A Guidebook to the Carl Barks Universe

Description: This magazine was given away on airplanes for one month when flying American Airlines. Contains a 4 page article called "Carl Barks: Just Ducky", with photos of Barks.

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- Comic Art #7

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Author: ...
Publication date: 1968
Country: USA
Cover type: softcover
Type: magazine

Description: mimeograph

Edited by Don and Maggie Thompson. Special Carl Barks issue with an interview and commentary / articles by Mike Barrier. Also contains an article by Richard O'Brien on Nedor Comics and the first publication of Harlan Ellison's "Five Dooms To Save Tommorrow", his scenario for a Hawkman comic book.

The interview has been reprinted in The Duckburg Times 10/11.

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- The Comic Book Marketplace #14

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Publication date: 1992, June
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Articles:

(page 26-31) "Under the Ground Comics": by Michael Naiman

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- Comic Book Marketplace V2#24

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Publication date: 1995, June
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Articles:

(page 58-61) "Ducks in Flux": by Michael Naiman
(page 80) "Uncle Scrooge the Lemonade King": by Michael Allen (pseudonym for Michael Naiman)

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- Comic Book Marketplace V2#27

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Publication date: 1995, September
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Articles:

(page 54-57) "Collecting Junior Woodchucks": by Michael Naiman

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- Comic Book Marketplace V2#28

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Publication date: 1995, October
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Articles:

(page 32-35) "Big Little Barks": by Michael Naiman

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- Comic Book Marketplace V2#29

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Publication date: 1995, November
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Articles:

(page 28-29) "Disney's Ousted Ogre": by Michael Naiman

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- Comic Book Marketplace V2#31

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Publication date: 1996, January
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Articles:

(page 62-65) "Duckburg's Most Wanted": by Michael Naiman

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- Comic Book Marketplace V2#34

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Publication date: 1996, April
Country: USA
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Contents:

shake, malcolm!: [monochrome?]

New material:

CRI 12 head scratching machine [cover idea]
... shake, malcolm!

Articles:

(page 30-35) "Gyro's Gizmos": by Michael Naiman
(page 36-37) "One Mouse, Two Ducks": by Michael Naiman, co-authored with Matt Nelson

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- Comic Book Marketplace V2#37

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Publication date: 1996, July
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Articles:

"Ducks in Space": by Michael Naiman

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- Comic Book Marketplace V2#40

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Publication date: 1996, October
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Articles:

(page 64-65) "Donald Duck Dailies": by Michael Naiman

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- Comic Book Marketplace V2#43

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Publication date: 1997, January
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Articles:

(pages 60-63) "They're as Rare as Duck's Teeth": by Michael Naiman

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- Comic Book Marketplace V2#46

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Publication date: 1997, April
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Articles:

(page 34-36) "Four Fallout Funnies": by Michael Naiman

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- Comic Book Marketplace V2#55

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Publication date: 1998, January
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Articles:

(page 58-61) "Fifty Thrifty Years with Scrooge McDuck": by Michael Naiman

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- Calgary Eye Opener - November 1932

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Publisher: ...
Label: ...
Publication date: 1932, November
Country: USA
Cover type: softcover
Type: magazine
Width: ±5 inch
Height: ±8 inch
Pages: 64
Cover price: 25c

Additional credits: Cover is a stiffer stock than the interior pages.

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picture as on Ebay: colour; including two interior samples

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- The Comics Journal 73

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Publisher: Fantagraphics Inc, Stamford CT 06903
Publication date: 1982, July
Country: USA
Cover type: [softcover?]
ISSN: 0194-7869
Type: magazine
Width: 21,2 cm
Height: 27,6 cm
Pages: 108

Additional credits: General information

Contents:

Carl Barks: The Good Duck Artist: By Dwight Decker. An illustrated retrospective of Barks' work.
porky of the mounties [color guide?]: At least, partly (but clearly) shown on a color photo of Barks.; Is a reproduction of the drawing itself also included?

New material:

... porky of the mounties [color guide?]

