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The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library is a series of books published by Fantagraphics Books, collecting all of the Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comic book stories written and drawn by Carl Barks, originally published between late 1942 and Barks' retirement in June 1966. The series was launched in late 2011, and will comprise 6000 pages over roughly 30 240-page volumes when it is finished.

Background[]

The rights to Barks' works were licensed from Disney by Gemstone Publishing from 2003 until the end of 2008, when they ceased publishing Disney titles. When he heard about it, Fantagraphics Books publisher Gary Groth got in contact with Disney, securing the rights to Floyd Gottfredson's work on the Mickey Mouse comic strip, which resulted in the Floyd Gottfredson Library series that started publication in mid-2011. Groth also tried to get the rights to Barks' duck stories. Disney at first announced they would publish the stories themselves, but eventually changed their minds and passed the work on to Fantagraphics.

Format[]

Barks' duck stories have been reprinted extensively, especially in Europe. Before Fantagraphics', there were two complete collections in English published by Another Rainbow Publishing. The first was the expensive, scholarly Carl Barks Library archive in 30 hardcover volumes, which was in black-and-white. This was followed up by The Carl Barks Library in Color in album form, with modern beautiful coloring.

Fantagraphics' 7.5" x 10.25" hardcover volumes are published in full color, as the stories originally were. When the series is complete, it will represent a chronological collection of Barks' stories. However, the volumes of the stories are being published out of order, starting with the volumes that the publishers believed would attract the most attention, beginning with Lost in the Andes, a volume containing stories from what is considered to be Barks' "peak" period (the late 1940s to the mid-1950s), including the story "Lost in the Andes", which many fans consider to be representative of Barks' best work, and was Barks' own favorite.

The design work was done by Fantagraphics' lead designer, Jacob Covey. The pages are recolored by Rich Tommaso, using the original comics as a coloring guide, unlike some of Fantagraphics' more scholarly reprints, as the books are aimed at a more general audience than many of Fantagraphics' other offerings, which are often aimed at the comics cognoscenti.

The books are about 240 pages each—about 200 pages of comics, with the remaining pages made up of supplementary material.

Restoration[]

The books are completely uncensored, including the racial caricatures that appeared in the originals that had been retouched in later reprintings. Some stories were printed from recently rediscovered original artwork, for the first time since their original printings.

Fantagraphics chose to have the artwork computer-recolored, using the original comics as color guides, rather than reprinting with the original off-register colors as they have in many of their other archival projects. Colorist Rich Tommaso has stuck closely to the original colors, although muting the originally garish ones somewhat in a concession to modern readers. Sometimes the colors were changed when it was known that Barks hadn't liked them, or when it was felt they could be corrected or improved.

Volumes[]

Cover Volume (release order) Title Release date ISBN
TheCompleteCarlBarksDisneyLibraryFantagraphicsLostInTheAndes 7 (1) Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes December 5, 2011 978-1-60699-474-0
Featured stories:

The Adventures:

  • "Lost in the Andes!"
  • "The Golden Christmas Tree"
  • "Race to the South Seas!"
  • "Voodoo Hoodoo!"

The Short Stories:

  • "Toyland"
  • "The Crazy Quiz Show"
  • "Truant Officer Donald"
  • "Donald Duck's Worst Nightmare"
  • "Pizen Spring Dude Ranch"
  • "Rival Beachcombers"
  • "The Sunken Yacht"
  • "Managing the Eco System"
  • "Plenty of Pets"

The Gags:

