| INDEX | ART | ANIMATION | [COMICS] | CHARACTERS | QUOTES | DIARY | PHOTOGRAPHS | BIBLIOGRAPHY | LINKS | SOURCES |
| One Shots | Comics and Stories | Our Gang | [Giveaways] | Donald Duck | Uncle Scrooge | Junior Woodchucks | Various | Europe |
| Cheerios | Firestone | [Kites] | March of Comics | -X- |
| COMICS | Giveaways Kites |
Additional credits:
Three editions of the 1954 giveaway comic "Donald Duck Tells About Kites"
are known to exist. Reportedly, this version is virtually identical to
Tells About Kites [Southern California story], with one minor
variation in the text. (What? Where?)
Reportedly, panels 7.3, 7.4, and 8.3, are different from
Tells About Kites [Pacific Gas story]. (Reportedly,
panel 7.1 differs in length, but the art itself appears to be the very
same.)
Barks's vouchers contain confusing information about the work that has
been done for this story.
More information, and a more detailed comparison
Changes: It's difficult to determine if this is a changed or original version, and if changes where made by Barks or by the editor (or both). It largely depends on what happened (or didn't happen) with Tells About Kites [Pacific Gas story] and Tells About Kites [Southern California story].
Questions:
Do you have scans of this story as published in
Donald Duck Tells About Kites [Florida Power comic]?
Do you know more than what is mentioned here? Unnoticed differences with
the versions in the other two editions, for example? And which of them is
the original one, on which the other versions are based?
Additional credits:
Three editions of the 1954 giveaway comic "Donald Duck Tells About Kites"
are known to exist. Panels 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 8.3 of this version are
different from the virtually identical other two versions, which are
Tells About Kites [Florida Power story] and
Tells About Kites [Southern California story]. (Panel 7.1 differs
in length, but there's no extra art.) According to a caption in the
bottom-left corner of panel 1.1, this story is "published as a public
service by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company".
Barks's vouchers contain confusing information about the work that has
been done for this story.
More information, and a more detailed comparison
Description:
(Description of page 7 and panel 8.3, as published in the
D.O.N.A.L.D.-internal magazine "Mitteilungen für Mitglieder".)
The kite gets caught in the power line
Then, in panel 7.3, Donald suddenly discovers a broken power line
hanging down, and he warns that "we'll have to notify
Then, in panel 7.4, Donald looks up and comments: "Even with the best of
care, power lines sometimes break! If you find one, always report it!"
Two nephews say: "We'll stay here to see that nobody touches the wire!"
The third nephew walks towards a phone booth, saying: "And I'll phone
Panel 7.5 shows a close-up of a nephew having penciled another note,
saying "And that's rule number seven!" The note reads "Never touch
fallen electric wires, report them to
Panel 7.6 appears to be the same material in all three versions. It shows
the ducks in an open park.
Panel 8.3 shows eight rules (instead of seven). It has no bottom
panel-border. All papers, and almost all of their shadows, are fullly shown.
The eighth rule and its paper are identical to the seventh rule in
Tells About Kites [Southern California story], except for the
numbering. (The rule reads: "Never let a kite go over radio or TV aerials".)
The paper of current rule number seven is not shown in
Tells About Kites [Southern California story]. (The rule reads:
"Never touch electric wires".)
Changes:
The caption in the bottom-left corner of panel 1.1 seems to be added. (Or
is there a similar caption in the other two editions as well?)
Panel 7.1 appears to be heightened by moving the bottom panel-border down,
adding more whitespace below Donald's feet, in order to make them fit with
panels 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5. If panel 7.1 is not changed here, then a change has
been made in panel 7.1 of Tells About Kites [Florida Power story]
and/or Tells About Kites [Southern California story].
It's difficult to determine if this is a changed or original version, and
if changes where made by Barks or by the editor (or both). It largely
depends on what happened (or didn't happen) with
Tells About Kites [Florida Power story] and
Tells About Kites [Southern California story].
CBL-notes: Only three panels have been printed. They replace panels 7.3 and 7.4 of Tells About Kites [Southern California story]. Redrawn, or at least heavily retouched. The dialogue is taken from the original publication, or relettered, maybe both.
Notes: Reprinted in monochrome xerox-quality in the German D.O.N.A.L.D.-internal magazine "Mitteilungen für Mitglieder" (bulletin for members of D.O.N.A.L.D.) edition of October, 1982 (published by Elke Imberger).
Questions:
Do you have scans of this story as published in
Donald Duck Tells About Kites [Pacific Gas comic]?
Do you know more than what is mentioned here? Unnoticed differences with
the versions in the other two editions, for example? And which of them is
the original one, on which the other versions are based?
Additional credits:
Three editions of the 1954 giveaway comic "Donald Duck Tells About Kites"
are known to exist. Reportedly, this version is virtually identical to
Tells About Kites [Florida Power story], with one minor
variation in the text. (What? Where?)
Panels 7.3, 7.4, and 8.3, are different from
Tells About Kites [Pacific Gas story]. (Panel 7.1 differs
in length, but the art itself appears to be the very same.)
Barks's vouchers contain confusing information about the work that has
been done for this story.
More information, and a more detailed comparison
Description:
(Description of page 7 and panel 8.3, as published in
The Carl Barks Library - Set VI.)
The kite gets caught in the power line
Then, in panel 7.3, Donald shows a phone booth to two of the nephews,
saying: "Here's what to do! Call the electric company and they'll send a
lineman to get your kite down for you!" The third nephew penciles a note,
but that could be a continuation of the previous panel.
Panel 7.4 has the width of the page, as wide as two normal panels. At the
left, under panel 7.1, it has a small extension on top. A caption reads
"Later...", and the art shows a lineman giving back the kite to the nephews,
witnessed by a Donald.
Panel 7.6 appears to be the same material in all three versions. It shows
the ducks in an open park.
Panel 8.3 shows seven rules (instead of eight). The paper of the seventh
rule, and it's shadow, are partly shown. (It stops at the bottom
panel-border.) The seventh rule and its paper are identical to the eighth
rule in Tells About Kites [Pacific Gas story], except for the
numbering. (The rule reads: "Never let a kite go over radio or TV aerials".)
The paper of the eighth rule in
Tells About Kites [Pacific Gas story], is not included.
Changes: It's difficult to determine if this is a changed or original version, and if changes where made by Barks or by the editor (or both). It largely depends on what happened (or didn't happen) with Tells About Kites [Florida Power story] and Tells About Kites [Pacific Gas story].
CBL-notes: Redrawn, or at least heavily retouched. The dialogue is taken from the original publication, or relettered, maybe both.
Questions:
Do you have scans of this story as published in
Donald Duck Tells About Kites [Southern California comic]?
Do you know more than what is mentioned here? Unnoticed differences with
the versions in the other two editions, for example? And which of them is
the original one, on which the other versions are based?
Sources
| Cheerios | Firestone | [Kites] | March of Comics | -X- |
| One Shots | Comics and Stories | Our Gang | [Giveaways] | Donald Duck | Uncle Scrooge | Junior Woodchucks | Various | Europe |
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