Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge First Dime Halfpage 1953
Artist: Carl Barks (All)
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DescriptionFinally...the piece of art that I have been waiting for my whole life!!! If there ever was a grail for me...this is it!!!When I was a small boy (I started buying comic books from 4 onwards) I loved my comic books and especially the stories with Scrooge McDuck, Donald and the rest of the gang. Only years later did I learn that the stories I liked best were all from one artist, the one and only Carl Barks. I guess a lot of you fellow collectors can relate to that. Ever since I knew there were original pages from these stories around I had wanted one for myself. For years this was just a dream as I either could not afford the pages that became available or there was just nothing even available. As an opportunity suddenly presented itself I knew I had to go all in. It took a lot of trades to raise the funds, but the seller was really amazing throughout the whole deal. When I finally picked up the page (personally of course), it took 4 flights and 4 countries in one day to bring this beauty home...making the experience all the more special. I hope to be the caretaker of this piece for many years to come until hopefully my kids will take care of it... Between 1942 and 1966/67 Carl Barks wrote and drew over 6700 comic book pages, most of which have sadly been destroyed. Only a mere 200 pages have survived the times... From his best period, the 1940's to late 1950's only about 40 pages have survived (30 if you discount the Milkman story which was stolen from the Disney archives) almost all of these because they were censored, either by the Disney editors or Barks himself. If you are looking at Scrooge pages only a handful has survived from the best period the early/mid 1950's...for more information I can only recommend Matti Eronen's fantastic book on Barks surviving comic book art, as well as Søren Marsner’s superbe and lovingly done website... This page was originally meant as the upper half of page 10 of the water tank money bin story, which was first published in 1953 in the third Uncle Scrooge comic book (Four Color 495). Besides being one of the oldest (and best) surviving Scrooge pages it is also important as this story marked the first appearance of his "first dime"...it is even mentioned on the page...46cmx32cm...since it was first published in the Carl Barks library it has been reprinted numerous times... Social/Sharing |
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Oystein Sorensen 
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/4/2016
Well, I am glad this page has found a good home :-)
Alex P. McDuck
Member Since 2015
Posted on 12/4/2016
fantastic rare art by the father of Uncle Scrooge, congrats Monty, that you have got your holy grail :-)
Søren M
Member Since 2008
Posted on 12/4/2016
Congratulations Monty ! I can only agree with you. This really is a holy grail of Barks artwork. I am sure this one will be YOUR "First Dime" piece in your great collection of Artwork. :-) You lucky guy !
Rob Pistella
Member Since 2005
Forum Moderator
Posted on 12/4/2016
A real find and a gem of a page!!
Max C
Member Since 2004
Posted on 12/4/2016
Ow, what an outstanding piece, Monty! Glad you've finally found a grail page by Barks, i know what it means to you. A wonderful addition to a young fantastic collection. Bravo!
Christian Grund
Member Since 2012
Posted on 12/4/2016
Congratulation. Lovely page with historic relevance. Always nice when these pages find the right home. Thanks for sharing.
Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
Member Since 2006
Posted on 12/5/2016
Congratulations, what a great half-page!
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
Posted on 12/5/2016
The expressive faces in each panel are a treat.
Davide G.
Member Since 2009
Posted on 12/5/2016
Now that's a real treasure! Congrats and thanks for sharing this wonder!
Jim Warden
Member Since 2003
Posted on 12/6/2016
Congratulations on obtaining one of your personal grails! I am very glad this wonderful, and historic, artwork has found a home in your fabulous collection!!!
Antonio Menici
Member Since 2006
Posted on 1/2/2017
... A long time ago, I was going to buy it ... it's wonderful ... congratulations Monty!
Canadian Collector
Member Since 2015
Posted on 8/2/2017
This is amazing..and an absolute great addition to your gallery. Love this piece. Thanks for sharing!
Matti Eronen
Member Since 2017
Posted on 1/10/2018
Congratulations!! This is museum quality art! However there is 200+ pages Barks' surviving comic art, they are mostly from 1960s. But those very rare ones from 1940s-50s are hardly ever coming to markets, maybe once in generation (and life expectancy increases). You have got really remarkable art here!
George Hagenauer
Member Since 2005
Posted on 6/1/2020
This is amazingly early Scrooge McDuck- thanks for sharing
Phill R
Member Since 2010
Posted on 1/12/2023
Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge were my favorite reads a kid. This piece hits that pure nostalgic sweet spot, and mercy a rare piece!
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