  • "Jumping to Conclusions"
  • "The True Test"
  • "Ornaments on the Way"
  • "Too Fit to Fit"
  • "Sleepy Sitters"
  • "Slippery Shine"
  • "Tunnel Vision"
CarlBarksLibrary OnlyAPoorOldMan 12 (2) Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man July 17, 2012 978-1-60699-535-8
Featured stories:
  • "Only a Poor Old Man"
  • "Osogood Silver Polish"
  • "Coffee for Two"
  • "Soupline Eight"
  • "Fare Delay"
  • "Back to the Klondike"
  • "Height of Finance"
  • "The Checker Game"
  • "Somethin' Fishy Here"
  • "Barber College"
  • "The Horse-Radish Treasure"
  • "Follow the Rainbow"
  • "Itching to Share"
  • "The Round Money Bin"
  • "Ballet Evasions"
  • "The Cheapest Weigh"
  • "The Menehune Mystery"
  • "Burn Steer"
  • "Hospitality Week"
  • "The Secret of Atlantis"
  • "McDuck Takes a Dive"
  • "Slippery Sipper"
  • "Tralla La"
  • "Oil the News"
  • "Dig It!"
  • "Mental Fee"
CarlBarksLibrary ChristmasForShacktown 11 (3) Donald Duck: A Christmas for Shacktown November 7, 2012 978-1-60699-574-7
Featured stories:
  • "A Christmas for Shacktown"
  • "The Big Bin on Killmotor Hill"
  • "Gladstone's Usual Good Year"
  • "The Screaming Cowboy"
  • "Statuesque Spendthrifts"
  • "Rocket Wing Saves the Day"
  • "Gladstone's Terrible Secret"
  • "The Think Box Bollix"
  • "Full-Service Windows"
  • "Rigged-Up Roller"
  • "The Golden Helmet"
  • "Awash in Success"
  • "Stable Prices"
  • "Houseboat Holiday"
  • "Gemstone Hunters"
  • "The Gilded Man"
  • "Armored Rescue"
  • "Crafty Corner"
  • "Spending Money"
  • "Treeing Off"
  • "Christmas Kiss"
  • "Projecting Desires"
Donaldduck-cover 6 (4) Donald Duck: The Old Castle's Secret May 16, 2013 978-1-60699-653-9
Featured stories:
  • "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"
CarlBarksLibrary ChristmasOnBearMountain 5 (5) Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain November 10, 2013 978-1-60699-697-3
Featured stories:
  • "Christmas on Bear Mountain"
  • "Fashion in Flight"
  • "Turn for the Worse"
  • "Donald's Posy Patch"
  • "Donald Mines His Own Business"
  • "Volcano Valley"
  • "Magical Misery"
  • "Ring Wrongs"
  • "Adventure Down Under"
  • "If the Hat Fits"
  • "The Waltz King"
  • "The Masters of Melody"
  • "Donald Duck and the Ghost of the Grotto"
  • "Fireman Donald"
  • "The Terrible Turkey"
  • "Three Good Little Ducks"
  • "Machine Mix-Up"
51jxUeRSa1L 8 (6) Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn May 2, 2014 978-1-60699-741-3
Featured stories:
  • "Trail of the Unicorn"
  • "Fractious Fun"
  • "King-Size Cone"
  • "Super Snooper"
  • "The Great Duckburg Frog-Jumping Contest"
  • "Letter to Santa"
  • "Toasty Toys"
  • "No Noise is Good Noise"
  • "Dowsing Ducks"
  • "The Goldilocks Gambit"
  • "New Toys"
  • "No Place to Hide"
  • "Tied-Down Tools"
  • "Luck of the North"
  • "Noise Nullifier"
  • "Matinee Madness"
  • "Donald's Love Letters"
  • "Rip Van Donald"
  • "Land of the Totem Poles"
  • "Serum to Codfish Cove"
  • "A Fetching Price"
036145bd67844f6c53f28e92c8a30cf6 14 (5) Uncle Scrooge: The Seven Cities of Gold November 5, 2014 978-1-60699-795-6
Featured stories:
  • "The Seven Cities of Cibola"
  • "The Million-Dollar Pigeon"
  • "Temper Tampering"
  • "Wrong Number"
  • "The Mysterious Stone Ray"
  • "A Campaign of Note"
  • "Diner Dilemma"
  • "Cash on the Brain"
  • "The Lemming with the Locket"
  • "Classy Taxi"
  • "Blanket Investment"
  • "The Tuckered Tiger"
  • "Easy Meowing"
  • "Ski Lift Letdown"
  • "The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone"
  • "Cast of Thousands"
  • "Deep Decision"
  • "Heirloom Watch"
  • "Smash Success"
  • "Luncheon Lament"
  • "The Great Steamboat Race"
  • "Come as You Are"
  • "Roundabout Handout"
  • "Riches, Riches, Everywhere!"
  • "Watt an Occasion"
  • "Doughnut Dare"
  • "The Golden Fleecing"
  • "A Sweet Deal"
71JwL6i+jzL 9 (8) Donald Duck: The Pixilated Parrot May 15, 2015 978-1-60699-834-2
Featured stories:
  • "The Pixelated Parrot"
  • "Wild About Flowers"
  • "Ancient Persia"
  • "Vacation Time"
  • "Talking Parrot"
  • "Donald's Grandma Duck"
  • "Camp Counselor"
  • "The Magic Hourglass"
  • "Big-Top Bedlam"
  • "You Can't Guess!"
71UXbTjTeNL 13 (9) Donald Duck: Trick or Treat September 5, 2015 978-1-60699-874-8
Featured stories:
  • "Trick or Treat"
  • "Hobblin' Goblins"
  • "A Prank Above"
  • "The Hypno-Gun"
  • "Omelet"
  • "A Charitable Chore"
  • "Turkey With All the Schemings"
  • "Flip Decision"
  • "My Lucky Valentine"
  • "The Easter Election"
  • "The Talking Dog"
  • "Worm Weary"
  • "Much Ado About Quackly Hall"
  • "Some Heir Over the Rainbow"
  • "The Master Rainmaker"
  • "The Money Stairs"
  • "Bee Bumbles"
  • "Frightful Face"
10 (10) Donald Duck: Terror of the Beagle Boys May 5, 2016 978-1-60699-920-2
Featured stories:
  • "Terror of the Beagle Boys"
  • "Dangerous Disguise"
  • "Billions to Sneeze At"
  • "Operation St. Bernard"
  • "No Such Varmint"
  • "A Financial Fable"
  • "The April Foolers"
  • "Donald Duck in Old California!"
  • "Knightly Rivals"
  • "Pool Sharks"
  • "The Trouble With Dimes"
  • "Gladstone's Luck"
  • "Ten-Star Generals"
  • "Attic Antics"
  • "The Truant Nephews"
CarlBarksLibrary GhostSheriffOfLastGasp 15 (11) Donald Duck: The Ghost Sheriff of Last Gasp September 13, 2016 978-1-60699-953-0
Featured stories:
  • "The Ghost Sheriff of Last Gasp"
  • "Wispy Willie"
  • "The Hammy Camel"
  • "Fix-Up Mix-Up"
  • "Turkey Trot at One Whistle"
  • "Raffle Reversal"
  • "Flour Follies"
  • "The Price of Fame"
  • "Midgets Madness"
  • "Salmon Derby"
  • "Cheltenham's Choice"
  • "Traveling Truants"
  • "Donald Rants About Ants"
  • "Too Safe Safe"
  • "Search for the Cuspidoria"
  • "New Year's Revolutions"
  • "Iceboat to Beaver Island"
  • "The Daffy Taffy Pull"
  • "Donald Duck Tells About Kites"
  • "A Decent Interval"
  • "Tennis Match"


