Creator

Carl Barks

Biography

Carl Barks was an American cartoonist and author born in Merrill, Oregon. After working a series of manual labor jobs and studying cartooning through correspondence courses, he joined Walt Disney Studios in 1935 as an in-betweener and story artist.

Barks contributed to several Donald Duck animated shorts before leaving Disney in 1942. He then began writing and drawing Donald Duck comic book stories for Western Publishing, a run that would last three decades and produce roughly 500 stories. During this period he created Scrooge McDuck, the Beagle Boys, Gyro Gearloose, Magica De Spell, Flintheart Glomgold, and the fictional city of Duckburg.

Because Disney comics were published without creator credits, readers knew him only as "The Good Duck Artist" until his identity became public late in his career. Barks retired from drawing comics in 1966 but continued writing scripts into the early 1970s. He was among the first three inductees into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1987.

Creator Details

Name

Carl Barks

Issues

7,544

Series

240

Awards

William Randolph Hearst Cartoon Hall of Fame, Harvey Award - Harvey Kurtzman Hall of Fame Award (2016), Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Writer (1996), Max-und-Moritz-Preis - Sonderpreis für ein herausragendes Lebenswerk (1993), Disney Legends - Disney Legend (1991), Adamson Awards - Adamson Gold (1990), Sproing Award - Beste utenlandske tegneserie (1987), Kirby Award - Hall of Fame (1987), Inkpot Award (1977), Shazam Award - Hall of Fame (1973), Shazam Award - Best Writer (Humor Division) (1970)

Also Known As

The Duck Man, The Good Duck Artist

Gender

Male

Birth Date

March 27, 1901

Death Date

August 25, 2000

Birth Place

Grants Pass, Oregon

Country

United States