories, originally published during the 1950s, follow the epic adventures of Donald Duck and his nephews, Huey, Louie, and Dewey. Facing a financial crisis, Uncle Scrooge recruits his nephews for a trip to the McDuck clan's ancient castle to locate a lost treasure-- guarded by a jealous ghost!

Personal Subject:

Duck, Donald (Fictitious character)-Comic books, strips, etc.

Duck, Donald (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst00896809

Subject(s):

Donald Duck (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Cartoons and comics.

Graphic novels.

Disney characters -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Funny animal comics.

Graphic novels.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... McMinnville Public Library	Disney Donald Duck	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

With this volume, The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library loops backto Barks's earlier days, collecting the entirety of Bark's (astounding) 1948output. The title story, The Old Castle's Secret , is notable not just forbeing the first full-length 32-page adventure instigated by Scrooge McDuck (inhis second-ever appearance), but for featuring some of Bark's spookiest, lushestsettings in old Clan McDuck castle of Dismal Downs. The other long story, TheSheriff of Bullet Valley , plunks Donald and the nephews in the Wild West,with Donald as an overconfident deputy having to deal with some high-techrustlers. The book also includes the less-known In Darkest Africa ,originally published in a giveaway and unreleased for decades. This volume alsofeatures an even 10 of Bark's dynamic Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 10-pagers, including Wintertime Wager (the first appearance of anot-yet-lucky-but-still-obnoxious Gladstone Gander); Spoil the Rod (inwhich the exquisitely named educational professor Pulpheart Clabberhead isbrought in to help tame the nephews); Rocket Race to the Moon (a rarefull-on adventure interplanetary, no less in the short form); GladstoneReturns and Links Highjinks (two more Gladstone yarns); and five morestories... plus a half-dozen hilarious one-page gags. Of course, once again allthe stories have been shot from crisp originals, then re-colored (and printed)to match, for the first time since their original release over 60 years ago, thecolorful yet soft hues of the originals and of course the book is rounded offwith essays about Barks, the Ducks, and these specific stories by Barks expertsfrom all over the world.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3 Up-In the history of comics it is rare to find a creator so devoted to and so invested in his characters as Barks. In 24 years of writing and illustrating Donald Duck comics (1942-1966), he produced more than 500 stories on more than 6000 pages. "The Old Castle's Secret" is the third in a multivolume series celebrating Barks's prolific and popular run with the Disney character. Aside from the titular story, this volume contains 19 more, ranging in length from one to 30 pages. The plots are similar-Donald's big mouth gets him into trouble and his three nephews bail him out-but the formula never gets tired. The subtle characterizations take center stage, teaching readers more about the characters with each new adventure. Barks's artwork serves the stories well, and he was ahead of his time in his ability to portray movement using the comics format (he started as an animator) and emotion despite the limitations of duck anatomy. In addition to the comics themselves, the volume contains commentary for all of the stories from a variety of experts and a biography of Barks at the end. Fantagraphics gets high marks for presentation as well, with the attractive cover art sporting a smooth-to-the-touch surface and glossy lettering. At least one book from this set should be considered essential to every comics collection, and more as budgets allow.-J. M. Poole, Webster Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

The applause-worthy effort to publish the entirety of Barks' duck oeuvre continues in this third book, which covers his 1948 output and, when all is said and done, will be the sixth volume, chronologically speaking. The two longer anchor stories are "The Old Castle's Secret," a terrific ghost mystery set in an old Scottish castle, and "The Sheriff of Bullet Valley," which sends Donald on a Wild West caper of cattle rustlin' and outlaw bustin'. Though the cartoon style might appeal to young comics fans, the inclusion of a controversial story, "In Darkest Africa," which features racist depictions of Africans, makes this better suited to adult readers, who might be interested in this period of comics history. Oodles of shorter pieces, on the other hand, are just plain fun. Grades 2-6. --Ian Chipman Copyright 2010 Booklist