16 (12) Uncle Scrooge: The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan August 15, 2017 978-1-60699-013-3
Secret of Hondoria 17 Donald Duck: The Secret of Hondorica September 19, 2017 978-1-68396-045-4
Featured stories:
  • "Secret of Hondorica"
  • "Dogcatcher Duck"
  • "Courtside Heating"
  • "Remember This"
  • "Donald's Raucous Role"
  • "Good Canoes and Bad Canoes"
  • "Trouble Indemnity"
  • "The Chickadee Challenge"
  • "The Unorthodox Ox"
  • "The Custard Gun"
  • "Three Un-Ducks"
  • "Secret Resolutions"
  • "The Ice Taxis"
  • "Searching for a Successor"
  • "The Olympic Hopeful"
  • "Gopher Goof-Ups"
  • "In the Swim"
  • "Camping Confusion"
  • "Power Plowing"
Lost Peg-Leg Mine 18 Donald Duck: The Lost Peg Leg Mine March 28, 2018 978-1-68396-093-5
Black Pearls of Tabu Yama 19 Donald Duck: The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama September 18, 2018 978-1-68396-123-9
Mines of King Solomon HC 20 Uncle Scrooge: The Mines of King Solomon May 14, 2019 978-1-68396-187-1
Christmas in Duckburg HC 21 Uncle Scrooge: Christmas in Duckburg October 8, 2019 978-1-68396-239-7
Featured stories:
  • "Christmas in Duckburg"
  • "Dramatic Donald"
  • "Noble Porpoises"
  • "Tracking Sandy"
  • "The Littlest Chicken Thief"
  • "The Beachcomber's Picnic"
  • "The Master Mover"
  • "Rocket-Roasted Christmas Turkey"
  • "Spring Fever"
  • "The Lovelorn Fireman"
  • "The Floating Island"
  • "The Black Forest Rescue"
  • "Jungle Hi-Jinks"
  • "A Honey of a Hen"
  • "The Weather Watchers"
  • "The Sheepish Cowboys"


24-Carat Moon 22 Uncle Scrooge: The Twenty-four Carat Moon June 9, 2020 978-1-68396-291-5
Under the Polar Ice 23 Donald Duck: Under the Polar Ice November 10, 2020 978-1-60699-013-3
Barks Island in the Sky 24 Uncle Scrooge: Island in the Sky March 16, 2021 978-1-68396-401-8
Barks Balloonatics 25 Donald Duck: Balloonatics November 16, 2021 978-1-68396-474-2
Golden Nugget Boat 26 Uncle Scrooge: The Golden Nugget Boat August 16, 2022 978-1-68396-565-7
Duck Luck HC 27 Donald Duck: Duck Luck November 29, 2022 978-1-68396-653-1
Cave of Ali Baba HC 28 Uncle Scrooge: The Cave of Ali Baba May 30, 2023 978-1-68396-763-7
Maharajah Donald HC 4 (29) Donald Duck: Maharajah Donald October 10, 2023 978-1-68396-900-6
Mystery of the Swamp 3 (30) Donald Duck: The Mystery of the Swamp August 20, 2024 978-1-68396-972-3
Frozen Gold 2 (31) Donald Duck: Frozen Gold October 15, 2024 978-1-68396-988-4

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