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Carl Barks Original Cover Artwork WDC # 277 - 1963.

Artists: Carl Barks (All) , Paul Murry (All)

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Carl Barks Original Cover Artwork WDC # 277 - 1963. Comic Art

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Title:	Carl Barks Original Cover Artwork WDC # 277 - 1963.
Artist:	Carl Barks (All)
Artist:	Paul Murry (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	SOLD !!
Views:	996
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	9
Added to Site:	1/9/2018
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Description

This cover from Walt Disney Comics & stories # 277 was drawn by Carl Barks in April 1963 and was published in October 1963.
Worth to note this cover offers the most “densest” composition from all Barks´ 256 covers, not only from currently known 24 survived original covers: all together 12 cartoon characters, in 2/3 page size. Even more remarkable note is that the artwork is having the only survived Gladstone Gander from Barks whole comic book production! From all of those 200+ survived original pages and covers this is the only survived artwork showing Gladstone Gander.

The WDC # 277 is a rather unusual cover which are leading the reader to the main story of the comic inside : “The Duckburg Pet Parade” – also drawn by Carl Barks.

The WDC # 277 cover also contains a Mickey Mouse drawing by the great Paul Murry in the left corner of the cover.
It´s very unusual to find both Barks and Murry artwork on the same cover.
This is probably the only cover artwork survived as a two-fer with both Barks and Murry on it.
The “missing piece” in the lower right corner was a set-up for a photograph of Zorro and was supposed to be placed later on.

Picture of the original artwork and the published cover version is shown.

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Maicol Senzacqua
Member Since 2015

Posted on 1/10/2018

Super! Congrat!

Matti Eronen
Member Since 2017

Posted on 1/10/2018

Congratulations! Very nice artwork, and gives idea how much details Barks put into the covers and created depth too by small shadings. But then publisher brutally deleted, I am just wondering why? Since mid 1950s all small shadings was removed.

Davide G.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 1/10/2018

What an amazing piece to have! Congrats and thanks for sharing!

Monty B
Member Since 2006

Posted on 1/10/2018

Beautiful cover...love the Murry, too... :-))

Bernard Voorzichtig
Member Since 2012

Posted on 2/7/2018

Great Barks cover !

Lars C.
Member Since 2013

Posted on 2/7/2018

Great, the two best Disney artists (Barks and Murry) ever on the same cover.

William B.
Member Since 2004

Posted on 2/10/2018

Greatest cover art!

Dimi THOMAS
Member Since 2006

Posted on 9/16/2018

Amazing!!!

Eric C
Member Since 2004

Posted on 9/30/2019

Fantastic!

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