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larger picture: (width=593 height=800)

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- The Comics Journal 151

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Publication date: 1991, July
Country: USA
Cover type: [softcover?]
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Contents:

three leashes and one dog [pencil sketch]: page 105; [monochrome]; printed with a partly black background, so the outer ink lines are partly invisible.
black-clad figure rings bell [pencil sketch]: page 106; [monochrome]
sedan chair [pencil sketch]: page 107; [monochrome]
treasure of aztec-land [pencil sketch]: page 108; [monochrome]
giant money sack [pencil sketch]: page 109; [monochrome]
vacuum cleaner riders [pencil sketch]: page 109; [monochrome]
skateboard and umbrella [pencil sketch]: page 109; [monochrome]

New material:

... treasure of aztec-land [pencil sketch]
... giant money sack [pencil sketch]
... black-clad figure rings bell [pencil sketch]
... sedan chair [pencil sketch]
... three leashes and one dog [pencil sketch]
... vacuum cleaner riders [pencil sketch]
... skateboard and umbrella [pencil sketch]

Articles:

"Carl Barks Sketchbook: Never-Before-Seen Drawings By Comics Beloved 'Duckman'!".: 7 pages

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- The Comics Journal 227

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Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Inc., from the editorial and business offices of Seattle, WA.
Publication date: 2000, September
Country: USA. Seattle, WA.
Cover type: [softcover?]
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Description: Subtitle: The Magazine of Comics News & Criticism
ISSN 0194-7869

Contains appreciations, articles and a few words for the man himself.

Contents:

Cover: "Snow Fun". Colour. Filling back cover and front cover.
Page 38: "In Tribute To Carl Barks 1901 - 2000", by MD.
Page 41: "Bruce Hamilton Remembers the Old Duckman".
Followed up by comments by Mike Allred, Byron Ashley, Jon Browne, R. Crumb, Kim Deitch, Geoffrey Blum, Dennis P. Eichhorn, Dimitri Dimakopoulos, Byron Erickson, Steve Geppi (with photo), Michael T. Gilbert, Roberta Gregory (with Robert Gregory photo), Bill Griffith, Carol Lay, John Lustig, Terry Moore, Pat Moriarity, Mart Nodell (with photo), Tom Neely, Trina Robbins, Jeff Smith, Tom Spurgeon, Dr. Gerhard Tank (a.k.a. Gerry Tank, with photo), Gary Wolf, and Don Rosa.
Page 55: "A Letter From the Duck Man - From the Correspondence of Carl Barks". Compiled by Geoffrey Blum
Page 57: "From the Duck's Mouth". Compiled by Donald Ault. Contains quotes taken from: March 3-4, 1990 letter; June 13, 1997 interview; April 28, 1999 interview; May 1, 1999 interview; June 18, 2000 interview.
Page 61: "I Never Followed The Rules Very Closely". Transcription of "The Duck Man an interview with Carl Barks" video. This transcription mentions "Measles" instead of "Gneezles".
Barks' "Magazine Comics Ducks" model sheet. Monochrome.
"Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book - excerpts"
"Trouble In Paradise: The Problem Of Temptation In Duckburg", by Father Robert Murphy.
"Small Ideas: An Appreciation", by Gary Groth.

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- Coo-Coo

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Publisher: ...
Publication date: 1932
Country: USA
Cover type: [unknown]
Type: magazine
Pages: [unknown]
Cover price: 10c

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- Comics Scene volume 1 issue 2

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Publication date: 1982, March
Country: USA.
Cover type: softcover?
Type: magazine

Contents:

The Money Collector ?

New material:

... The Money Collector

Articles:

a color Carl Barks Duck art article

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- Comics Scene issue 5

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Publication date: 1982, September
Type: magazine

Description: Comics Scene contained a regular column written by Howard Cruse, called "Loose Cruse". In this issue his column is titled "Ducks and a Legacy". It's a praise of Barks's storytelling.

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- Comics Scene issue 6

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Type: magazine

Description: Bob Kane provides the cover and previews the first modern BATMAN movie (with some choice artwork done for the movie by Anton Furst). Contains illustrated articles on Carl Barks and the Superboy TV show; and an illustration of Nick Fury by Bill Sienkiewicz. Interviews with Frank Miller; Mike Grell; Gerard Jones; Chuck Dixon; Keith Giffin; Ann Nocenti; and Max Allean Collins.

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- CopyWrite - Special Issue, 1994

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Publisher: Disney Consumer Products?
Country: USA
Cover type: softcover
Type: magazine; full colour
Width: 8,5 inch
Height: 11 inch
Pages: 8 (varies?)

Additional credits: Full title: "CopyWrite - Publications News from Disney Consumer Products, Europe/Middle East"

Description: Special issue all devoted to Carl Barks' European tour in 1994. Contains "Memoirs From The Duck Man", a 3-page article by Carl Barks. The other 5 pages talk about the tour, with pictures from each of the eleven countries visited by Barks.

