![]() ![]() In what was intended a one-off story in 1947, another member of the Duck clan would be introduced in one Scrooge McDuck. While Donald Duck’s nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie were introduced in 1937, the idea of Donald’s family was an area largely left unexplored. That same year, he migrated to comic book artist when he helped produce a Donald Duck story for Dell’s Four Color Comics called “Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold.” The job led to Barks becoming the ongoing artist for Donald’s comic stories including one such fateful tale entitled “Christmas on Bear Mountain” five years later. Carl Barks, a rancher, cowboy, and drifter turned artist (via correspondence courses) became an in-between animator at Disney in 1935 until health problems caused him to quit in 1942. ![]() However, what many may not know, is that the series’ origins derives from comic books beginning in the Golden Age. Detailing the adventures of wealthy adventurer Scrooge McDuck and his grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie as they span the globe (and beyond) looking for treasure, the series was hugely popular for its Disney Afternoon line-up in the late-1980s/early-1990s (so far as getting its own feature film, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, and spin-off in Darkwing Duck). Duck Tales: The History of Scrooge McDuck by Jerry WhitworthĪnnounced last week, Disney will be rebooting its high profile animated series DuckTales in 2017 for its station Disney XD. ![]()
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