A Guidebook to the Carl Barks Universe

Backstage: Made in the 1950s after reading three books from "Life" illustrator Ted Kautzsky: "Ways with Watercolor"; "Trees and Landscapes in Watercolor"; "Master of Pencil and Watercolor". Carl Barks had lots of fun with watercolors but decided to wait until his retirement because it cost him too much of the time he had to spend on comic book work.

Questions: Does this watercolor still exist? Has it ever been published?

Sources

Dawn in Diamond Valley

Inducks: ...
Barks code: [no number?]
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1950s/1960s?
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: [none or unknown]
Issue: [none or unknown]
Pages: 1
Orientation: landscape
Width: 14 inch
Height: 10 inch

Additional credits: Painted on thick paper. The only marking on the back is a little sticker that has "74 B" on it. The scene shows a farmhouse with ducks and / or swans in a lake. It was bought at a Christie's auction.

Owners, past and present: For sale at Ebay on / around 24 September 1999.

Publications:

Unpublished?

Circulating material:

picture as on Ebay: partly shown
picture taken from email: partly shown

Other views: See "circulating material" field.

Questions: Has this material been published?
Judging from its measures, the upper part of the painting must be missing. This part is filled in with an egal color to give an idea of how the layout of the full watercolor may be. Possibly, also some art on the left is missing. Does a picture of the full scene exist?
Does the lack of identification on the back mean that this watercolor must have been made before 1967? Barks signature here looks different than the fully capital lettered one on his 1967-1997 paintings. Could this be one of the watercolors that Barks made in 1955/1956?

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

St. George

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-01
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: 1st

Research: George was an early Christian saint who, according to legend, rescued a Libyan princess from a dragon.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Other views:

larger picture

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Attila the Duck

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-02
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: [1991, December 18] ?
Issue: Sotheby's Comic Book and Comic Art sales #6261 ?
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: Attila was a king of the Huns in the 5th century and invaded great parts of the Roman Empire.

Publications:

Sotheby's Comic Book and Comic Art sales #6261 (USA, New York): ?; [greyscale]
Carl Barks - Die Biographie (Germany): greyscale; apparently taken from Sotheby's Comic Book and Comic Art sales #6261
Animal Quackers ([USA])

Other views:

larger, greyscale picture: greyscale

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Robin Hood Duck

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-03
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: Robin Hood was a legendary medieval English rebel whose existence has never been proven.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Congruences:

... Robin Hood Two-Bow Duck: Robin Hood
... Robin Hood Super Archer: Robin Hood
... Robin Hood at Nottingham: Robin Hood

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Hercules Honker

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-04
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Mythological theme.

Research: Hercules/Herakles was a half-god from Greek-Roman mythology who possessed superhuman strength.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Billy the Duckling

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-05
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Wild West theme.

Research: William H. Bonney, Jr. (1859-1881), better known as Billy the Kid, became a desperado in his early teens and is said to have killed more than twenty men until he was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Congruences:

... Billy the Duckling at Work: Billy the Duckling
... Billy the Duckling on Guard: Billy the Duckling

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Teddy Goosevelt

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-06
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th president of the U.S.A.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

David Duck vs. Goliath Goose

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-07
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Biblical theme.

Research: David was a biblical king whose first heroic deed was the slaying of Philistine giant Goliath.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Buffalo Bill Cooty

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-08
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1981, Spring
Issue: Panels No. 2
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Wild West theme.

Research: William F. Cody (1846-1917) alias Buffalo Bill made himself a name as a buffalo hunter and Indian fighter. Later his Wild West shows became immensely popular.

Owners, past and present: Auctioned at Ebay on / around May 20th, 1999.

Publications:

Panels No. 2 (USA)
Animal Quackers ([USA])

Other views:

picture as on Ebay: photo; with frame

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Robin Hood Two-Bow Duck

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-09
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: Robin Hood was a legendary medieval English rebel whose existence has never been proven.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Congruences:

... Robin Hood Duck: Robin Hood
... Robin Hood Super Archer: Robin Hood
... Robin Hood at Nottingham: Robin Hood

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Billy the Duckling at Work

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-10
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Wild West theme.

Owners, past and present: For sale at Carl Barks Shop on 21 August 2000. (Order number 6123.)

