A Guidebook to the Carl Barks Universe

Additional credits: Mentioned by Barks as 4th unnumbered item in a list of his latest work, as part of a [1999?] [letter?] to an unidentified fan.

Donald being chased by line of animals in Africa. Kids atop Land Rover call on their cell phone. "Help! Help! Our uncle is Number Two in a food chain!"

Owners, past and present: Possibly owned by Museum of Cartoon Art.

Surviving material: One preliminary pencil is known to exist. Publications:

Unpublished?

Correspondence:

[1999?] [letter?] from Carl Barks to an unidentified fan

Questions: Has this material been published? Is "Food Chain" the title? Otherwise, could the title be "Help! Help! Our uncle is Number Two in a food chain!"

Sources | image: © [Walt Disney Productions]

CB WAT 5 Early Version of Money Bin

Barks code: [unknown]
Type: watercolor
Creation date: July 1995
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: [none or unknown]
Issue: [none or unknown]
Pages: 1
Orientation: [unknown]
Width: [unknown] inch
Height: [unknown] inch

Additional credits: 10 inch x 13 inch.

Money bin variation. Scrooge pouring gold nuggets into a hollow barrel cactus. His donkey fries pancakes in background.

Owners, past and present: Sold to a collector.

Publications:

Unpublished?

Correspondence:

[1999?] [letter?] from Carl Barks to an unidentified fan

Questions: Has this material been published?

Sources

CB WAT 6 Breakfast for Tycoons

Barks code: [unknown]
Type: watercolor
Creation date: December 1995
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: [1996?]
Issue: Breakfast for Tycoons [serigraph]
Pages: 1
Orientation: landscape
Width: 14 inch
Height: 11 inch

Additional credits: Alternate title: «Breakfast, Scrooge Style»

Money theme. Pick theme. Money bin interior. Scrooge at table frying dollar shaped pancakes while a miniature oil device pumps juice from a grapefruit.

Owners, past and present: Sold in an auction.

Surviving material:

Breakfast for Tycoons [preliminary watercolor]: differences in the background.

Publications:

Breakfast for Tycoons [serigraph] (USA)

Correspondence:

[1999?] [letter?] from Carl Barks to an unidentified fan

CB WAT 7 bear mountain theme

Barks code: [unknown]
Type: watercolor
Creation date: May 1997
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1998
Issue: Christmas on Bear Mountain [stamp brochure]
Pages: 1
Orientation: landscape
Width: possibly 12 inch
Height: possibly 6 inch
Based on: W OS 178-02 Christmas on Bear Mountain

Uncle Scrooge losing his bear disguise while fleeing from a baby bear. Don and the kids flee out window. Big bear comes through door.

Owners, past and present: Buyer unknown.

Publications:

Christmas on Bear Mountain [stamp brochure] (USA.): Cover. Colour.

Correspondence:

[1999?] [letter?] from Carl Barks to an unidentified fan

Other views:

larger picture: colour

Questions: No title? What is the history behind this watercolor? On the Disney comics Mailing List, it was already mentioned on March 12, 1996, as an oil.