Creator

Bob Karp

Biography

Bob Karp was an American writer who scripted the Donald Duck daily newspaper strip from 1938 to 1974, working alongside artist Al Taliaferro for the majority of that run. He wrote Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold, the first American Donald Duck adventure comic, illustrated by Carl Barks and Jack Hannah in 1942. He also scripted Merry Menagerie, a Disney animal panel strip that ran from 1947 to 1962.

Creator Details

Name

Bob Karp

Issues

1,844

Series

87

Gender

Male

Birth Date

March 5, 1911

Death Date

August 5, 1975

Birth Place

Sonoma, California

Country

United States

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Series

Walt Disney's Donald Duck

Walt Disney's Donald Duck (2011)

Fantagraphics

Graphic Novel Series

29 issues

Donald Duck: The 90th Anniversary Collection

Donald Duck: The 90th Anniversary Collection (2024)

Fantagraphics

One-Shot

Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck: Bear Mountain Tales

Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck: Bear Mountain Tales (2022)

Fantagraphics

Collected Edition

1 issue

Donald Duck & Co

Donald Duck & Co (1948)

Hjemmet

3632 issues

Aku Ankka

Aku Ankka (1951)

Sanoma

601 issues

Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene

Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (1998)

Hjemmet

121 issues

Kalle Anka & C:o

Kalle Anka & C:o (1948)

Egmont Comics

803 issues

Andrés Önd

Andrés Önd (1983)

Edda

271 issues

Anders And & Co.

Anders And & Co. (1949)

Egmont Publishing A/S

3455 issues

Uncle Scrooge: The Colossal Coin Calamity

Uncle Scrooge: The Colossal Coin Calamity (2019)

IDW Publishing

One-Shot

Issues

Issue #6

#6

Issue #6

Uncle Scrooge (2025)

Mar 25, 2026

Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold

#1

Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold

Walt Disney's Donald Duck (2011)

Aug 26, 2025

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Donald Duck: The 90th Anniversary Collection (2024)

Aug 13, 2024

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck: Bear Mountain Tales (2022)

Nov 15, 2022

Issue #202204

#202204

Issue #202204

Donald Duck & Co (1948)

Issue #202131

#202131

Issue #202131

Aku Ankka (1951)

Issue #202127

#202127

Issue #202127

Aku Ankka (1951)

Issue #202128

#202128

Issue #202128

Aku Ankka (1951)

Issue #202129

#202129

Issue #202129

Aku Ankka (1951)

Issue #202124

#202124

Issue #202124

Aku Ankka (1951)

Issue #202122

#202122

Issue #202122

Aku Ankka (1951)

Issue #202123

#202123

Issue #202123

Aku Ankka (1951)

Frequent collaborators

Al Taliaferro

Al Taliaferro

Carl Barks

Carl Barks

Manuel Gonzales

Manuel Gonzales

Floyd Gottfredson

Floyd Gottfredson

Paul Murry

Paul Murry

Tony Strobl

Tony Strobl

Bill Walsh

Bill Walsh

Jack Bradbury

Jack Bradbury

George Waiss

Vicar

Vicar

Steve Steere

Frank Reilly

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