Carl Barks

Born 27 March 1901, Merrill, Oregon; died 25 August 2000, Grants Pass, Oregon.

Also known as: CB, Barks
Pencils: 1,749 stories
Plot: 1,651 stories
Script: 1,629 stories
Ink: 1,460 stories
Subject: 425 stories

45 stories

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Title	Year	By	As	Kind	Pages	Made in	Printings
Back to the Klondike	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	27	Western	289
The Horseradish Story	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	22	Western	218
The Menehune Mystery	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	32	Western	201
The Talking Dog	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	171
Back to the Klondike	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	157
The Master Rainmaker	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	156
Flip Decision	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	152
Some Heir Over the Rainbow	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	151
Turkey with All the Schemings	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	148
My Lucky Valentine	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	145
The Easter Election	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	143
The Round Money Bin	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	140
AA 4/1958	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	139
The Money Stairs	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	138
Wispy Willie	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	130
Worm Weary	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	124
Much Ado About Quackly Hall	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	121
The Checker Game	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	1	Western	120
Somethin' Fishy Here	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	5	Western	119
Bee Bumbles	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	10	Western	117
Fare Delay	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	1	Western	113
The Money Ladder	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	1	Western	109
Untitled cover	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	107
Barber College	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	1	Western	105
Follow the Rainbow	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Story	1	Western	90
The Cheapest Weigh	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	1	Western	83
Itching to Share	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Story	1	Western	82
Ballet Evasions	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	1	Western	82
Bum Steer	1953	Carl Barks	plot, script, pencils, ink	Story	1	Western	79
AA 12/1955	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	76
AA 7/1954	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	76
AA 15/1979	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	75
AA 7/1978	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	71
Untitled cover	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	67
AA 16/1958	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	66
Untitled cover	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	66
AA 9/1954	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	62
AA 3/1954	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	57
AA 8/1954	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	57
Untitled cover	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	52
AA 1/1955	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	48
Robert the Robot	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	44
Untitled cover	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	43
The Flying Horse	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	36
Untitled cover	1953	Carl Barks	pencils, ink	Cover	1	Western	31

Life and work

Comics. Cartoons for The Calgary Eyeopener 1928-1935. - Western Publishing: Comic-book scripts and artwork 1942-1973 (mainly Disney). Created the entire Duckburg universe (including characters such as Uncle Scrooge, the Beagleboys and Gyro Gearloose).

Animation. Disney Studios: Inbetweener 1935-1936 (Mickey Mouse: Thru the Mirror, Silly Symphonies: Three Little Wolves). Storyman on c. 35 Donald Duck shorts 1936-1942.

Also. Received some help with the inking from his second wife Clara Balken and his third wife Garé Barks.

Sources: Peter Kylling's homepage about Carl Barks

Characters most often

Donald Duck5681938–1939, 1942–1974, 1976, 1978, 1981–1985, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2015
Huey, Dewey and Louie4951938–1939, 1942–1969, 1971, 1973–1974, 1976, 1978, 1981–1982, 1984–1985, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2006, 2015
Uncle Scrooge3251947–1968, 1970–1974, 1976, 1981–1985, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2021
Daisy Duck951943, 1945–1955, 1957–1964, 1966–1968, 1970, 1984, 2015
Gyro Gearloose911952–1964, 1973, 1990, 2017
Gyro's Helper581956–1964, 1990
Gladstone Gander561948–1966, 1984
The Junior Woodchucks511951–1955, 1958–1965, 1970–1974, 1990, 2008
The Beagle Boys391951–1954, 1957–1967, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1994, 2017
Grandma Duck371945, 1947, 1950–1952, 1954–1961, 1964
Grand Mogul211971–1974, 1990, 2008
Gus Goose171950–1951, 1956, 1959–1961, 1987

Works most with

Garé Barks171953–1955
Kay Wright161971–1974
Vic Lockman141959–1961, 1963
Bob Karp141938–1939, 1942
Al Taliaferro131938–1939
Larry Mayer101971–1973
Tony Strobl91954, 1967–1971
Bob Gregory91958–1959, 1963
Peggy Barks61957–1959
John Carey41970–1971
Vicar21984
Tom Anderson21984