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Congruences:

... Billy the Duckling: Billy the Duckling
... Billy the Duckling on Guard: Billy the Duckling

Other views:

picture as on Carl Barks Shop: (width=506 height=620)

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Robin Hood Super Archer

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-11
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: Robin Hood was a legendary medieval English rebel whose existence has never been proven.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Congruences:

... Robin Hood Duck: Robin Hood
... Robin Hood Two-Bow Duck: Robin Hood
... Robin Hood at Nottingham: Robin Hood

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Billy the Duckling on Guard

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-12
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Wild West theme.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Congruences:

... Billy the Duckling: Billy the Duckling
... Billy the Duckling at Work: Billy the Duckling

Other views:

circulating picture

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Samson Swan and Delilah Duck

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-13
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Biblical theme.

Research: According to the Bible, Delilah seduced Judaic king Samson to coax him into revealing the secret of his strength.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Bad Bird from Bodie

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-14
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Wild West theme.

Research: Bodie was a famous boom town in the Californian gold rush.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Sheriff of Tombstone

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-15
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Wild West theme.

Research: The sheriff of Tombstone is meant to depict Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), lawman and gambler, whose career culminated in the famous gunfight at the OK Corral.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Calamity Jane

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-16
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: Calamity Jane (1852-1903), actually Martha Jane Cannary, was one of the most legendary women of the Wild West.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

unknown [78-17]

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-17
Type: unknown/unidentified material
Creation date: [1978? if any]

Additional credits: Unknown painting, or an unused number.

Sources

Dangerous Dan McGoose

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-18
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Klondike theme.

Research: The title is based on a quote from Robert W. Service's ballad The Shooting of Dan McGrew.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Congruences:

... The Lady Known as Lou: Title based on Service's ballad »The Shooting of Dan McGrew#171;.

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

J. Edgar Honker

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-19
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) was the director of the FBI for nearly fifty years. His methods, however, were controversial.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Blackbeard the Pirate

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-20[?]
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Pirate theme.

Research: The pirate Blackbeard, actually Edward Teach, terrorized the American coast during the early 18th century.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Questions: Is Barks's code (78-20) really the same as the code for Belles of the Klondike? Or is one of them wrongly notated?

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Robin Hood at Nottingham

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-21
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: Robin Hood was a legendary medieval English rebel whose existence has never been proven.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Congruences:

... Robin Hood Duck: Robin Hood
... Robin Hood Two-Bow Duck: Robin Hood
... Robin Hood Super Archer: Robin Hood

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Adam and Eve

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-22
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Biblical theme.

Research: According to the Bible, Adam and Eve were the first human beings on earth, driven out of paradise by the machinations of a serpent.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Blackstone the Great

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-23
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: Blackstone, actually Henry Boughton (1885-1965), was one of the most famous stage magicians in the USA from the 1920's through the 1940's.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Tom Horn, Bounty Hunter

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-24
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Wild West theme.

Research: Tom Horn (1860-1903) worked as an army scout and a Pinkerton detective and finally got the reputation of a most cold-blooded bounty hunter.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Klondike Kate and Troupe

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-25
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Klondike theme.

Research: Kathleen Eloisa Rockwell (1876-1957), who called herself Klondike Kate, was one of the most famous dancers who appeared on stage during the gold rush in Alaska.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Belle Starr, Outlaw Queen

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-26
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Wild West theme.

Research: Belle Starr née Shirley (1848-1889) had a ranch in Oklahoma which was a hideout for outlaws of every sort.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Siegfried and the Rhine Maidens

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-27
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: Siegfried was one of the most famous figures of medieval German heroic literature.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Luke Short, Undertaker's Friend

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-28
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Wild West theme.

Research: Luke Short (1854-1893) was known as a gambler and gunman in the Wild West.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Ajax, Returning Hero

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-29
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Mythological theme?

Research: Ajax was a somewhat shady Greek hero who battled against Troy.

Owners, past and present: For sale at Dreidreizehn in 1999.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

unknown [78-30]

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-30
Type: unknown/unidentified material
Creation date: [1978? if any]

Additional credits: Unknown painting, or an unused number.

Questions: Could this be Belles of the Klondike?

Sources

Captain Kidd the Pirate

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-31
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Pirate theme.

