The duck who came to dinner

A li'l teaser for the story formerly known as CS CBVO  1.
To be published in just three weeks.

More info to come when it's released. :)

Walt and a Ward

Here are a few photos of Walt Disney I recently scanned.
Some are common, some are not.

First we have an image that was used when reporting about Walts death. Published in Europe in early 1967. 

This one is nicer. Date unknown. (But I guess that guys like Mike Barrier and Didier Ghez will have no trouble to spot when and where it was taken.)

Two "classic" images of Walt and Mickey:

And to round off this post, a seldom seen photo from 1960 featuring Walt and Christina Blomquist. (Daughter of Sten Blomquist at Mickey Mouse Corporation in Stockholm.)
[Edit: Got the year from the back of the photo. Researcher Simon Bülow tells me he's seen a similar photo in newspaper Dagens Nyheter 1959. So that's more likely to be the right year.)

And, oh, I promised you a Ward too.
So here he is.
Ward with an aWard!

Uncle Rich and Riche Scrooge

Caught this image of the original art to Richie Rich Millions #8 on the net a few months ago. Looks familiar, doesn't it?

Yeah, the idea was lifted from Uncle Scrooge #8, 1953 with cover art by Carl Barks.

Coincidence? Maybe.
Or maybe not... :)

Uncle Scrooge #12 and Richie Rich Millions #22

[Images of comic book covers taken from the Grand Comic Book Database.]

Update Oct 1: Peter Kylling just added a gallery of more Uncle Scrooge and Richie Rich covers on his Carl Barks site. Just click HERE to view it.

Rare Scarbo - Closeup and Comedy

Toby Wing by George Scarbo

What a delight it is to find something you never heard about before, by one of your favorite cartoonists. Thats what happened to me last week, when scanning a set of dailies from 1934. On the back of 8 strips there were parts of a feature called "Closeup and Comedy" by Dan Thomas and George Scarbo! Yep, the guy who did "Comic Zoo".
Here's what I found. Enjoy!

OSU only got about 100 C&C from 1935 in their collection, so I guess it's pretty rare. Too bad since Scarbo really did some great artwork in the 30's. Here's a sample taken from their site.

Caniff Class Artwork

This piece was sold on eBay a few days ago.

At $143.50 it was a steal for the lucky winner.
If it's a real Caniff, that is. The piece is unsigned and here's what the seller wrote:

"[...] a MILT CANIFF Original STEVE CANYON Drawing Pencil & Ink. The guy that I got this from said that Milt Caniff drew and inked it as an example in his art class. Measures 8 1/2" x 11".

 Could be the real deal or a darn good copy of an original Caniff piece. Guess that's why it didn't fetch more. A beautiful and iconic piece none the less.

Horseface Klotz by DeBeck

It's saturday and I'm relaxing in the kitchen with my girlfriend. Both of us are working on our computers and our cat is watching us. On the stereo: Veronica Maggio.

Have been reading and scanning Barney Google dailies by the great Billy DeBeck for the past month and I thought I'd share some raw scans with you. Let's begin with taking a look at one of the forgotten characters: Horseface Klotz. 

He first appeared in the Barney Google strip in 1928 and was a part of the cast for the next two years. When Snuffy appeared in 1934 the likes of him, Sunshine and Sully were quickly forgotten.

Here are the first Klotz dailies from August 1928. (He had been mentioned, but not seen previously.) Enjoy!

 

PS. If you got Barney Google strips for sale I still have some gaps in my vast collection of BG dailies. Just drop me a mail. Or if you want to trade, I have thousands of BG dailies to trade with.

 

T&J #84 question

A quick question to Tom & Jerry /Harvey Eisenberg fans with access to T&J #84.
Does the artwork look like this on page 8 in the comic book, or is it just the set of proofs I got?
The same wobbly effect appears on page 9 too.

(If it looks good in the comic book I'd be happy someone could help me with scans in 600 dpi, color of those two pages.)

DD 46 Shop Dummy

The "never ending" series of blog posts about the cover to Donald Duck 46 ( See HERE, HERE and HERE.) has now reached the "shop dummy" of the cover. (Are you thrilled? No? Hmpf ...)
The shop dummy was the cover proof used in house to check for wrong colors etc, before the issue went to press. Enjoy!

The Shop Dummy

The published cover

Barks/Block x 3

Three "lost" Barks/Block pieces just turned up in the comicartfans gallery of Niels Larsen.

To get a closer look and the history behind them click HERE.

Here are miniatures of the Treasury versions of the drawings (taken from inducks) for quick reference. 

Barney Google 1931

Flashback to 1931.
What happened this week in the life of Barney Google 80 years ago? Wonder no more! It's time for a "it's the middle of the summer and I'm too lazy to finsh that post I should have posted weeks ago, so here's something rare from the drawers"-post.
Enjoy!

PS. I can't explain why I love this old fashioned big foot cartooning style and the 1930's gags. I just do.

Al Taliaferro pencil sketch

How often do you come across a pencil sketch of Donald and Daisy Duck by Al Taliaferro? Almost never, but a few days ago this piece turned up on eBay. (It sold for $232.50.)

Anyone who knows if this piece was inked and published?

  

 Hmm... when you speak of the devil ...

Barney Bear book

Just read over at the IDW site that the Carl Barks Barney Bear book will be released at San Diego Comic con. That's next week! If you go to the con make sure to grab a copy. (Amazon.com still says January 10, 2012 as release date ...)

XXX

Oh, wadda dirty li'l rat Mickey is.
Bet he's gonna put that "home movie" up on the internet ...

Panel taken from the daily Mickey Mouse strip 3-25, 1947.

Bill and Crab Shanty

Yesterday Bill Peckmann sent me some really nice designs for t-shirts and a few ads he had made. I liked them and thought you would enjoy seeing some of them. Here are my favourites + a few words from Bill himself: 
"Back in the late '90's, instead of singing for my supper, I used to draw for it. A friend of mine had a seafood restaurant called the "Crab Shanty" and loved to give out T-Shirts as a form of advertising. He also loved cartoons and so in exchange for meals I was lucky enough to draw what I wanted."
Enjoy!

 

 

Anyone who can guess which year the drawing above was made? :)