1 - Posted on 11/23/2021

The published cover looks just as politically incorrect raiding other's countries' wealth to take their national treasures away.  They just objected to the bullets flying showing natives unhappy at their heritage being looted.  

Posted on 11/23/2021

Well, in the story bullets were flying even before US arrival, due to the war, not because he steal the treasure; he also finds it only at the very end of the story when the country is already at peace. So, the only good thing about rejecting this cover is the fact that the events brings it to me now :)

In conclusion, at least for me, there will be never something "incorrect" in Barks's work, and US is raiding treasures in any part of the world since so many years, they're just stories, just to have fun, that's the way I see it ;)

1 - Posted on 11/23/2021

Oh I'm not denigrating the art, just responding to what you said, "This piece ended up shelved for some reason, in favour of a more cheerful and "politically correct" design."  There was no political correctness back then, just censorship for violence, sex, bad words, etc. to which the bullets flying would not be good to show on a Disney book.

1 - Posted on 11/23/2021

Yes, that was exactly my assumption, maybe I didnt express myself correctly referring to "political correctness". Thanks for your comment, I always like to discuss about things...:)

1 - Posted on 12/15/2021

Have you managed to track the provenance? :-) I looked Laqua's catalogs (having almost all of them checked), didn't found it... This was the first time published in AR's CBL 5 in 1989.

Posted on 12/15/2021

Thanks Matti, you really gave me an interesting info as i was searching if the piece had ever been published somewhere. Nice to know I will find it on AR CBL once i'll menage to get my hands on my copy back in Italy. As far as provenence I'm curious too so I'll ask the seller if he may help to track its path between mine and Barks's hands :P It was actually the first time i saw the piece.