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Comic Review: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
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Note: This review was written by my father, Stephen, a life-long comic-Duck fan, and one much more apt to give this book a proper review. We hope you enjoy this as much as my father did.

McDuckThe Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
Art and Story by Don Rosa
Lettering and Titles by Todd Klein
Color by Susan Daigle-Leach
Gemstone Publishing

The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Don Rosa‘s tribute to a comic immortal, and to Carl Barks its creator. Make no mistake: this is an effort worthy of the Master.

Can Carl Barks be compared with Mark Twain? Obviously so, as they are both American literary geniuses. But perhaps comparisons are pointless; the sad truth is that while many U.S. citizens would know Mark Twain, very few would know much about Carl Barks.

Indeed it is probable that more would know about the creator of Scrooge McDuck in Europe, South America, and elsewhere. (Based on sales figures, it is estimated that some 25% of the population of Norway and Finland regularly read the comics of Carl Barks.)

From 1941 till 1966, Barks was the (uncredited) writer and artist behind the Disney Duck comics. Being uncredited, he was known by fans as “˜The Good Artist.’ During those years he invited a gallery of memorable characters, of which perhaps the greatest was Donald’s Uncle Scrooge.

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