Notes: CopyWrite is a magazine given only to European/Middle East Disney Consumer Products employees, licensees and associates.

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- Disney News, Winter 1983/1984

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Country: USA
Cover type: softcover?
Type: magazine

Description: "Disney News" was the official magazine for Magic Kingdom Club families. The cover of this issue shows a scene from a "Robin Hood" cell. Articles include "The Carl Barks Story", creator of Scrooge McDuck, by Leonard Maltin; "The Art of Animation"; the opening of "Horizons Pavilion" at Epcot Center; Christmas at the Disney parks; a story on "Mickey's Christmas Carol" and many other tidbits of news.

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- Future Gold #7

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Publication date: 1980, January
Country: USA
Cover type: [softcover?]
Type: magazine

Additional credits: Magazine on comics (and their value?).
Full title: "Future Gold - The Magazine Of Comic Nostalgia And Investment"

Articles:

"Barks for Beginners"

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- Funnyworld 8

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Publication date: 1967(?)
Country: [USA]
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

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- Funnyworld 13

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Publication date: 1971, Spring
Country: [USA]
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Description: Features interviews with Chuck Jones and Carl Stalling plus part 7 of Mike Barrier's Bibliography of Carl Barks.

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- Funnyworld 14

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Publication date: 1972, Spring
Country: [USA]
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Description: Features the filming of Fritz the Cat; 8 page color strip by Richard Corben; article on Ub Iwerks plus part 8 of Mike Barrier's Bibliography of Carl Barks.

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- Funnyworld 15

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Publication date: 1973, Fall
Country: [USA]
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Description: Features the filming of Fritz the Cat part 2; Tex Avery in pictures and in words; Berkley Comix Con; Bakshi's Heavy Traffic; plus part 9 of Mike Barrier's Bibliography of Carl Barks.

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- Funnyworld 16

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Publication date: 1974/1975, Winter
Country: [USA]
Cover type: [softcover]
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Description: "Special Carl Barks Issue".

Contents:

Student Witch: Cover. Colour.

New material:

... Student Witch

Articles:

(page 4-11) My Secret Life By Scrooge McDuck
Or, The Unpublished Carl Barks: By Kim Weston; 1972, February 17. Letter to Kim Weston.; 1961, March 22. Letter to a fan, not identified in the article.; 1974, October 5 and 6. Interview by Michael Barrier; 1960, December 13. Letter to Ronald O. Burnett.; Letter to 1961, March 24. Letter to Malcom Willits.; 1973, October 3. Letter to Kim Weston?; 1974, August 21. Letter to Kim Weston?; Unidentified quote, about "The Firebug" (OS 108-02): "The office redrew and changed (the) last two panels. I had ended the story with Don in jail".; Unidentified quote, about dogcather story (DD 45-06): "but the editors whittled it down to fit a speciale hole in a rush. In the process they got some panels reversed on the bottom half of page 5, leaving the story a bad jumbled mess."
"The Unknown Carl Barks" (contains some early nudes)
An interview with Dick Huemer (Fleischer and Disney animator)
"Comics on the Continent": a survey by Patrick Rosenkranz
part 10 of Mike Barrier's Bibliography of Carl Barks;
usual reviews and letters.

- Funnyworld 21

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Publication date: 1979
Country: [USA]
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Description: Contains articles on Carl Barks, Will Eisner, and John Canemaker on Suzan Pitt.

- Funnyworld 22

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Publication date: 1979
Country: [USA]
Type: magazine

Additional credits: General information

Description: Contains articles on Carl Barks, Bill Blackbeard, Gertrude Stein in the Comics; and a portfolio of Artwork from unfinished films.

- Havard Magazine

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Publication date: 1975, May
Country: USA?
Cover type: softcover?
Type: magazine

Description: Magazine with articles on all sorts of topics.

Contains an article which pays homage to the work of Carl Barks.

- A Tribute to Carl Barks

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Publisher: Cascade Web Publishing Co.
Label: Lost River Star - Butte Valley Star
Publication date: 1995, July
Country: USA
Cover type: softcover
Type: magazine
Pages: 24
Cover price: ...

Additional credits: A Lost River Star Special Edition. Contains photo's, articles, tributes, and some rare material. These have yet to be indexed on this site.