Research: William Kidd (1645-1701) was a British privateer and later pirate before the American coast.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

The Nashville Establishment

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-32
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Additional credits: Paper measures 12 inch x 10 inch.

Owners, past and present: Auctioned at Ebay on on / around March 16, 1999.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Other views:

picture as on Ebay

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

J. Pierpont Mallard

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-33
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Money theme.

Research: J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) was a financier and railroad magnate who had an enormous influence on American industry.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

The Lady Known as Lou

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-34
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Klondike theme.

Research: The title is a quote from Robert W. Service's ballad The Shooting of Dan McGrew.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Congruences:

... Dangerous Dan McGoose: Title based on Service's ballad »The Shooting of Dan McGrew#171;.

Sources | image: © [Carl Barks]

Henry Morgan, Buccaneer

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-35
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Pirate theme.

Research: Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a British buccaneer who had a great share in plundering Spain's Caribbean colonies.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Long Ben, Arch-Pirate

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-36
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1981, Spring
Issue: Panels No. 2
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Pirate theme.

Research: John Avery alias Long Ben was a British pirate who organized a large attack on the Indian trade fleet in the late 17th century.

Publications:

Panels No. 2 (USA): colour; cover.
Carl Barks en de Mythe van Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Netherlands): greyscale
Animal Quackers ([USA])

Other views:

larger picture, taken from "Panels": colour

Sir William Blackstone

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 78-43
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1978
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: William Blackstone (1723-1780) was a jurist whose writings had an important influence on British jurisdiction.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

The Vikings

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-01
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Pirate theme.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Young Lochinvar

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-02
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: The title refers to Walter Scott's poem Lochinvar.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Riverboat Gambler

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-03
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Wild West theme.

Surviving material:

Riverboat Gambler [preliminary pencil]

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Other views:

picture as on Carl Barks Shop

Belle of the Yukon

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-04
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Klondike theme.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

The Voyageurs

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-05
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Indian theme. An indian duckgirl and a duckfrontier in a canoe on a stream in a forest scenery, with three fishes jumping out of the water on the foreground. Indian girl looks very happy at the necklace she's wearing. On the background there's another canoe, also with a duckfrontier and an indian duckgirl in it.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Witches of Salem

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-06
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Witchcraft theme.

Research: The title refers to the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, of 1692 which resulted in the execution of nineteen women.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

The Diligent Headhunter

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-07
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

The Mountain Man

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-08
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Indian theme.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Duck Rogers

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-09
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: »Buck Rogers in the 25th Century« was the title of a comic strip by Philip Francis Nowlan (author) and Richard Calkins (art) which appeared in American newspapers since 1929.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Fu Chandu

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-10
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: The Chinese criminal genius first appeared in Sax Rohmer's novel »Dr. Fu Manchu« (1913).

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Hiawatha

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-11
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1981, Spring
Issue: Panels No. 2
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Indian theme.

Research: Hiawatha was a legendary North American Indian leader of the 15th century. His name lives on in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem The Song of Hiawatha.

Publications:

Panels No. 2 (USA): colour
Animal Quackers ([USA])

Other views:

larger picture

Ben Frankloon

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-12
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the fathers of the American Constitution and also made a reputation as a scientist and inventor.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

"Bring 'Em Back Alive" Frank Duck

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-13
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: Frank Buck (1888-1950), American adventurer who hunted wild beasts for zoos.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Salome Swan

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 79-14
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1979
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Biblical theme.

Research: According to the Bible, Salome's dance before Herod Antipas resulted in the execution of John the Baptist.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Geography's Founders

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 80-02
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1980
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Other views:

larger picture #1: (width=384 height=477)
larger picture #2: (width=769 height=955)

Loch Ness Monster

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 80-03
Type: watercolor
Creation date: 1980
Art: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: 8 inch
Height: 10 inch
Series: "Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"
Series number: [unknown, if any]

Research: The monster of the Scottish lake was sighted for the first time in 1933 and has been good for headlines ever since.

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

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Frederic Pintail Chopin

Inducks: ...
Barks code: 80-04
Type: unfinished watercolor; colored pencils
Creation date: 1980
Art: Carl Barks
Pencil: Carl Barks
Script: [Carl Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: [unknown] inch
Height: [unknown] inch
Series: ["Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl"] ?
Series number: [unknown, if any]