Fabio C. :: DISNEY - Covers

Topolino #3307 cover - Scrooge McDuck

Artist: Andrea Freccero (All)

9 Comments - 2,639 Views - 4 Likes

Topolino #3307 cover - Scrooge McDuck Comic Art

Click Image to View Full Size

Additional Images:

Carl Barks' "Always Another Rainbow" painting

published cover

cover rough

cover prelim

Disney Special Books 20 - no bullet belt

Previous Item:
Topolino #3312 cover - Donald Duck

Next Item:
Topolino #3291 cover - Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie

Artwork Details

Title:	Topolino #3307 cover - Scrooge McDuck
Artist:	Andrea Freccero (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,639
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	9
Added to Site:	12/2/2019
Comic Art Archive:	Topolino Issue: 3307 Page: cover View

Description

This is the published cover of Topolino #3307, a clear and plain homage to Carl Barks' famous painting titled "Always Another Rainbow" that (presumably) shows Scrooge in the days of Klondike's gold rush.

Looking at the rough, you can see that the artist's first idea was to try applying some changes, but in the end, he decided to be faithful to Barks' painting. If you ask me, that was the (only) right choice... the expression, the mood, everything in Barks' piece is pure perfection... and you cannot improve perfection, can you?

I find Andrea Freccero's final take every single bit as striking and powerful as Barks' original piece, rich in subtle details and also perfectly balanced... really, it was love at first sight.

You'll probably notice when looking at the published piece, that something has been "lost"... well, it's 2019, the world seems to have a different sensibility than only a few decades ago, and certain things in a Disney magazine are not allowed anymore... nevertheless, this does not affect the utter and sheer beauty of the piece.

The piece was also later used as a cover in other countries (France, Greece, Sweden, Poland), but it's in a new book in Italy (Disney Special Books 20, "Il Klondike di Zio Paperone") that the image was further edited to also change the bullet belt in an ordinary belt. It sure was weird to leave the bullets there in the first edit, after removing the rifle.

Also included in the additional images are the rough, prelim, and the published cover.

For bigger scans of the rough and prelim, see:
- Topolino 3307 rough
- Topolino 3307 prelim

Huge thanks to Andrea and Giacomo!

Paper size: 25 x 35 cm

Social/Sharing

About the Owner

	Fabio C. Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	July 2005
Last Login:	September 2025
Country:	ITALY
On CAF:	Premium Member Q&A Fabio's Classifieds Fabio's Want List Artworks Commented On Liked Art Site Activity on CAF

Contact the Owner

Use can use a contact form to send an email to this gallery owner,
but, you must be logged in to use this feature.

Comments on this Artwork

You must be logged in to make comments.

HJ St. John Smythe
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 12/2/2019

Fantastic cover!! Congrats, Fabio!

kent mansley
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 12/2/2019

Now this is a classic! I love the roughs and seeing what he kept and where he pushed for change from the Barks piece. So good! Congrats, Fabio!

Fabio C.
Member Since 2005

Posted on 12/3/2019

kent mansley wrote:

Now this is a classic! I love the roughs and seeing what he kept and where he pushed for change from the Barks piece. So good! Congrats, Fabio!

totally agree with you... you can see in the rough he initially tried to comply with today's standards (the character is positive, upright posture, smiling, no shotgun, etc.) but that canceled all the elements that hint to the hard life of the gold digger... really the worn-out appearance and expression do tell us a completely different story

Davide G.
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 12/3/2019

Great tribute to Barks iconic painting! The decision to "erase" the rifle for publication really makes me smile: can you imagine any man - or duck :) - who wandered in the Klondike at the end of the nineteenth century, carrying a sack full of gold nuggets... and doing that unarmed? :)))

Fabio C.
Member Since 2005

Posted on 12/3/2019

Davide G. wrote:

maybe they thought the pickaxe would have been a good enough weapon... did you also notice they erased the shotgun from the backpack but left the ammunition belt? ^_^

Alex P. Goofmann
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 12/7/2019

wonderful cover & very nice prelims, congrats Fabio :-)

Carlo Volpicelli
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 7/2/2020

Cover molto molto bella, complimenti!

Dario Darietto
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 7/9/2020

Stupenda! ricordo quando Freccero l'ha postata su facebook e fu amore a prima vista!

Monty B
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 11/1/2021

Love it!!! :-))

All
	Alberto Gonzalez 9/7/2025 9:02:00 PM
	Jason Baccus 9/7/2025 9:01:00 PM
	Mike Pf 9/7/2025 8:59:00 PM
	Daily Planet Gallery 9/7/2025 8:52:00 PM
	STUDIO COMICS 9/7/2025 8:40:00 PM
View All


	alan moorefield 9/7/2025 8:28:00 PM
	Lea Boyles 9/7/2025 8:24:00 PM
	Reuben Ruppert 9/7/2025 8:11:00 PM
	RipCity Gamer 9/7/2025 7:34:00 PM
	Nikolaos K 9/7/2025 6:51:00 PM