Contents:

CB WAT 2 Black Gold, Yellow Gold, they keep a guy from getting old [watercolor]: front cover; bleached colours; cropped
what's the hurry? [pencil sketch]: page 16; monochrome; courtesy of Don Ault, Gainesville, Florida

New material:

CB WAT 2 Black Gold, Yellow Gold, they keep a guy from getting old [watercolor]
... what's the hurry? [pencil sketch]

- Mediascene issue 25

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Publisher: Jim Steranko?
Publication date: 1977
Country: USA?
Cover type: softcover?
Type: magazine

Description: Comic and media magazine tabloid. Contains a feature on Carl Barks.

- Nemo issue 7

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Publisher: Fantagraphics
Publication date: 1984
Country: USA?
Cover type: softcover?
Type: magazine
Pages: 66

Description: Carl Barks / Floyd Gottfredson Issue. Carl Barks and Floyd Gottfredson discuss their years at Disney.

- Overstreet's Golden Age Quarterly #2

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Publication date: 1993, October / December
Country: [unknown]
Type: magazine

Description:

(page 78-79 or 75-84) "Side Barks": by Michael Naiman; 1993, August 27. Interview with Carl Barks by Michael Naiman
(page 75-77, 80-84) "Carl Barks: 1993": by Michael Naiman

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- Gold & Silver, Overstreet's Comic Book Quarterly #4

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Publication date: 1994, April / June
Type: magazine

Articles:

(page 45-47) "Bronze Age Barks": by Michael Naiman

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- Gold & Silver, Overstreet's Comic Book Quarterly #5

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Publication date: 1994, July / September
Type: magazine

Articles:

(page 106-116) "The Dashing & Daring Duck Detailer...Don Rosa, Comic Book Writer, Artist and Collector": by Michael Naiman

Questions: Does this article contain information on Carl Barks?

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- Panels No. 2

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Publisher: John Benson
Publication date: 1981, Spring
Country: USA
Type: magazine

Description: Illustrated in color and black and white.

Contents:

Long Ben, Arch-Pirate
Buffalo Bill Cooty
Hiawatha

New material:

... Buffalo Bill Cooty
... Long Ben, Arch-Pirate
... Hiawatha

Articles:

(page 03-10) [Of Ducks and Men: Carl Barks Interviewed]
(page 11-12) "Mail from Barks": Contains a 1970s (1976?) Barks drawing about having been mentioned in the December 29, 1975 issue of "The New Yorker". (monochrome); Explanation in article: "Barks has given copies of his correspondence to the Walt Disney Archives, and with the cooperation of David Smith, Disney Archivist, Ed Summer and Mike Barrier, we are able to print excerpts of some of these letters."; 1960, December 13. Letter to Ronald O. Burnett; [1968, March 8] Letter to Dick Blackburn; Three (at this moment) unidentified excerpts from "several letters to different people."; 1967, January 14. Letter to Michael Barrier; 1966, December 18. Letter to Michael Barrier; One (at this moment) unidentified excerpt from "several letters to different people."
(page 13-14) "Those Halcyon Days...": Contains six samples of Barks' work for "The Calgary Eye-Opener". (monochrome); 1961, August 26. Letter from John Coulthard to Carl Barks; 1961, October 8. Letter to John Coulthard

Notes: Panels existed from 1979 to 1981. It was a fanzine made by John Benson, the same person who was responsible for the later issues of Squa-Tront. Issue 1 (1979?) and 2 (1981) feature a long reminiscence by Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer talks about the Spirit; Bill Griffith offers a sour look at the comix scene; Art Spiegleman reviews the Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics; Carl Barks talks of Ducks and Men (and shows some risque cartoons); Alex Toth offers atribute and analysis of Jesse Marsh's work; and John Benson writes of the evolution of Kurtzman's viewpoint.

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- Tomart's Disneyana Update #7

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Publication date: 1995
Country: USA
Cover type: softcover?
Type: magazine
Pages: ±50?

Articles:

"Carl Barks: The Old Master In His Disneyana Prime": by Mike Lyons(?) and Tom Tumbusch(?).

Notes: Guide on Disney. At least 14 issues have been published. (Does this magazine still exist?) Contains roughly 50 pages of information, pictures, and price guides. Almost all pictures are in color. Each issue focuses on various disney items and there estimated prices. Included in all issues are new items that were being introduced and sold around the time of the printing. Such examples would be Disney Store Exclusives, Direct mail merchandise, Walt Disney World and Disneyland merchandise, information and pics of items being sold in the United Kingdom and Tokyo. Not all issues may have these examples but most do. Also included in each issue is Animation Art pics and price guides. Each issue contains information on The Walt Disney Classic Collection WDCC, giving price guides for that time period and information about the pieces.